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What ski rail should i build

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fdWEARer
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wanna make sumthing crazy
already have basic rails like
a frame
flat rails
donkey rails
flat down flat down flat
give me somthing crazy and unique to build
whats the weirdest rail youve seen that you wanna see be built
i got some rails left over, im rebuilding
will update thread with pics (hopefully)
also am building 8 foot tall drop in wit m snow
leave your suggestions below
( i cant really do curve rails FYI the pvc is too thick)
Nov 1 2023 3:40PM
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wyobro
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90 degree turn
Nov 1 2023 3:43PM
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fdWEARer
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wyobro90 degree turn


like gradual? or just a right angle type rail shaped like: L
Nov 1 2023 3:45PM
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SteezyYeeter
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whatever tf this is
Nov 1 2023 3:46PM
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Rock_Inhabitant
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Gap rail / \
Nov 1 2023 5:14PM
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FakeKalmar
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zig zag
Nov 1 2023 5:17PM
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Elimitch
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c to dfd to c
Nov 1 2023 5:23PM
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fdWEARer
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fdfdf Is done
Thing is hugely
It's 34 inches at the blue tube


**This post was edited on Nov 1st 2023 at 5:51:21pm
Nov 1 2023 5:50PM
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fdWEARer
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What I'm working with for mats
Nov 1 2023 5:52PM
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wyobro
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Misfitmonkeylike gradual? or just a right angle type rail shaped like: L


Gradual would be sick but L is the ballsy move
Nov 1 2023 7:06PM
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Kyguyy
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Misfitmonkey


What I'm working with for mats


Very solid selection
Nov 1 2023 7:46PM
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switchlip2
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Misfitmonkeyfdfdf Is done
Thing is hugely
It's 34 inches at the blue tube


**This post was edited on Nov 1st 2023 at 5:51:21pm

Okay now hit it the other way
Nov 1 2023 8:13PM
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verynormalguy
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Rainbow S. Not even to see you ski it, I just want to see the carpentry needed to get PVC to bend into a rainbow S
Nov 1 2023 9:44PM
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bertBertson
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JalmarKalmarzig zag

Fr, zig zags are amazing
Nov 2 2023 7:37PM
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JAHn
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Trap rail (up, flat, down) with alligator pits on both sides.
Nov 2 2023 8:58PM
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quintcork
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down flat up
Nov 2 2023 9:24PM
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theabortionator
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Z tube
Nov 2 2023 9:42PM
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Str8Chedda
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Donkey dick tube with a small gap to transfer to flat tube. Like this:
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**This post was edited on Nov 2nd 2023 at 10:45:12pm
Nov 2 2023 10:44PM
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maaattt
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Up flat down c rail
Nov 3 2023 2:23AM
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KilaTsunami
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U could probably make an S rail w some corrugated
Nov 3 2023 6:51PM
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WunhungL0
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a tube that takes you INto the tube as you tube it
Nov 4 2023 3:40AM
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STEEZUS_CHRI5T
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Works of art! I would have loved that set up
Misfitmonkey


What I'm working with for mats
Nov 4 2023 9:37AM
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deadhead420
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My vote goes to some sort of elbow



Nov 7 2023 4:27AM
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weastcoat
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Upside down rail
Nov 7 2023 8:26AM
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_brrett
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Misfitmonkeyfdfdf Is done
Thing is hugely
It's 34 inches at the blue tube


**This post was edited on Nov 1st 2023 at 5:51:21pm

That looks like some shit that would piss me right off 😂😂 im angry just imagining hitting that thing
Nov 7 2023 4:42PM
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fdWEARer
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why would hitting it make you mad? this thing should be mad fun imagine all the tricks you could do on it fr

BLandzThat looks like some shit that would piss me right off 😂😂 im angry just imagining hitting that thing
Nov 7 2023 8:14PM
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_brrett
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Misfitmonkeywhy would hitting it make you mad? this thing should be mad fun imagine all the tricks you could do on it fr


All I can think about is getting to the last flat down and catching my skis. Don’t get me wrong I think u did a super sick job but you overestimate my abilities if u think I can do anything but ski slide that b
Nov 7 2023 8:50PM
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Lemuel
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DFD, but both downs are alternating C’s
Nov 9 2023 6:28AM
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GKS
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playing w diff PVC types is always fun as well, you could get a 12" or larger for surface swaps
Nov 9 2023 12:55PM
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fdWEARer
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in my humble personal opinion, once you get past like 4 inch pvc it doesn't matter to much
also the bigger the pvc the bigger the cost, and its harder to find
the reason i say it doesnt matter is cuz you are only really ginding on a small little point of the pvc , wider pvc gives you a little bit more wiggle room to mess up though, and it seems easier, mabye cause you can spot it better ??
GKSplaying w diff PVC types is always fun as well, you could get a 12" or larger for surface swaps
Nov 9 2023 2:52PM
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GKS
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Misfitmonkeyalso the bigger the pvc the bigger the cost

its free if you break into construction sites
my reasoning for the fat tube is just that i feel like my best hike sessions have been on fat tubes, but the yard rails i have are mostly 4"
Nov 9 2023 3:35PM
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fdWEARer
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wyobroGradual would be sick but L is the ballsy move







A Frame rail got turned into a A-frame with 2 90 degree angles
I tried to turn it into a battleship but it fell apart so 90 degree A frame is here to stay
Nov 10 2023 1:24PM
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switchlip2
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Misfitmonkey




A Frame rail got turned into a A-frame with 2 90 degree angles
I tried to turn it into a battleship but it fell apart so 90 degree A frame is here to stay


Misfitmonkey
Nov 10 2023 1:54PM
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wyobro
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Misfitmonkey




A Frame rail got turned into a A-frame with 2 90 degree angles
I tried to turn it into a battleship but it fell apart so 90 degree A frame is here to stay


It’s beautiful I’m honored
Nov 11 2023 12:56AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Flat Up down flat down flat down
Nov 11 2023 11:15AM
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skiP.E.I.
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You can bend pvc by applying heat, or cutting several lines part way through on the bottom side to gradually bend it.
A whale tail would be cool, or a "Zattleship"-up-flat-down with side kinks at both joints. Or any kinked rail with drops at the kinks.
Nov 14 2023 9:02AM
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SmokedGouda
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Nov 15 2023 1:22AM
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fdWEARer
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Little clip on if for ya
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1084383/20240107-135720-mp4


wyobroIt’s beautiful I’m honored
Jan 7 2024 5:25PM
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fdWEARer
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The referenced post has been removed.


usually lowes, or people that had old stuff laying around from projects
Jan 7 2024 6:28PM
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bootspace
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like 30 foot rollercoaster rail, jsut keep like a whale tail into more whale tails
Mar 15 2024 3:29PM
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fdWEARer
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ok guys basically the setup is gonna be taken down soon, as we have had no snow for months.
kinda sucks the one year i build a cool setup we have no snow, but it was very sick for the 2 months i could use it
YES i could use it year round, but it is annoying to ski without a snow landing

My plan for next year:
20 foot flat rail 1 ft tall for progression

possibly an A frame of some sort


and possibly a curved rail: whale tail, double u, s, something weird basically

I had like 10 rails this year and only really used one of them a bunch (flat rails) and want to focus on that for next season.

I definitely want to try and build one singular crazy werid/ cool rail for next year so lmk what it should be
I plan on disassembling a lot of the rails i didn't use last year and donating the pvc to the homies
Mar 15 2024 10:12PM
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werdna
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wyobro90 degree turn


they have this at mont sainte anne
Mar 16 2024 1:45PM
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