How tall should my rail be?

[BkCountrySkrMO2]

i am making a 25 ft summer kinked rail, 10 flat 5 down, 10 flat, how tall do u think it should be off the groud so i can ski it both summer and winters? I had it 2 ft at the begging and 8 in. at the lowest pt.... any suggestions?

 

[4frntSkier]

as high as it can be and you can still get speed for

 

[Liam.]

not nuttable unless u want to get nutted but with a dfd tat might be close...

 

[Dan-Man]

2 sounds good maybe 2.5 and 8 0r 10 at the lowest point

 

[aaron.ebner]

that sounds like a really short rail.

 

[BusyJohnSohn]

thats about right

 

[CEDARIMAGE]

about as high as your knees

 

[ski_cartel]

now thats some accurate measurment, if its your first fdf is say nothing nuttable

 

[S2daJ]

make the kink mellow, id say like 2.5ft at top, and like 1.75ft at bottom..

 

[lildick]

read my sig

 

[eheath]

3ft to 2ft

 

[ag.]

2 feet high at the end...seriously u dont want it to be mad low

 

[fouldsys]

i agree probably 4 ft to 2 ft

 

[thejackal1177]

id think 2 and a half at high and 1 at low would be fun

 

[eheath]

no way man, he said his down part is 5 ft, i had a down part that was 8 ft on a 3-1ft and it was too steep

def do 3ft to 2ft or just a 1ft drop, make it as tall as you want

 

[theORANGEshovel]

ya get it not nuttable cause that ruins all the fun way to fast...lol hasnt happened but i got a s and it would suck to have that thing nuttable and then you learn crazy tricks on low stuff then go to the resort and show everybody up cause you learned it on something low and then people give you respect so do it like 2 feet to 1 foot or 8 inches

 

[potatofarmer]

just barely nuttable.

 

[skoganskier101]

i would say keep it like 2.5 at highest because it wont be nuttable but also the higher it is off the ground the more flimsy it will be so u'll need more wood and it might be harder to build and move around after it is built, keep the cost down, use less wood and make it low then after u get really good just make another taller one if u want too.