Ice Rail

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Is it possible to make a rail out of ice? it would be cheaper than buying a rail, and it would be like making a big ass popsicle outside. I think it would work.
 
no way, this is definitely a good idea. i had a similar thought one day while jibbing this solid ice patch. if you made it, i would go first.
 
Elk Mountain pa. had one a bunch of years ago. it was just a super steep spine taht was iced over on the top. it actually worked okay
 
as long as it was super smooth ice, and it was super hard it would work, but bye bye to jibbing when spring break roles around
 
i am not sure how to build it, but my idea would be to take a 20' metal pipe and place a styrofome cylinder inside of it. then place a cloth or something that water won't stick to inside of the styrofoam.then block off both sides of the pipe and start filling the inner most cloth with water. then freeze the whole mofo. Naturally the water will expand inside the pipe, scrunching the stryrofoam, either way just pull out the styrofoam and you have a large ice rail. Then i would build a (3ft tall) x (20' long) x (same diameter as the tube wide) scafold to place the ice rail on top of. at the top of the scafold i would make a half pipe shaped notch to put the rail into. then i would jib the shit.
 
im not sure how well an ice rail would work, but you could make a frame out of wood, and pour water into it, then leave it outside. freezing it would cause the ice to rise up above the frame.
 
this could be the single dumbest thing ive EVER heard on NS. you gotta be kidding me right? there are soooo many reasons why that would not work its impossible to list um all.
 
Since it is really cold at my house, and no snow, I might try building an ice box. But what would I use to form the box shape?
 
if you're gonna take a 20 foot metal pipe to make this, just use that pipe for a rail. or go to home depot, and spend 20 dollars to make a badass PVC rail.
 
andrew you totally snaked my idea. when it gets cold agai we should fill jeff's old box with water
 
that is exactly how they are built

the ice rail is only moulded around a steel pipe that u are on the ice is like 2 inches below the steel. or built with ice blocks 300lbs each then they are frozen together

but they have that steel drilled into the ice
 
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