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Hey, I just started park skiing last year I learned to do 180s and it some "ride on" rails, This year I have been trying to progress I have learned how to hit ride on rails better and I can come off switch and I want to learn 270 off or on and 360s. The main problem I have is rails that have a step up or jump up and I'm always very intimidated by them because I feel like I can't get that much height. Any recommendations on to hit these easier and to hit rails easier in general because I seem to always slip off especially on kinks?
 
When I first was learning rails, I tended to come into them with not enough speed. Speed will make the pop onto the rail and balancing on the rail easier. Just make sure to distribute your weight evenly and keep your feet a little wider than shoulder-width. Once you can slide rails to forward, then you can start 270s out.

360s took me forever to dial in. If you're landing at 270ish in your 3s, go faster or find a bigger jump.
 
topic:ILparkskier said:
Hey, I just started park skiing last year I learned to do 180s and it some "ride on" rails, This year I have been trying to progress I have learned how to hit ride on rails better and I can come off switch and I want to learn 270 off or on and 360s. The main problem I have is rails that have a step up or jump up and I'm always very intimidated by them because I feel like I can't get that much height. Any recommendations on to hit these easier and to hit rails easier in general because I seem to always slip off especially on kinks?
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Like it was said above. Speed definitely helps with confidence when you have to jump onto rails. This lets you worry less about getting on and let’s you focus on just balancing. I would get 2s off on lock before you do 2s on. For kinks, be loose on your front leg and adjust your body a little to absorb the kink and that should do it.

hope this helps
 
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One more thing how do i get alot of pop on rails?
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Reiterating what was said above: Speed is your friend, you'll be surprised on how high you can really jump onto rails. Contrary to some belief, it is ok to jump off the side off a rail to check your speed and height. After you do that and you deem it safe to try the rail make sure you get you get your skis above the rail and land with your weight balanced according to the pitch of the rail. After you do it once it gets easier every other time. Good luck man.
 
Speed is key. Watch other people hit the rails, you're going fast enough forward that it's usually no effort to get up onto a rail. Maybe try gapping rails to get over your fear. Commitment is going to be your only issue.
 
What helped me with hitting rails not ride on was to practice hitting ride on rails from the the side/urban style so once you get used to that it should make the transition much easier onto rails that aren’t ride on and speed that always helps
 
I had the same problem with falling off rails early as well, I fixed it with just a few tricks tho. First, when u urban on to rails make sure you jump on parallel to the rail so you are jumping up and then onto the rail, don’t jump directly towards the rail because you will just go over it. Jumping more parallel to it will also give you more time to get higher and get your tips up. Secondly, when you are on the rail, assuming you just do 90 on, get into the practice of scissoring, or lifting the tip of your front ski so that it is angled on the rail. This will stop your rotation and momentum across the rail, scissoring is also key to learning 270 and I found that when you start scissoring more dramatically the 270 comes naturally and your body will want to spin off.
 
Pros prematurely eject from chair lifts idk builds strength I guess...

should make you ski better so it’s worth doing
 
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