Rail problem

softer metal than your steel edges(iron, aluminium, etc.), rust, changes in temperature plus rain sometimes, and some kinds of rubber based paints all make rails slower and stickyer. You should test a rail by scraping your ski on its with your hands or stepping/scrapping if its low enough.
 
some boxes are like this as well, youll be like 3/4 the way down a box and then it will like stick
 
YES, and a first it on a rail or box you should always make you leg infront of you very tense so just encase of a sticky spot, you will deff feel it but you will hopfully wont biff it.

thAts wut i do my first hits on rails.
 
I agree, happened to me once, never sticked to a rail like that -_-.

WHen it's really cold outside, it will become less sticky but from what i've figured out, watchout for dark color rails (brown-black) because even if its cold outside, if it's very sunny they will heat up and stick. If it's all dryed up it will stick a bit more than if it's a bit wet. Like someone said, test it with the ski in ur hand or by stepping on it if it's not too high
 
ya, if the park crew ate pancakes for breakfast, i would watch out too... there might be syrup on the rail... very skicky
 
Great contribution to the thread. Seriosuly, just for that I'll let you come up here and shred the big pow lines on our 200 foot hill, where we get a solid 3 feet a year and exactly .45 pow days a season.

That said, look at the rail if you can. Some have a blotchy look that may indicate burs. If theres a temp change, or unusually warm weather, just expect the stick.

Better yet just get a friend to slide the thing unnatural. If its even the least bit sticky your friend will get raped and you will get a good laugh and a heads up at the same time.

 
That's why speed is always good. But I guess if you wanna step on or something that's not an option. I noticed that some of the boxes I hit actually had a little warp in the top layer. I bet that could contribute.
 
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