Urban skiing

get good at making lips, bring lots of shovels and be nice to people who tell you not to ski. you dont have to listen to them but be respectful cause most likely the cops are gonna side with them rather than some hoodlum park rats especially when your being vulgar
 
13602697:jmellberg800 said:
get good at making lips, bring lots of shovels and be nice to people who tell you not to ski. you dont have to listen to them but be respectful cause most likely the cops are gonna side with them rather than some hoodlum park rats especially when your being vulgar
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Is it worth the time to make a drop in or is a banshee bungee worth it?
 
13602698:Steezymikcreeby said:
Is it worth the time to make a drop in or is a banshee bungee worth it?
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depends on the spot some may have a hill and you dont need much speed and oithers have limited space so you need a bungy. i would invest in one so you never have to worry about speed. Oh and i forgot if your looking to get some foootage I would recomment cleaning up the spot first like shoveling the stairs, making proper run up and landing area. Theres o reason you should be hucking your shit down a flight of stairs and ending up with a crappy/mediocre shot due to laziness. its gonna look better and more professional if you give it just a little more effort than most
 
13602710:jmellberg800 said:
depends on the spot some may have a hill and you dont need much speed and oithers have limited space so you need a bungy. i would invest in one so you never have to worry about speed. Oh and i forgot if your looking to get some foootage I would recomment cleaning up the spot first like shoveling the stairs, making proper run up and landing area. Theres o reason you should be hucking your shit down a flight of stairs and ending up with a crappy/mediocre shot due to laziness. its gonna look better and more professional if you give it just a little more effort than most
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Thanks for the help man!
 
My friends and I built a drop in out of wood with a hinge attached to the drop so it can fit in a truck. Havent used it yet but I think it will work.
 
13602734:Steezymikcreeby said:
Got the FT Classics this year and they are the shit
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Don't worry if you've got full tilts cops won't touch you, you can hit them with your poles and they'll give you money, cops love full tilts
 
Ease your way into it by starting with the less sketchy and overall-easier stuff. I started by going into the woods and finding gaps, or tree jibs, or rocks, etc. to hit nearby a hill. It is easy because you just need to pack in the snow for a run up and then build a lip. I would then go into more urban areas and try gaps there by either finding something near a hill of some sorts, or somewhere that you can pull someone in a car. For example, there is a big open construction site by me that has big heaps of gravel and dirt. All that is needed is to pack in a run in on a powder day and attach a rope to a car to pull someone. After trying some stuff like that, i would recommend going to rails. Rails are harder because you almost always have to build a drop in or use a bungee or something. Also I feel like you can get hurt a lot more easily and worse than on a jump or gap of some sorts.

So basically, start by getting experience doing stuff that will less likely hurt you and will take less preparation. Look for hills or slopes of any kind and see what you can do with that speed. Then, once you have gotten better at building lips, landings, possibly bigger drop ins, etc. and become more familiar with a different ski setting. Try doing bigger more dangerous things such as rails.

Urban skiing can be very different from park skiing. For example, you can't really warm up. You can start by hitting the feature as simply as possible but you cant start on smaller features or even get some turns in. You just drop in and immediately go hit a decent sized feature. Also, you are hitting something you are unfamiliar with which is a pretty forgetable factor when you consider that you are used to the everyday features you hit all the time at your mtn. You hit the same rails all the time and parks tend to have similar rails so urban rails will most likely feel quite different. Dont just jump right into urban. Take your time to get a feeling for this different kind of skiing.
 
It's a lot harder than normal rails and can get frustrating and takes a lot of set up time but is really rewarding when it works out! I usually build a drop in with snow or find a natural run in, occasionally use a bungee when higher speeding needed. Have fun@
 
I don't mind guinea pigging handrails, but when I have to go first hit unnatural I get a little flustered.
 
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