When Craig Coker declared his War of Rails, we understood the syntax a bit wrong. We thought it would be a War (taking place on) Rails. What actually broke out was a war against rails, as a gaggle of professional skiers finally delivered the message that even if you put a bunch of metal in their way, they will find a way to have a Big Air. The war may be judged a successful campaign, as the rails were successfully used as jumps as often as possible, thereby defeating the purpose them.
All Hail Colonel Cokerdafi!
Here’s what those other people have done at Bear.
Duh… all snowboard contests are better than skier ones.
Skier in general lack the creative ability, good spirit and integrity to do something unique… that’s in general obviously there are exceptions.
So heres what I think the problem is: 1. no one wants to judge a switchup contest, and since that seems to be the only trick any skier knows on a rail, that’s what all railjams will become.
2. skiers don’t see the rail as the trick, it’s just something to do spinny things on.
3. judges wont make it easier on interesting skier who chose not to do switchups or who invent tricks
4. skiers still don’t get that a railjam is about doing the tricks that look the coolest, and a bigair is about doing the hardest tricks.
5. no one has the integrity to tell tod wallnuts and friends that flips on and off rails may win you an xgames medal are not rail tricks and shouldn’t count…
My solution? anything more than two switchups or 2 pretzels be called a hurricane (which is the lamest trick btw), and it be scored below daffys and spread eagles and one footers, and any flips on or off or at all in a rail setting be met instant disqualification.
Oh and obviously it was going to be a jock-fest if it was invented by a guy named Craig
skiing isn’t snowboarding. get over it.
pasioi that was the most ingnorant comment ive heard in a while.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP4CqwZWuME …..i dont see flips off rails.
If you love snowboarding so much, GO AWAY!
wahh wahh wahh! if skiing is so lame why dont u just have a blog about how cool skateboarding or snowboarding is Mr. Hartley.
i think snowboarding is pretty fucking sick well i did untill well pasioi. and look at look at phil casabon and henrik harlaut they are not doing crazy switch ups or flip off up god but they are super creative thats what makes skiing.
http://vimeo.com/15765931
haha pelosi, a flip on does not count as a rail trick? lolz keep 50-50n’ ride ons
Obviously a guy named pussioi would be a whiny little bitch
You can’t say that this event was judged terribly though. Yeah Gus did do a double cork but he didn’t make the podium – and even though he came in fourth, he did do some very legit rail tricks in addition to the jumping he did. And about the jumping: you’d have to be a serious, serious gypsy/hesher kid to say that that channel gap didn’t look fun.
Why does a snowboarder (clearly) gotta bring the whole ‘skiing v snowboarding’ bullshit up again, can’t believe some people are still dwelling on that notion: clearly shows some immaturity. The people who were the most creative on the rails podiumed. I respect boarders for what they bring to the game, but that ignorant bullshit up top really spoils my view of snowboarders, as it has for some others commenting on this article.
Not really sure what qualifies as a rail trick for you, since you’ve discounted just about everything. Basically all I can see you doing is 50-50 ride-on and then sliding down the rail like a spring break gaper.
i’m not a snowboarder.
1.invite traveling circus, LJ, henrik and casabon
2.intermediate step
3.??????
4.Profit
Holy crap! That looked like fun, but why did Craig Cocker have a snowboard contest? I am going to have a rail contest tomorrow at my home hill, its gonna go like this… I will do nothing new, fall a lot, smile, and win myself 10 beers through out the day. yesssss! Cant wait to compete with myself!
if skiing was more like snowboarding and skateboarding it would be a better sport. this is an embarassment of a “rail” contest. once again, brobomb completely on point.
Well that was a pathetic write-up of an awesome contest… so damn critical. Skiing’s never gonna become exactly the author’s vision of the sport. Ski how you want and quit bitching when other people don’t follow along with you. After all, if everyone did follow along with you then you’d have to ditch the elitist attitude about how your vision of the sport is miles ahead of that of others.
that trans am set up was the sickest! would’ve much rather hit that than the war of airtime set up…minus that butterbox, would’ve seen a lot of hurricane spins on that thing if it was skiers haha.
on point brobomb.
hurrrrrrr a rail contest without a teetertotter rail?? not in my sport!!!!! “duuuuuurrrr if it was more like skateboarding where there’s no creativity allowed……, I never seen no one pick a unique line at a skateboard competition or a snowboarder gap a stair set” nweeeeeeppppppp it should be like a ski race competition where everyone has to chase teh stick in front of them, straight on straight off a flat bar, most conformed wins.
I’m encouraged by the mere fact that this contest exists…one step away from the pitiful slope contests we’ve been beaten about the face and body with.
Certainly wasn’t perfect, but there was definitely some cool shit going down. Casabon murdered the wallride…
pffft, not a single spread eagle. Waste of my fucking time.
I counted way more jumps then rails in that setup
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