Will Rails Damage my Skis?

Question

Hey I've been skiing a while on normal terrain, but I just started hitting the park recently with boxes, rails and ledges. I was wondering if going on rails will hurt my skis. I just got new twin Tips this year, and its really hard to see these things get scratched up.

Thanks a lot for any response!

Answer 1

it just depends what kind

plastic ones no,

snow ramps,

some metal grinds, yes

Answer 2

Rails are hard on your edges. If you use the same skis for anything but the park you'll have to file your edges often to keep 'em sharp.

Answer 3

It shouldn't hardly scratch them at all unless the rails your hitting are all hagard or something.

And if they do get some scratches just get some P-tex to fill them. And if you're getting scratches thats a good thing... It means you're riding like you should.

=)