How to Build Ski or Snowboard Rails in the Backyard

Follow these steps so you can ski or board all day on the mountain and all night in your backyard.

Difficulty:

Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Snow
• A rail
• Plywood
• Skis or a Snowboard

1. Find snow. If there is no snow in your backyard, drive to a higher elevation and load the back of your pick-up truck with snow. Repeat until you have enough for a take off and a landing.

2. Find a launch pad. You need a level surface to load the snow on for your start. Find some plywood or some scaffolding.

3. Put the launchpad at the top of a short slope.

4. Pile snow onto the launchpad and the slope.

5. Find something to use as a rail. You can find a long piece of metal. You can also weld metal together. Make the rail about 10-15 feet long to start. Modify accordingly as you improve.

6. Pile snow onto the landing.

7. Hook up some lights outside and have fun all night.

Tips & Warnings

• Pile snow under the rail if you think you may fall.

• Wear a helmet. Brain damage is not cool.

• Skiing is dangerous. Snowboarding is dangerous. Rails are dangerous. Be careful.