The evolution of rails, boxes, and jibs at Bear Mountain
November 18, 2009, 10:11 AM
By: Tracy Anderson
In this week's "Parkumentary" segment, JP Walker and the Bear crew take a look back at the early years of rail riding at resort -- when building a butter box was considered innovative. Or how 'bout installing a curved rail, or an "S" rail, or adding stairs to make it more street? At the time, nobody had seen anything like it. Check the clip.
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