Kyle Kelley will look at an average railing that runs along a set of stairs and see nothing but possibilities.

He envisions tricks like the Cab 270 frontboard tail grab that earned the 18-year-old Lake In The Hills resident a gold medal for the top trick in a team competition in late January’s Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo.

For Kelley, an accomplishment he describes as “not super crazy, but along the lines of a big deal” is the latest step toward what the former Huntley High School student hopes leads to a professional snowboarding career.