johnnypowder

I have some old skis definitely worthy of tossing on the fire! What kind of music is buck wyld? I'm guessing country....

depending on how bad they are by the time you decide to do something about them, just about any shop should be able to help you out. it will take using a hot box to heat the ski or board and some epoxy and possibly replacement edge pieces. if the shop doesn't have a hot box it probably won't cure properly and will come apart again. if it's done right you probably won't be able to tell where the repair is. just watch out if you keep riding with them broken, you can mess yourself up if you unexpectedly catch the broken edge on a hit. it's not a pretty sight!

while the idea is to stay hydrated, you can use it for just about anything but i would stay away from highly carbonated liquids. i suggest you get some of the cleaning accessories that are available. don't know what kind you got but Camelbak makes a cleaning kit (that will work no matter what brand) for about $20 which has 2 brushes (kind of like bottle brushes), some cleaning solution, and a reservoir drying grid. keep it clean or you can get some funky build up in your hose!

Papa is right about the USASA part... VanGilder is running the competition part of each of the 3 events of the Oakley Rail or Bail Series but these are not officially sanctioned USASA events. Open class takes home cash Grommet class will take home tons of product. I know for the Camelback event we (Buckman's) are providing some product from our vendors and so is The Loft. Regarding the rails - Bill VanGilder is picking them himself. He works closely with Camelback and is going to choose the best possible features for the series. If you really have questions about what he is choosing e-mail him (you can find his e-mail on his website www.snowboardseries.com) see ya on the 6th!

the January Day Off tix are dissapearing fast! think they sell 1000 at the $9.33 price then it's back to full price! make sure you get them sooner rather than later at www.wmmr.com the March Day Off is also the Cardboard Classic on the tubing hill - if you missed it last year you gotta check it out. _john

You can also check out our website for more details about our specific event: http://www.ridebuckmans.com/buckmans/meltdown/

Montgomeryville is in Montgomery Twp. The shop is on Rt 309 south of the Mall. Rail jams in the Oakley Rail or Bail Series: Jan 6th - Camelback Feb 11th - Amateur Athlete in Bethlehem Feb 17th - Buckman's Montgomeryville All 3 are going to be great but we are stoked about our event and I am doing everything possible to make it the best and biggest this area has ever seen! --John

All of the details have been finalized and here is a copy of the event flyer. Looks like it is going to be open to the first 100 skiers and riders who register. We expect every rider to get at least 3 runs during qualifying and there will be a 2 hour practice session. Best to register online at www.active.com keyword Oakley (under the individual sports section) Cash and Prizes for this event alone will be over $10k. Check out the list of sponsors! (every logo on the flyer = product prizes) Top 6 in the open class get cash! Every competitor will be eligible for product prizes/give-a-ways. Hope some of you skiers step up and give the boarders a run for the money! general event questions: contact me directly at johnl@buckmansinc.com or 610-495-7495x208 registration questions: contact railorbail@hotmail.com -John

THANKS for the props! I sent you an e-mail as well. We will look at the timing and see if it needs to be adjusted. We have pros running the competition who specialize in putting on and judging competitions. We will make sure that all competitors get enough practice and judged runs to be fair. I don't know what that exact number will be right now, but it will be fair. Let's talk about the scaffolding: It is being designed and assembled by a professional scaffolding company that does nothing but build scaffodling. We are not renting some pieces and building it ourselves. It will be delivered, assembled, and maintained during the event by the scaffolding company. To ensure minimal delay between drop ins - our set up will have a 10' x 14' platform (with all of the required OSHA railings and inspections) which will accomodate multiple competitors being staged and ready to drop. Our stairs set up will accomodate multiple competitors as well (again, with all of the required OSHA railings and inspections). It will be as easy as walking up a standard set of steps. Our event is the Saturday of President's weekend - unless you have plans to go West or to New England, who wants to be on the slopes in PA that day? Even though I get to go free, you couldn't pay me enough to battle the long lines and crowds. Unless we get dumped on and you can't get to the slopes without a 4x4. I personally guarantee that this event is going to be off the wall. A quality set up, well run competition, media coverage, professional video & photo, pro DJ & MC, tons of prizes and giveaways - all the key elements are in place.

I do a ton of stuff with BB/JF and have so for the last 12+ years. We were involved in the Rail Jam at BB last year (January) and have worked closely with a lot of the guys there. This year they brought Shawn and PL in and we began our talks for the Oakley Series with them. We assumed that since we held the mountain event at BB last year that we would do so again. Even with all the manufacturer sponsors we brought to the table, and the history we had with the mountain, Shawn convinced Jesse that our event, which was to be geared towards local riders and not as much towards pros was not world class enough to hold at BB. Their focus (JF/BB & PL) was supposedly going to be on large regional headline grabbing events. I heard a little from insiders about Shawn being let go and don't think for a minute that it was all JF/BB's fault. I had also heard that his leaving MC was some what mutual. It's unfortunate because he is talented. The problem tends to be that the talented park/pipe guys just can't seem to mesh with Management. It happens all the time all across the country. Short of it is that JF/BB wasn't interested and we moved on to Camelback who jumped at the opportunity. They are providing the snow and the rails for both of the parking lot events.

Thanks for the feedback! In response- Our rails are being hand picked out of Camelback's stock this week and we are confident that they will be up to snuff. If for some reason we don't like what we see, we will use other options. Camelback is kicking off the Oakley Rail or Bail Series (of which our event is the series finale) with a rail jam on Sat, Jan 6th. The second event is going to be Sun, Feb 11th at Amateur Athlete in Bethlehem. There will be series prizes at the end in addition to the event prizes. There is no doubt that our event will be the biggest and best of the 3! Our set up is going to take up an 80' x 70' footprint complete with sponsor tents, spectator area, and the scaffolding/ramp/rails. We have people from Oakley and Burton involved in the set up and you know those companies put on great events. Based on the distance competitors will have to travel to ride the rail and finish with a wall hit we need to start at about 18' up. The down ramp is going to be 14' wide and pitched at angle which should allow all riders interested in competing to do so. We will have to see what the make up of competitors ends up being and will evaluate if the ages need to be changed. Take note that the Grommet division is an optional division, other words, if there is a 12 year old who thinks he(or she) can hang with the big boys, they can enter the open class and go for the cash. There is flexibility with our event timing. Bill VanGilder of MASS is overseeing the competition and we are confident that all will run smoothly. I have been in the ski/snowboard industry for almost 15years, Joe Palaia our snowboard buyer has been with us for over 10 years, and the others involved have many years of experience as well. We are confident that we will put on a top notch event. Please don't mis-interprete my statement above, I am open to suggestiions! Am glad to hear what you think and will incorporate those ideas that seem to make the most sense into our event. thanks,

Hey all - I'm with Buckman's and want to let you in on a killer event we have in the works! What: Buckman's Montgomeryville Meltdown presented by Burton When: Saturday, February 17, 2007 Where: Buckman's Montgomeryville parking lot (925 Bethlehem Pike, Rt309) Sponsors: Oakely, Burton, Camelback Resort, Skull Candy, K2 (skis and boards), Salomon (skis and boards), Forum, Ride, Atomic, Dakine, Nitro, Drake/Northwave, and others jumping on board daily! Rail Jam open to skiers and riders. Open class competes for CASH! Over $1500 total. Grommet class (12 and under) competes for prizes Entry Fee = $25 if registered in advance online at Active.com keyword Oakley Open to first 125 competitors We will also have over $5000 worth of product which will be given away to the competitors in a raffle. So even if you don't place and take home cash, no one should walk away empty handed! We are trucking in 40+ tons of snow, building an 18' high scaffolding tower and ramp, bringing in a couple of different features from Camelback, bringing in a DJ and MC from Skull Candy, setting up lights, bringing in a big screen video truck, hiring a video crew to do a live feed to the video truck and to record the event, and many other things to make this a huge event! Did I mention that we are bringing in pros? Oakley, Burton, Ride and some of the other sponsors are going to be bringing in some big names. Riders who are 90% confirmed as of today include Travis Rice and David Audbrey. (The pros won't be competing but will do an exhibition jam session under the lights and will be available for autograph signings.) Event schedule: 2/17/07 Competitor check in = Noon - 1:30pm Practice session = 2:00pm Qualifying round = 3:00pm Pro Exhibition = 5:00pm Finals (top 16) = 6:00pm UNDER THE LIGHTS! Awards = Immediately following finals (approx. 7:30pm) We expect to fill all 125 slots so if you are interested sign up now! Want to see the two plankers step up! If you have any questions feel free to contact me directly at johnl@buckmansinc.com