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ERIK RIDES THE SUMMERTIME RAILS

Diehard Skiers and Riders take a last run at winter - Memorial Day Rail Jams at Windham and Belleayre Mountains in New York's Catskills.

 

COMING SOON: SUMMER

We're shifting into bathing suit mode. That means wakeboarding, skateboarding, and all sorts of extreme warm weather sports. Below Eric McPherson wakeboards and Jeff Spain Jetskis on Lake Mahopac.

 

But you can't change gears so fast. Just like the seasons develop gradually, we are reluctant to give up snow and need time for our transitions. Two Memorial Day Rail Jams helped Team RadX make it through snowsports withdrawal.

 

   

 

Team RadX - The First Season

Three athletes, three challenges, three talented underachievers out to prove they have what it takes.

 

They set out to compete in boarder- and skiercross, but reality got in the way. Without sponsorships our talented team had to stay close to home. Still, Erik was coaching and running a great freestyle program at Belleayre; Mikey was winning races almost at will; and Ron was being the Carvefather, a true superstar and one of the founders of an important new organization, the American Carving Association.

 


 

Erik Tompkins, Ron Maita & Mikey Ford

The Athletes of Team RadX

 

 

Ron Maita

AKA The Carvefather

 

Lightening fast and smooth as satin on his snowboard, Ron is 44 years old and a full time contractor.

He is leaving all this behind to pursue his dream of being a pro snowboarder. Will he make it, or will be another burnt out snow bum?  He's the first Team Member with his own website.

Click to go to The Carvefather.com

 

Mikey Ford - The Racer

 

photo by Franz Edlinger - www.eonephoto.com

Mikey's a great athlete, no doubt about that, but is he a true professional?. He, was a shot putter in high school and is a veritable bull on the mountain. His sport is skiercross. Can he pull it together to win something of significance next season? He's not off to an auspicious start.

 

Erik Tompkins - Extreme Freestyle

 

photo by Franz Edlinger - www.eonephoto.com

Erik is a Jersey kid, a  free style skier who acknowledges  no limits or rules. He's gotten into his fair share of trouble, but he can't help himself, he wants to go big in style. The challenge to him is to play by the rules and do what it takes to win by the book.