The History of Buckman's
1971 – Buckman's Ski Shops opens its first ski shop in Perkiomenville, PA.
1971 – Our workshop begins with only 110 sq. ft. of space.
1983 – Buckman's workshop adds its first stone grinder.
1987 – Buckman's Skis Shops embraces what was thought to be the 'passing fad' of snowboarding.
1988 – The King of Prussia store opens.
1990 – The Doylestown store opens.
1991 – The Byrn Mawr store opens.
1993 – The Lansdale store opens.
1995 – The West Lawn store opens.
1995 – Buckman's carries the first generation of shaped skis.
1997 – The original store closes, leaving our corporate offices in Perkiomenville.
1998 – The Lansdale store moves to its current location in Montgomeryville.
1998 – Buckman's expands again! This time to the World Wide Web and begins selling products online.
2003 – Buckman's Inc. moves its corporate offices and workshop to its present location in Pottstown, PA.
2004 – Buckman's Ski Shop wins a Gold Medal Award from Ski Magazine
2005 – The Bryn Mawr location moves to the newly renovated store in Ardmore (just two miles from the old location).
2005 – Buckman's Ski Shop wins a Gold Medal Award from Ski Magazine
2007.08 – Buckman's Ski Shop is awarded the SIA SnowSports Retailer of the Year award for the Mid-Atlantic region!
Buckman's Ski Shops continues to be family owned and operated by Jeff, Nancy and Brad Buckman. |