The lore of the Combi Bowl has been a proving ground for skateboarders to push their limits and flaunt their style, turning the Vans Pool Party event into a legendary stage that has become part of skateboarding’s history. 2025 marked the last go at the Combi inside the Vans store in Orange, California, making some of the best transition skaters reacquaint themselves with its twelve-foot walls. To truly understand the intensity Combi brings out, we tap in with three-time Vans Pool Party champ Bucky Lasek in First Person to view the preparation, mindset, and impact this bowl has made on skateboarding over the past two decades.
Tony Hawks Vert Alert 2024 Legends
The Legends Demo at Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2024 included Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Lynz Adams Pastrana, Mike Frazier, Lizzie Armanto, Rune Glifberg, Kevin Staab, Bucky Lasek, Andy Macdonald, Mike McGill and Sandro Dias and Jason Ellis on the mic!
New Bucky ‘Stadium’ Classic Skateboard – Powell Peralta
New Bucky Lasek ‘Stadium’ Classic available at skate shops everywhere. Here’s Ryan Rullman from the Powell-Peralta Skate Shop taking one out for a session at Goleta Skatepark.
Vert Sessions #9 with Arisa Trew, Lasek, Hawk, McGill, Caballero, Andy McDonald, Jada Ward and more
Today Bucky Lasek skates vert with one of the raddest female skaters in the world Arisa Trew. She’s from Australia and already of legendary status with accomplishments like first female skater to land 720’s, McEggs, Switch Mctwist and the amazing 900! They’re joined by legends Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill and many more.
THVA 2023 Mens Best Trick Contest
The top 8 Finalists Edouard Damestoy, Moto Shibata, Jimmy Wilkins, Gui Khury, Paul Luc Ronchetti, Tom Schaar, Rony Gomes, and Augusto Akio plus two wildcards Bucky Lasek and Mitchie Brusco compete in the Men’s Best Trick Contest!
Tony Hawk, Avril Lavigne and More at When We Were Young | X Games
Is that Avril Lavigne?! Damn right it is, punk music and skateboarding collide at the When We Were Young Fest! X Games dropped the vert ramp off and hit up a heavy crew of rippers to hold it down. Tony Hawk, Bucky Lasek, Jason Ellis, Jimmy Wilkins (honestly the list goes on) all showed up to rip the ramp and mosh a little. Check it out!
Tony Hawk’s Vert Alert 2023 Legends Demo
Tony Hawk and the greatest vert legends open up Vert Alert 2023 pushing themselves for fun and to stoke the vert fans in the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Check out Christian Hosoi, Bucky Lasek, Kevin Staab, Mike McGill, Sandro Dias, Lincoln Ueda, Mike Frazier, Lyn-z Adams Hawkins Pastrana, Jason Ellis and Tony Hawk.
Vert Sessions #4 with Lasek, Cab, Hosoi, Moto, Schaar, Yuro, T-Mag and more.
Today’s Vert session at Tony Hawks private ramp Bucky is joined by Japans Vert skateboarders Moto Shibata and Yuro Nagahara. One of the Best to do it Tom Schaar along with young gun Tate Carew join legends Steve Caballero and Christian Hosoi in todays session.
Vert Sessions #3 with Lasek, Caballero, Alf, Hosoi, McGill, Chany, Jordyn, Tate, Wilkins, and more.
You never know who will show up on a rainy day at Tony Hawks private vert ramp to skate with Bucky. Today’s Vert Session did not disappoint with Switzerland’s finest ATV Chany Jeanguenin making a vert appearance along with locals Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Christian Hosoi, Alphonzo Rawls, Reese Nelson, Jimmy Wilkins, Tate Carew, Rob Lorifice, Alex Perelson and Shea Donovan.
Vert Sessions #2 Testing Carbon Fiber skateboard trucks with Lasek, Hawk, Staab, Wilkins, Reynolds..
Bucky is currently helping with the development of carbon fiber baseplates with a friend who develops composites for a few different Formula One race teams. Now that he has a set ready for testing he heads to Mike Mcgill’s skate shop in Encinitas Ca. to set up these first test samples pairing them with his titanium Independent trucks along with his Powell Peralta flight deck, Bones wheels/bearings and bushings. This will be a legendary setup paired with a legendary skate session afterwards with the likes of Kevin Staab, Tony Hawk, Jimmy Wilkins, Heimana Reynolds’s and more.
Vert Session #1 with Lasek, Bam, Caballero, Hosoi, Rawls, Wilkins, Russell, Nelson and others
Todays VERT SESSION is at Tony Hawks private vert ramp with Bucky Lasek, Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Alphonso Rawls, Jimmy Wilkins, Shea Donavan, Rob Lorifice, Ronny Gomes, Bennett Harada, Chris Russell, Reese Nelson and Bam Margera.
Bucky Lasek’s 50th Birthday at the Combi with Bam Margera, Christian Hosoi, Lance Mountain and more.
Turning 50 years old calls for a big celebration and when you’re Bucky Lasek a Combi birthday skate session with friends like Christian Hosoi, Bam Margera, Lance Mountain, Mike McGill and Pedro Barros it’s going to be a fun skate party. Bucky thanks Steve Vandoren and Wing at Wahoos fish tacos for your time and help making this a very special birthday.