i also noticed this line:
Code:
<postfield value="$skier"/>
php is not on when you use that line of code, so $skier will have no php value, you might want to try:
Code:
<postfield value="<?=$skier?>"/>
that is the php shortcut for echoing a value. it would be the equivalent to
Code:
<postfield value="<? echo $skier; ?>"/>