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THE 32 ND MT. BAKER LEGENDARY BANKED SLALOM
P: Colin Wiseman
DIRKSEN TAKES
THE WIN
The 32nd Legendary Mt. Baker Banked
Slalom took place February 9th-11th at Mt
Baker, Washington. Josh Dirksen traveled
to Mt Baker and proved he can still rip at
age 41. Josh bested his field which in-
cluded former gold medalists, Seth Wescott
and Nate Holland as well as snowboard-
ing legend and lifetime Olympic boycotter
Terje Haakonsen. Young Bend ripper, and
Tactics team member Jared Elston was
13th. Other Bend riders made the trip, that
include Kai Huggin, Adam Haynes and
Curtis Ciszek. For Dirksen, it was his 20th
year competing. He has placed 4th three
times, placed 3rd four times, placed 2nd
three times and took home his first ever
Josh Dirksen’s first board sponsor was Morrow Snowboards. Here Josh and Rob Morrow
win in 2018.
celebrate Josh’s win after 20 attempts. P: Dirksen Family
Waxing is a major component to winning
timed races; you can be the best racer, but
if your board isn’t fast you’re not going to
podium. Dirksen knows how to wax and he
definitely knows how to turn that board.
P: Dirksen Family