Has anybody else noticed that there’s a bunch of “Banked Slalom” events popping up lately?
nwBroweather did a some research and found there are actually quite a few.
| Location | Name | Start Year | Info |
| Baker | Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom | 1985 | Link |
| Sugarloaf | Sugarloaf Banked Slalom | 2011 | Link |
| The Canyons | Canis Lupis Challenge | ~2001 | Link |
| Mt Bachelor | Dirksen Derby | 2007 | Link |
| Timberline | Bone Zone Banked Slalom | 2011 | Link |
| Mt Baldy | Mt Baldy Banked Slalom | 2011 | Link |
| Jackson Hole | Dicks Ditch Banked Slalom | ~1998 | Link |
| Kirkwood | Legendary Kirkwood Banked Slalom | ?? | Link |
| Meadows | Full Sail Banked Slalom | 2007 | Link |
| Treble Cone | NZ Snowboarder Banked Slalom | ?? | Link |
Multiple events claim Legendary. Not sure how can there be more than one “Legendary Banked Slalom” but whatever.
Now White Pass is getting in the game (sort of). Sunday May 1, the inaugural “Rhythm ‘n Bruise rhythm section snowboard jam” goes down–but this event seems to be less slalom and more border cross. From what i can tell from this event poster this shit’s gonna be sick. They’ve seemingly built a course with the following badassness: Gap with spikes, Gap with fire, Gap with dragon.
Sounds pretty rad to me. Also, White Pass has a whole new expansion area. Check it.
If this event is as epic as i’m guessing it’s going to be, Washington State now has 3 fucking sick events. I move that someone incorporate the Banked Slalom, the Holy Oly, and the Rhythm ‘n Bruise into a Washington State Triple Crown. Fuck it, throw the Downtown Throw Down in there too. Quadruple Crown (that way Vans won’t get pissy). Of course if there were a legit halfpipe anywhere in the entire fucking State the full gamut of shred skills would be represented. Quintuple Crown.
We could start betting on people..office pools n shit.
This post went wonky on me.
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office pools would require that one frequently show up to such a place of employment, which I speculate would drastically reduce the odds of “successfully” participating in the aforementioned triple, quad, or quint OR whatever sort of PNW lineup you are dreaming up here. Just the same, why not? Can’t be any less fun than pond-skims, bikini/boardshort downhills, retro-days, or similar. p.s. dragons are pretty cool, kinda like Pegasus or Unicorns, but with scales, FIRE, *and* claws.
The Neil Edgeworth is another popular race in BC. http://www.bigwhite.com/blog/teluspark/14th-annual-neil-edgeworth-banked-slalom/
sup bro weather.. post some new shit.. I could use a post about whats still open through the summer or something for snobroing.. blow out some surf spots or something, thats usually entertaining
Yah, maybe post about how f’in good the evening surf sesh was on Saturday, Wow! Oh wait, you can’t, cause you weren’t there. Hopefully Cali was plentiful.
Been gettin gooooddd waves past few weeks. No big deal.