The 9th Annual Don Baker Banked Slalom
Last weekend, the Diggers of Bogus Basin Terrain Parks hosted the 9th Annual Don Baker Banked Slalom races. The Don Baker Banked Slalom races began in 2016 in memory of Don Baker, a local legend in the Bogus Basin community. Don Baker worked at Bogus Basin as a ski patroller and Lift Operations Director for much of his life. He encouraged locals to get outside and enjoy the mountain during that time. Don is warmly remembered for hiring the youth looking for a way to earn their pass for the season, fostering a sense of home and community at Bogus Basin.
Read more about the 9th Annual Don Baker Banked Slalom race, and find a link to photos from the day below!
The course build is a volunteer event, with 10 volunteers spending 30 hours building tight turns, and rollers down steep pitches this year.
- Participants
- 158
- Volunteers
- 10
- Course BuildHours
- 30
Riders get two runs, with the fastest time determining the winner. The Don Baker Banked Slalom is known to be quite tricky – many times, riders don’t make it down both of their race runs without a tumble. As the saying goes, “Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast.”
“Now in its 9th year the LDBBS continues to spread the message that Don Baker preached that Bogus Basin is for everyone and getting people to become lifelong skiers and boarders being his goal is still being carried on. This event is entirely put on by the Bogus Basin Terrain Park crew and the only snowboard-specific event at Bogus Basin.”
Corey McDonald, Terrain Park Director at Bogus Basin
2024 Don Baker Banked Slalom Winners
Men’s Elite
1st – Ryan Roemer
2nd – Henry Hawkins
3rd – Brendan Sayer
Boys 13-17
1st – Liam Sweeney
2nd – Eli Swearingen
3rd – Carson McDonald
Women’s 18-39
1st – Marina Lopez
2nd – Raegan Treadway
3rd – Kylee Mecham
Master’s Men 40+
1st – Ben Buchannan
2nd – Paul Whitworth
3rd – Mat Whitlock
WoMen’s Elite
1st – Alaina Guliuzza
2nd – Frannie Wilson
3rd – Karah Reverman
Girls 13-17
1st – Lydia Clark
2nd – Cashy Rowly
3rd – Brooklynn Nickel
Men’s 18-39
1st – Joey Guliuzza
2nd – Owen Buchannan
3rd – Laird Davis
Groms 12 and Under – Coed
1st – Gavin Swearingen
2nd – Simone Otanicar
3rd – Cashy Rowly
First place elite category winners won $600, and Custom Glass trophies from Zion Art Glass. Cash prizes for elite women and men scaled down from there. The other divisions won products from Union Bindings, Dinosaurs Will Die Snowboards, Ride Snowboards, Lib Tech/Gnu snowboards, Dang Shades, Deft Optics, UNHLY supply, Trew outerwear, Airblaster, Prestige Skateshop.
A staple of every Don Baker Banked Slalom is the event poster and shirt included with registration. This year’s poster was done by park crew member Louie Heaton and captures the curvy wavy chaos that is the Don Baker Banked Slalom.
We’ll see you on the course in 2026 – year 10 will be a big one!
See if we got A shot of you!
Shout out to Ian Hylands – thanks for the photos!
Catch Up – Previous Don Baker Banked Slalom Events
About Bogus Basin Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area is a 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to engaging the community to provide accessible, affordable, and fun year-round mountain recreation and education. Opened in 1942, Bogus Basin offers 2,600 acres of daytime skiable terrain and 200 acres for night skiing, seven chairlifts and three people-mover carpets, and an 800-foot tubing hill. The Nordic Center offers 37 kilometers of groomed trails for skiing and snowshoeing. Environmental education and community outreach programs, primarily youth, serve over 20,000 individuals annually. Summer activities include The Glade Runner Mountain Coaster, The Mine Shaft Challenge Course, mountain biking, events, hiking and chairlift service for hike and bike transport. Bogus Basin is located 16.5 miles north of Boise, Idaho, and operates under a special use permit with the Boise National Forest. www.bogusbasin.org
