Volcom’s 6th annual Banked Slalom

On April 26-28, 2019, Volcom’s 6th annual Banked Slalom took place in Kitzsteinhorn followed by a Volcom castle party at Burg Kaprun. See the full list of podium places and event recap from Volcom below. 

Press Release:
STAY LOW, FOLLOW THE BANKS, DRINK BEER, CELEBRATE SNOWBOARDING AND DON’T FORGET TO ROCK N’ ROLL!

QUALIFIERS WERE HELD ON FRIDAY ON WINDY CONDITIONS, 150 SPOTS OF WHICH THE 50 FASTEST ADVANCED TO SATURDAYS MAIN EVENT, ENDING THE DAY WITH SPECIAL PRIZES AND A PARTY AT THE BACKFLIP BAR WITH DJ SCOTT NIXON.

AFTER THE SATURDAY RACE, TRUE TO TRADITION, WE WERE TREATED TO A BADASS VOLCOM CASTLE ROCK OUT PARTY AT BURG KAPRUN WITH THE CHURCH OF MENTAL ENLIGHTMENT AND THE SHRINE.

THE RAGING NIGHT AND SNOWING CONDITIONS DIDN’T ALLOW THE SUNDAY CHINESE DOWNHILL BUT WE ENJOYED SOME BONUS POW TURNS!

PRO WOMEN
1^st IMHOF Murielle  (starting spot at legendary Mt Baker Banked Slalom)
2^nd ETTEL Leilani
3rd FILZMOSER Lisa
4th BAUMSCHLAGER Lea
5^th MERKHOFFER Melina

PRO MEN
1^st HAAKONSEN Terje (Gave his spot to Mt Baker to second fastest Men)
2^nd VALENTAN Tadej
3^rd STAHKLOO Pontus
4^th LUGGEN Levi
5^th BERGREM Torgeir

OPEN WOMEN
1^st SCHALLNER Svenja
2^nd STEINER Maria
3^rd BACHER Sarah
4^th WOLLEIN Lisa
5^th STEINER Isabella

OPEN MEN
1^st NEIGER Reto (starting spot at legendary Mt Baker Banked Slalom)
2^nd TOURMEAU Bertrand
3^rd BRUNNER Rene
4^th MERMILLOD James
5^th KASPAR Dan

SPECIAL PRIZES:
Best trick on the hip, Day 1 Slowest men, Day 1 Slowest Women, Generations podium (20-, 30-,40-,50-), oldest competitor, Youngest competitor, Top 3 under 15 years old

HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME ENJOY THE WEEKEND WITH US, KITZSTEINHORN SNOWPARK, CHURCH OF MENTAL ENLIGHTMENT, THE SHRINE, EAGLETONE GUITARS & WOODBRASS, LOS LOCOS SNOWBOARD CLUB, DJ SCOTT NIXON AND MC2FRE, ALL THE HELPERS AND ACTIVE BY LEITNERS.