A competitor in the starting gate during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor grabs his board in the style jump event during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor grabs his board in the style jump event during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor does a flip in the style jump event during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor tweaks out a method grab in the style jump event during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
The Goonies perform during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
The Goonies perform during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain.(Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor holds his hat while racing in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor races in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Powder crew members Alena Han, left, and Jenn Burton slide down the mountain while handing out hot dogs and chips during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor races in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor races in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor falls in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor falls in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor crashes into the fence in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor races in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Ryan Steves races in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor smokes a cigarette while racing in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A snowball fight breaks out while waiting in line during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Powder crew member Amanda Worley watches competitors during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Eldora Mountain.(Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor races in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
The Goonies perform during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Boulder resident and ski instructor Davis Thompson watches the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
Denver resident Pendleton Pinkston, 4, build a tall tower during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
A competitor races in a luge-like course during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
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A competitor in the starting gate during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Eldora Mountain. (Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver Post)
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Competitors race in a luge-like course, jump sky high in the style jump event and get into snowball fights during the third annual Trick Ditch Banked Slalom competition Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eldora Mountain. Participants raced for the best time on the course and a style jump event followed the competition. Other festivities included live music, an award ceremony, prize raffles, giveaways, oversized lawn games and an outdoor beer garden.
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