In Transition

Josh Dirksen's Perpetual Momentum

- Annie Fast

It’s September, and Josh Dirksen is packing for a trip to Chile. This is the first major snowboard trip he has taken in well over a year—notable given that travel has been a constant in his life, especially throughout his last 20 years as a professional snowboarder. But this past season was different. Dirksen made a plan to stay close to his home in Bend and explore the surrounding Oregon wilderness. As he puts it: “Plans changed, life changed, goals changed.” Home became more important, as well as friends and family. Overall, he wanted time to relax and focus on just going snowboarding. He found that opportunity while filming for the Insight movie, and it proved to be the right call.