Jeremy Jones (born January 14, 1975) is an American professional snowboarder and businessman who is the founder of Jones Snowboards. In addition to creating and improving his line of snowboards, Jones works to create films that record his climbing and snowboarding adventures around the world. In November 2012, Jones was selected by National Geographic as a nominee for Adventurer of the Year, based on his "remarkable achievements in exploration, conservation, humanitarianism, and adventure sports."[1] Jones is also the founder of the non-profit group, Protect Our Winters, which works to reduce the effects of global climate change by means of educational, activist and community-based projects.[2] He is sponsored by: O'Neill, POC, CLIF Bar, Scott, Giro, 661 and Blue Bird Wax.
Jeremy Jones | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1975 Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Snowboarder, Founder and CEO of Jones Snowboards |
| Known for | Snowboarding, Snowboard Manufacturing |
| Spouse | Tiffany Jones |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editJones grew up in various parts of the New England region of the United States, including Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. He attended Carrabassett Valley Academy in Carrabassett Valley, Maine and graduated in 1993. He started snowboarding in 1984, he was sponsored by Rossignol in 1989,[3] and he became a professional snowboarder two years later in 1991.
Career
editAfter racing for many years, Jones focused his efforts on big mountain snowboarding, particularly in Alaska. His snowboarding style was a seminal influence on modern freeriding, and today Jones is regarded as a pioneer of professional big mountain riding.
Jones regularly rides with Xavier de Le Rue, Jonas Emery, Mads Jonsson, Victoria Jealouse and Johan Olofsson. The Jones snowboards team consists of Jonaven Moore, Ryland Bell, Forrest Shearer, Miikka Hast and Ralph Backstorm. Jeremy regularly participates in the Swatch O'Neill Big Mountain Pro tour.[4]
In 2007 Jones founded Protect Our Winters (POW),[5] a non-profit organization dedicated to reversing the global warming crisis by uniting the winter sports community and focusing its collective efforts towards reversing the damage done by climate change. As a testament to Jones' commitment to the environment, he has recently decided to forego the use of helicopters and lifts, opting instead to hike as his sole means of transportation on the slopes.[6]
In 2009 Jones left his original snowboard sponsor Rossignol and announced his own line of snowboards tailored for big mountain and backcountry riding, Jones Snowboards. They were available as of the 2013/2014 season and have a significant share of the growing splitboard market.[citation needed]
Personal life
editJones lives in Truckee, California, with his wife, Tiffany, who is a real estate agent in the Lake Tahoe area. He has two children.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | TB 6 - Carpe diem | |
| 1996 | The Continuum | |
| 1997 | Snowriders II | |
| 1997 | Harvest | |
| 1998 | TB 8 - Infinity | |
| 1998 | Uprising | |
| 1999 | TB 9 - Totally Board Nine | |
| 1999 | The Realm | |
| 2000 | TB 10 - Optigrab | |
| 2000 | Further | |
| 2001 | Best of Totally Board Series | |
| 2001 | Mind the Addiction | |
| 2002 | The Prophecy | |
| 2003 | High Life | |
| 2004 | Soul Purpose | |
| 2004 | Tangerine Dream | |
| 2006 | Follow Me Around | |
| 2006 | The Big One | |
| 2007 | Lost and Found | |
| 2008 | That's It, That's All | |
| 2008 | Under the Influence | |
| 2010 | Jeremy Jones' Deeper | Also director |
| 2011 | The Art of Flight | |
| 2011 | Jeremy Jones' Further | |
| 2013 | McConkey | |
| 2014 | Jeremy Jones' Higher | Also director |
| 2015 | Meru | |
| 2015 | The Search for Freedom | |
| 2016 | The Fourth Phase | |
| 2017 | Rogue Elements | |
| 2017 | 28 Winters: A Nitro Snowboard Story | |
| 2018 | Ode to Muir: The High Sierra | Also director |
| 2018 | Far Out | |
| 2019 | Roadless | |
| 2020 | Purple Mountains |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Moments of Impact | Episode #1.7 |
| 2013–2016 | Ultimate Rush | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Pat Moore: Blueprint | 16 episodes |
| 2014 | 60 Minutes Sports | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Book of John J | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | ABC of... | Episode: "Snowboarding" |
| 2022 | Edge of the Earth | Episode: "Into the Void" |
References
edit- ^ "Jeremy Jones, 2013 Adventurers of the Year - National Geographic". Adventure. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "About POW". Protect Our Winters. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Home". rossignol.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Homepage". Protect Our Winters. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Snowboarder Jeremy Jones on the Rebirth of Free-Riding and His New Film, Deeper". Exploration & Adventure. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to jeremyjones.info!". Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
External links
edit- Jeremy Jones on preserving Wilderness Jeremy's take on why wilderness matters, including an exclusive video produced by Teton Gravity Research.
- Jeremy Jones on Go211.com Exclusive photos, videos and blogs submitted by Jeremy.
- nthWORD article Winter Running Dry by Shanie Matthew Story of Protect our Winters (POW), founded by Jeremy Jones.
- Posts tagged 'Jeremy Jones' on SuperStoker
- Jeremy Jones Snowboards
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