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
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'' as a nominee for Adventurer of the Year, based on his, "remarkable achievements in exploration, conservation, humanitarianism, and adventure sports." Jones is also the founder of the non-profit group,
Protect Our Winters
Protect Our Winters (POW) is a 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization, nonprofit organisation that focuses on law reform for environmental issues and civic engagement campaigns such as sharing news from climate scientists. The o ...
, which works to reduce the effects of global climate change by means of educational, activist and community-based projects. He is sponsored by:
O'Neill
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, POC,
CLIF Bar
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, Scott, Giro, 661 and Blue Bird Wax.
Early life
Jones grew up in various parts of the
New England
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region of the
United States
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, including
,
Vermont
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, and
Maine
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. He attended
Carrabassett Valley Academy
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in
Carrabassett Valley, Maine and graduated in 1993. He started snowboarding in 1984, he was sponsored by
Rossignol
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People
* Rossignols, a family of French cryptographers
* André Rossignol (fl. 1923–1928), French racing driver
* Bruno Rossignol (born 1958), French choral conductor and c ...
in 1989, and he became a professional snowboarder two years later in 1991.
Career
After racing for many years, Jones focused his efforts on big mountain snowboarding, particularly in
Alaska
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. 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.
In 2007 Jones founded
Protect Our Winters (POW), 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.
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.
Personal life
Jones lives in
Truckee, California, with his wife, Tiffany, who is a real estate agent in the Lake Tahoe area. He has two children.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Jeremy Jones on preserving WildernessJeremy's take on why wilderness matters, including an exclusive video produced by Teton Gravity Research.
Jeremy Jones on Go211.comExclusive photos, videos and blogs submitted by Jeremy.
nthWORD article Winter Running Dry by Shanie MatthewStory of Protect our Winters (POW), founded by Jeremy Jones.
Posts tagged 'Jeremy Jones' on SuperStokerJeremy Jones Snowboards
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1975 births
Living people
American male snowboarders
Snowboarding
20th-century American people
21st-century American people
People from Olympic Valley, California