While we’re ecstatic about all four boards in the 10/11 Jones lineup, there is no denying that we’re absolutely obsessed with our new splitboard – ‘The Solution’. Guess we’re not alone in our feelings as the proto Solution that was ripped off from our SIA tradeshow booth was the ONLY board reported stolen during the [...]
Posts tagged backcountry snowboarding
Splitboard Spotlight: ‘The Solution’
High Sierra Splitboard Mission
It has been a hectic couple of months getting Jones Snowboards off the ground. Snowboarding has remained my main priority and I have been getting plenty of time on snow but it is the five AM phone calls with the factory in Switzerland before riding to total chaos when I return home after riding that [...]
McConkeys
January 21st – Today I was brought to tears. I am not sure if they were tears of joy or sadness but I was catching my breath at the bottom of a line when an avalanche of emotion came out of nowhere and knocked me off my feet.
The line that did this to me is [...]
Antarctica Fantasy Lines
Mind surfing mountains has always been a favorite past time for me. Just seeing unique terrain inspires me and fills me with a lot of joy. Antarctica is called the white continent. They should add steep to it. I have never seen nor ridden so much steep terrain in my life. The mountains were [...]
Backcountry Basics, Part two. “Just Say No”
“Mountains Speak, Wise Men Listen” John Muir
This is one of my favorite quotes that perfectly sums up approaching the mountains. You can take all the avalanche courses in the world but if you do not read the signs it does not matter. Often times there is no room for error in the backcountry [...]