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Monthly Archives: December 2011
I have no qualms about you spending your holiday cash on a Hovercraft splitboard, but just in case you got a little extra $$$ burning a hole in your bib pants…Have you considered investing in an avalanche airbag pack? I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Snow Safety
Tagged ABS, Avalanche Airbags, Avalanche Awareness Month, Avi-vest, BCA, Jones Snowboards, Mammut, Mystery Ranch, Snowpulse, wary
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Ryland Bell on his way to winning the splitboard division of the 2011 Dirksen Derby. Photo by Abe Blair. The Fifth Annual Dirksen Derby went off last weekend at Mt. Bachelor in Bend, OR. It was the biggest year yet … Continue reading
Posted in Ralph Backstrom, Ryland Bell, The Solution
Tagged Bend, Dirksen Derby, Josh Dirksen, Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, ralph backstrom, Ryland Bell, Splitboard race
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On a bulletproof day last winter, Jeremy Jones grabbed a handful of friends and loaded the lifts at Squaw Valley. The snow conditions were horrendous for freeriding, but they were perfect for practicing rescue drills. Mock rescue practice is something … Continue reading
Posted in Jeremy Jones, Snow Safety
Tagged Avalanche Awareness, backcountry snowboarding, Contour, Daron Rahlves, Jones Snowboards, Rescue Drills
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Jones Team Rider Mikka Hast gets the award for ‘First turns of the season the farthest from home.’ He jumped across the pond from Finland to make opening day at Revelstoke on Dec. 3rd. The reward for his efforts was … Continue reading
Posted in Miikka Hast, The Flagship, The Solution, Uncategorized
Tagged backcountry snowboarding, Jones Snowboards, Miikka Hast, Revelstoke, splitboarding
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“It’s called the ‘Human Factor’…when you’re familiar with the backcountry it’s easy to get caught in a mode where you’ve seen it before, you’ve ridden it before and you’ve done it successfully. That familiarity can lead you to take things … Continue reading
Posted in Snow Safety, Uncategorized
Tagged Avalanche Awareness, Avalanche Awareness Month, B.A.S.I.C.S, High Fives Foundation, Human Factor, Jones Snowboards, Rusty Johnson, Seth Lightcap, Snow Safety
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Can’t wait to feast your eyes on Jeremy Jones’ upcoming movie FURTHER? You’re in luck. The “Unplugged” videos from Teton Gravity Research are back in action. The teaser series will offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the challenges Jones and the … Continue reading
Posted in Forrest Shearer, Jeremy Jones
Tagged backcountry snowboarding, Forrest Shearer, Further, Further Unplugged, Hakuba, Japan, Jeremy Jones, Jones Snowboards, Josh Dirksen, Teton Gravity Research
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What do the Audi A7, the iPad 2 and the Jones’ Hovercraft have in common? Yeah, we know you’d like to own all three, but the real news is that they were all among 43 “game-changing” products chosen by Men’s … Continue reading
Posted in The Hovercraft
Tagged Gear Of The Year, Jones Snowboards, Mens Journal, The Hovercraft
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Last winter more than 70 people died in avalanche accidents worldwide. The country with the most avalanche fatalities was the United States with 24. These are sobering statistics but they are not unusual. According to data compiled by the Cyber … Continue reading
Posted in Jeremy Jones, Snow Safety
Tagged avalanche, Avalanche Awareness, Avalanche Education, backcountry snowboarding, December, Jeremy Jones, Jones Snowboards Avalanche Awareness Month
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