Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones of California, born 14 January 1975, is a professional snowboarder, known for big mountain riding and being sponsored by Rossignol, O’Neill, Scott, Giro 661 and Blue Bird.

Jones grew up in New England – Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. He now lives in Truckee, CA. He is married to Tiffany, a real estate agent in the Lake Tahoe area and they have a daughter[3].

He started riding in 1984, and first earned money snowboarding in 1991 thus turning pro. Jones raced competitively for many years, though no longer competes to concentrate on big mountain riding. He claims his favourite place to snowboard is Alaska. Jones is regarded as a pioneer of professional big mountain riding.

Being an ex-snowboard racer, and it is thought that this influenced his big mountain snowboarding and that this style was a seminal influence on modern big mountain riding.