Kevin Jones Climbs Back On

One of our favorite snowboarders of all time is back on board after a pretty lengthy hiatus and ESPN Action Nate Deschenes got the scoop on Kevin Jones‘ self-financed snowboard resurection from the man himself.

Mentally I think you feel stronger—at least I do. And there is always the feeling your body is older and you can’t tomahawk out of something and be back on it the next day. So you have to adjust there. But I think young and hungry is a relative term. You are young and hungry and you want to have what guys have already had. I’ve already had it. This thing I am doing now is not for the money — I’m not getting paid by anyone. I don’t have a contract or anything; I am only doing this for me. There’s nothing in this industry that I can do anymore. What, am I going to be Transworld’s Snowboarder of the Year a fourth time? NO! Am I going to be ESPN’s rider of the year again? NO! Do I want to go win the X Games again? NO! For me this is to prove to people that, no, you are not done at 30—you are just starting…in my opinion.

Reading this interview just reminded us how much we’ve missed Kevin, and how much we’re looking forward to seeing the new footage.

[Link: ESPN.com/action]