In January 2018 Jones Snowboards launched a grant program offering amateur riders the opportunity to go out on an expedition. Here’s how their first year went.
The first annual Jones Backcountry Adventure Grant that was awarded to Mount Baker local Corey Nolan. In April 2018 Corey used the grant to help fund an exploratory trip to Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska.
Looks like a pretty good use of some “adventure funding.” For the rest of the story, please click the link.
Not gonna lie, this whole mid90s thing is looking pretty sweet. Maybe a movie can save the skateboard industry! Now all we need is for every kid in America to see the movie and then go out and buy a skateboard. . . could happen.
We’re beginning to dream about winter and when we do we’re not thinking crowded resorts loaded with suburban brats acting rad. We’re thinking quiet forests, open glades, and rolling powder. And the board that gets us to it and through it during these flights is the Jones Mind Expander Split. It goes a little like this:
The new Mind Expander Splitboard was built for the creative rider who weaves nimble and playful lines as they slash through the backcountry. Designed by surf shaper Chris Christenson and Jeremy Jones, the Mind Expander Split features a Christenson Surf Rocker profile and a blunted nose for epic float in pow plus a full size tail for legit freestyle performance. The unique shape is matched with a short sidecut for snappy turn potential in tight trees and inner and outer edge Traction Tech for enhanced edge grip on icy skintracks or firm descents. For unmatched torsionally board connection in ride mode, the Mind Expander Split also features our Boltless Bridge and Karakoram Ultra Clips.
Really, what more do you need? Click the link for all the details.
2John Florence and Blake Vincent Kueny are back at it again with a little film called Space. Lots of preaching from pastor T.D. Jakes in this one. Surfing starts at the two-minute mark, but it is worth the wait. More evidence that 2John is a solid wave rider.
Yes, Nike goes straight to the emotions with their new Dream Crazy commercial narrated by Colin Kapernick, but they kick off the ad with Nyjah Huston. It’s now cliche when the Swoosh jumps in and opportunistically commodifies politics (they’re just shoes), but it will offer up more eyes on skateboarding than anything this side of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Absinthe Films crew is on the road this fall with their latest independent snowboard movie Stay Tuned.
The list of riders appearing in this year’s movie is impressive: Absinthe veterans Nicolas Müller from Switzerland, Norwegian viking Mikkel Bang, as well as backcountry icon John Jackson (USA). They are accompanied by the US riders squad around Hans Mindnich, Brandon Cocard, Judd Henkes, Ben Ferguson, Jed Sky, Demetri Bales, Brouck Crouch, Olympic Champion Red Gerard, Cam Fitzpatrick, Kyle Mack and Aspen Weaver, Mat Schär (SUI), Severin Van Der Meer (SUI) and Frank Jobin (CAN). Stay Tuned promises to be another outstanding snowboard production capturing epic moments in true Absinthe manner. Exquisite backcountry riding as usual, paired with creative urban snowboarding.
The leaked Hannah Teter video everyone isn’t talking about is right here for your prurient perusal. (For the second time in eight years, but who’s counting.)
