Jones Snowboards

Jones Snowboards is a snowboard, snowboard binding, and snowboarding accessories manufacturer based near Lake Tahoe. The company was founded by renowned freeride snowboarder Jeremy Jones. The company has received numerous awards for its snowboards.[1][2] Jones snowboards are manufactured in Dubai.

Jones Snowboards
TypePrivate
Industry
Founded2010 (2010)
FounderJeremy Jones
Headquarters
Truckee, CA
,
United States
Key people
Products
Number of employees
20 (2019)
Websitewww.jonessnowboards.com

Notable Jones models include their signature "Flagship" freeride board, all-mountain "Mountain Twin," and powder-focused "Hovercraft" boards. Since 2018/19 Jones Snowboards have also produced snowboard bindings, built on a chassis using Now Snowboarding's Skatetech. Binding models include the Apollo, Mercury and Meteorite series.

Jones Snowboards has a stated focus on environmental causes, especially the fight against climate change. This includes efforts to manufacture their boards in an environmentally friendly manner, and the donation of 1% of sales to sustainability-focused non-profits.[3] Jones Snowboards also promotes avalanche safety, and includes their "5 Red Flags"[4] in the artwork on some of their snowboards and packaging materials.

In December 2019, Jones Snowboards announced that French snowboarder Victor De Le Rue would join as a new global team rider.[5] Victor went on to win the 2021 Freeride World Tour on the Jones Snowboards Aviator 2.0.[6]

References
  1. "2018 Good Wood Test Results". Transworld Snowboarding. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. "The Good Ride Favorites". TheGoodRide. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. "Jones Snowboards - Ethics". Jones Snowboards. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. "Jones Snowboards - 5 Red Flags". Jones Snowboards. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. Dec 5, PRESS RELEASES | Published; 2019. "Jones Snowboards Welcomes Victor De Le Rue | Shop-Eat-Surf". Retrieved 2020-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Victor de Le Rue wins Freeride World Tour 2021". Sequence Magazine.
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