JEREMY JONES "FURTHER" PARTY

"I went to go visit my brother in Jackson with dreams of being a pro snowboarder. I left wanting to be a dishwasher and ride the mountain everyday"


Jeremy Jones' Further Trailer - Teton Gravity Research's 2012 HD Snowboard Film from Teton Gravity Research on Vimeo.

As some of you know- he's my total favorite and I have been known to stalk him in New York and Wyoming. Not really in a serial killer stalking manner, but more like a 16 year old girl stalking manner. You know; I talk about him like I know him calling him Jeremy instead of Mr. Jones, I ride after him in Targhee and then hide and giggle uncontrollably when he turns around, I make stuff with his hair. You know, normal stuff.

So (thanks to Yuko) I was there when Jeremy showed some pieces of his upcoming film "Further" (http://www.tetongravity.com/further/) and spoke at the Patagonia Store in SOHO.  We saw some beautiful footage from Japan and Wyoming. Jeremy talked about his experiences and how important it is to respect the mountain. "Further" is promised to be an extension of "Deeper" (http://www.tetongravity.com/deeper/ and  http://elevatedlocals.blogspot.com/2010/12/jeremy-jones-deeper-teton-gravity.html). Massive mountains with little human contact. Split boards and skinning. Beautiful drool inducing lines.
I can't wait.

Jones Snowboards made a 154 and a 158 split board this year (http://jonessnowboards.com/) and women's split boards are on their way. Come on fatties- lets hike.

Thanks POW (http://protectourwinters.org/) partners Alomos for the wine (which enabled us to do this later http://images.welovephotobooths.com/kidrobot/h35116304#h231ea0e3). Alomos is giving away memberships to POW with a keyword (http://protectourwinters.org/were-proud-to-announce-a-partnership-with-alamos-wines/) to the first 1,000 people. I tried to sign up- but I couldn't figure it out (small brain problem).

Jeremy does a lot of stuff, a lot of quality stuff, so show your support- http://www.jeremyjones.net/

photo- Amy Klein (http://amykleinphoto.blogspot.com/)

Jeremy Jones' Deeper- Teton Gravity Research

I really respect Jeremy Jones. He loves the mountains (POW protect our winters http://protectourwinters.org/why-join-pow/). I like what he stands for. Two years ago my dad and I were in Targhee for a week and so was Jermey Jones with his family. I was too nervous to say hi, so I just creepily followed him around the hill. This time when I saw him I just creepily filmed him.
Jeremy Jones' Deeper- Teton Gravity Research from elisabeth toft on Vimeo.

I was born in Wyoming, but when I was six we moved to Idaho. We would go back to Wyoming every year before Christmas and ski Grand Targhee.  Sometimes I would see the Jones brothers (the guys who started TGR) drop the crazy cliffs  on the side of Targhee from the lift. Little did I know what and who they would become (http://www.tetongravity.com/) .

Deeper is Jeremy Jones's project.  It covers two seasons of monstrous mountains.  Deeper is BIG mountain riding.  All the lines are reached on skins or by climbing. All the riding is done on splitboards. They camp in the mountains for weeks and spend many days snowed in their tents (crazy eyes). They go places where people have rarely been and do some really insane stuff. I kept wondering if  they were going to come out alive or if they even really knew what they were doing. The guys turn back when they have to, knowing the mountain is in charge. It was beautiful to see a snowboarding film that wasn't about tricks. It was about truly riding and the love of the mountain.
My final thoughts: I need a splitboard.


Thanks Sugarbush (http://www.sugarbush.com/) for the tickets!