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📍Aiguille du Midday, Shawmonix; Southwest Maine Low-Tide Powderhound Brunch. Thanks for the pictures & good times, @ryandunfee85 🙌🏼 @bonuslife & I were amped to get our first day on snowboards with better-than-expected coverage and smiles for miles after this week’s Nor’Easter. #JonesSnowboards #JonesSolution #JonesRideReport #Splitboarding #Splitboard (at Bridgton, Maine) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJCgRfOh0sa/?igshid=eafdi36b5h2t

[emgeemann]

A firm-yet-beautiful tour with @bonuslife & @ilovefattys to the floor of Tuckerman Ravine yesterday. This was plan B after deciding to withdraw from #MtWashington Backcountry Fest due to coronavirus concerns - an attempt to maintain social distancing, physical and mental health. Although far from its most serious impact, COVID-19 has brought the abrupt and prudent closure to ski resorts throughout the country and world. It's an intense plot change in an already-turbulent winter season, and adds great financial strain for the winter shops, resort employees and entire industry. Immune to these closures and purpose-built for the backcountry, splitboards (and AT skis) have thrown a lifeline to keep the season alive for many, enabling relatively safe riding and retail activity. That said, the pandemic is more serious each day. What felt like appropriate social distancing yesterday can feel selfish and irresponsible today; careful consideration is needed when health care systems are overburdened, travel is strongly discouraged, transmission is exponential and early distancing has the greatest effect. It’s hard to decide what constitutes ethical outdoor activity, but the more local the better. Stay safe, be cautious, and support your local shop - hygienically! Jones splits & skins just went on sale 👊🏼 #iHeartHovercrafting #TuckermanRavine #JonesRideReport #JonesSnowboards #SocialDistancing (at Tuckerman Ravine) https://www.instagram.com/p/B90OKBfJWv5/?igshid=1wbyn76672sbg

[emgeemann]

After Saturday’s @jaypeakresort demo, we grabbed splits on Sunday to hunt the nearly 3 feet of snow that had fallen in the past week. We got hooked up with first tracks our whole first lap - Windblown snow had obscured the skintrack’s traverse up to the first peak, which previous groups bypassed. Fortunately we found it and toured all the way up. Partway into the approach, we realized @bonuslife’s board was still set up goofy from the demo, so a summit @sparkrandd multi-tool changeover added to the adventure. It was a rare Jay day with sunshine, blower pow and minimal wind. Thank you Jay, @jonessnowboards & @firsttraxvt! We’ll be back. #iHeartHovercrafting #JonesRideReport #Splitboarding #JayPeak #JonesSnowboards #JonesSolution #SparkRandD (at Jay Peak Moutain) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9PEI_VpBtD/?igshid=clrr9nxg93bg

[emgeemann]

Jay delivered! @bonuslife ripping earned turns through the bottom of our 2nd #splitboard lap. - #JonesRideReport #JonesSolution #JayPeak #EarnYourTurns #Splitboarding (at Jay Peak Moutain) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9O-QY_Jkwy/?igshid=virgwpu7nxrl

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This weeks #jonesfanfriday comes from Adam @billings907 giving us a nice reminder of those early season epic pow days in Alaska. Nothing gets us more stoked than seeing you guys getting after it and really putting the gear to good use like Adam here ripping a tasty looking line on his Solution! Keep the photos and videos coming and always be sure to tag #jonesridereport to keep us in the loop on your shred adventures! // #jonessolution #alaska (at Talkeetna, Alaska)