A sick snowboarder from Great Britain, Jenny Jones has always put up an incredible fight on the World Snowboard Tour. In 2006, Jenny finished as World Nr. 2 and in 2007 made it to World No. 6. The 06/07 season also saw Jenny lay down five Top 5 finishes including a 1st in Slopestyle at the 5-Star Chevrolet Grand Prix, a 3rd at the 6-STar Roxy Chicken Jam in Kaprun, Austria, and a 3rd in the Slopestyle at the prestigious 6-Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships.

 

In the 07/08 season however, Jenny gave her self a strong foundation early on, winning the Slopestyle title at the 5-Star Burton New Zealand Open. She also placed 8th in the Halfpipe and 2nd in the Slopestyle at the 4-Star Garnier Fructis Australian Open. What most notice about Jenny's riding, and perhaps what makes her such a great rider, is her confidence and ability to take and stomp the bigger kicker lines at each contest she enters alongside stomping the cleanest 5s in the business.

 

When December hit, Jenny was on top of her game. She placed 4th at the 6-Star Roxy Chicken Jam in Kaprun, Austria and made clear her intentions of continuing her daunting presence in Women's snowboarding. Her reputation for going big was solidified in reality at the 6-Star Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland. She was one of the few riders taking the same kicker approach as the men and her efforts paid off, finishing second in the BEO Slopestyle. 

Following the European Open, Jenny carried her momentum to Japan and took home her second title of the season at the 5-Star Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open. A third place finish in the Slopestyle at the 26th Annual 6-Star Burton US Open and Jenny posted her 7th result, earning her the position of TTR World No. 7 at the end of the season.

You averaged third place at TTR SIX(6) STAR events last season and finished 2nd. Is it your goal to win the tour this year? 
No, because to be realistic I think I can’t do enough events (this week I found out that the cat fight, candy jam, Burton European Open Slopestyle and O’Neill PRO FS slopestyle are all cancelled) and the standard is high. I am just gonna wait and see if I can make 6 events at least.

 
Which TTR event do you like the most and why?
For the ones I have been to - The Roxy Chicken Jams, because there is more time allocated for the girls to ride compared to other events.

U.K. snowboarding started to switch from dry slopes to artificial snow in snow domes. How big might the impact on the international UK riding level be in the future?
It’s already apparent with the high level of rail riders. When it comes to kickers we don’t have the resources to build big jumps but riders are definitely gaining experience on the smaller jumps available.

 
The riding level has increased a lot in female snowboarding compared to the last season. Why do you think it has risen so much?
I think this is because there are more girls at a higher level than just one or two now – the number of girl riders at a high level has reached the point of saturation so its easier for them to push one another on to the next level.

We saw you spin 720s at the Roxy Chicken Jam in Kaprun earlier in the season. Are you working on a new trick right now?
Actually that was the third attempt ever at a 720 and in someways it was a little bit of a fluke. I have just been practicing the 7sstill as I don’t have them nailed at all yet. I would like to progress to a grab soon though as I feel it makes the spin look a lot nicer.

 
Who are the female riders progressing the sport right now?
Cheryl Maas, Silvia Mittermueller and Marie France-Roy.

 
Is there a difference between riding style of riders from different nations?
Never thought about it till now. But maybe Euros tweak a little bit more.

 
When you’re not in the snow, where can we find you?
Surfing, surfing, surfing.

You started snowboarding in the UK. How important is a crew to go riding with? And when was your first big trip abroad?
I love riding with good friends, but also like going on trips with new people. During college I went snowboarding for one week on snow. I have been on dry slopes only 2 or 3 times. Pretty much most of my riding started when I went to Tignes in France for my first season when I was 18, after finishing college, working as a chalet maid. So I had every afternoon to snowboard.

 
How has the (UK) snowboarding scene changed since you started?
I give you one word for this answer: groms

All the snow domes in the UK now have brought so many more youngsters to snowboarding. It’s great to see so many kids from the UK riding.

 
What is your advice to any upcoming grommets that don’t live in the mountains?
Ride as much as you can and enjoy it. it doesn’t matter if you are riding in the snowdome cause you are still learning and progressing. However snowboarding is a lot about the mountains so make sure you go and experience them cause this is what makes snowboarding so different from other sports.