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Quick Facts:
Name: Jared Elston
Age: 20
Born: 2/2/1999
Home: Bend, OR
Sponsors: Adidas, Nitro, Tactics, Crab
Grab, Aprch Beverage Co
Film parts: Beta, Offline, Hopes of the
Highest
P: Rohrbacher
I met Jared and his family a few years ago
when they moved to Bend from Montana;
they were living in Tumalo in their camper until
they found a house to live in. Jared and his
brother, Jonah, were hungry to live the dream
as professional snowboarders and skiers; and
by hungry I mean they knew you had to work
at it 12 months a year...eating right, working
out, odd jobs in the off season to pay for re-
quired gear (truck, sled, etc.), and riding every
day possible.
Jared has grown from our first day in the
backcountry. There are a ton of growing pains
in the backcountry compared to simply rid-
ing parks at the resort and Jared has grown
through them with hard work and dedication.
He also has continued his passions in the
streets, probably the hardest sector of snow-
boarding in terms of damage to the body. Add
the backcountry element with street and park
riding and Jared can do it all.
This last season, Jared traveled the world,
shooting with multiple film crews and pro-
ducing A+ video shots. The dream is now a
reality.
Jared has become one of my favorite people
to work with and has no signs of slowing
down...kid isn't even 21 yet!
Cheers Jared, you’re a good friend and an
incredibly talented snowboarder...skies the
limit!
P: Pete Alport