Breaking Trail: Ryan Hudson shares his Journey from Streets 2 Peaks

The first step in helping make change is to listen and learn from respected voices about the issues. We've been working with Jones ambassador Ryan Hudson for over a decade, so he was one of the first people we connected with to learn about what it means to be a black snowboarder and how we can improve the diversity of the snowboard and outdoor industry.

Ryan's life story is unreal. He was homeless until he was taken into a shelter at age 14 and learned to snowboard at age 15 through an urban outreach program in San Diego. From the moment he started snowboarding his life changed course. By 19 he was working at the famous Peruvian Lodge at Snowbird Resort in Utah riding 100 days a year and within two years he was sponsored and competing. He's since gone on to help other disadvantaged youth through his snowboard mentor initiative #Streets2Peaks. Ryan's life journey is an incredible example of how mountain experiences can change lives.

We're thrilled to share a recent conversation between Ryan and Jeremy Jones about his story to kick off our journey and new partnership with Outdoor Outreach towards helping more people like Ryan find opportunity, adventure and happiness through snowboarding and the outdoors.

via Jones Snowboards