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Bill Jones' family album

Bill's Kids

Russell Jones--retired professional ski racer. Finished 17th overall on Pro Circuit best year.      

Go to www.truckeeriverwinery.com  for great pinot noir, merlot, and zinfandel from Truckee, in the Lake Tahoe area of California, made by Bill Jones' son Russell, graduate vintner from University of California/Davis with many award-winning bottlings..

 

 

 

Bill's kids: Russell and Debra


Debra Plant--ex-junior racer, former ski instructor, now ski mom, in the High Sierra of California

 


Grandkids

Katy Jones.
3rd place, junior varsity girls, 5 kilometer cross-country skating
California State Championships, 2002. Competitor in national Junior Olympics, 2005.

                      biathlon training   

                                                        1st place, junior varsity girls, California/Nevada states championships, 2004

    Katy Jones, 2005 National Junior Olympics


Meredith Plant. On the Sugar Bowl race team.  Competitor in western section Junior Olympics, 2005. On the Auburn, California, high school ski race team. Also triathlete and competive swimmer. As of 2012, on University of California--Davis ski team.

        slalom                  giant slalom     

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Meredith at age 14, 2nd place in California/Nevada High School League, 2006

Meredith at age 16, in line for California State champion 2007 with wins in giant slalom and slalom. Now racing for University of California--Davis.


 

 

Riley Plant, age 6--with 1st place medal;
 best of 40. On the Sugar Bowl Race Team.
Also triathlete (best in U.S. in age group) and competition swimmer.      

  giant slalom    Riley at age 8--note angle at waist, arms out, eyes up
                                                                                                                     inside leg up, outside (downhill) leg with bend at knee              

   Riley knows racing isn't the only kind of fun!

                      Riley at age9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Riley at age 10, winning J5 Far West Championships March 2006

    

Riley at 11, racing slalom

Riley at 15 (2010-11) racing giant slalom     

  Riley in April of 2011 was invited to participate with other Far West skiers in a special training program designed to develop participants as candidates for the U.S. Ski Team.

In January of 2012, Riley at 16 was second for his age group in America in giant slalom (his team-mate was 1st) and 40th in the world. He was 20th in America in slalom. Watch this kid!


Graeme Plant, Meredith's and Riley's father, Bill's son-in-law, heli-skiing in British Columbia.

 

 

 

 


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