Bob Athey: The Wizard of the Wasatch

I like this guy.  Years ago I saw a video where he was featured living in a teepee out in the mountains.  It's good to see that he's still getting after it.  According to this film he's been averaging over 100 backcountry ski days per year for the last 35 years!  Impressive!

Bob Athey has been hiking, skiing and snowboarding around the Wasatch mountains in Utah for the past four decades. He is known as the Wizard of the Wasatch because of his looks and his ability to navigate in backcountry avalanche terrain. 

Anyone who gets out into the Wasatch backcountry has run into Bob and either loves him or hates him. His knowledge of snow and the mountains is rivaled by few.

The Wizard of the Wasatch | The Backcountry Experience, Ep. 5