Stephen Koch has called Jackson Hole home for over 19 years. During that time Stephen lived in New York City, Chamonix, France and has been fortunate to have traveled extensively for over 10 years as a professional athlete.

Stephen is a motivational speaker who loves sharing his tales of adventure and survival from his trips in the Tetons and beyond. He is a climber, snowboarder and mountain guide and a pioneer in the field of Snowboard Mountaineering, a term he coined. His list of alpine ascents and descents include some of the most notable firsts anywhere in the world, most of which have never been repeated. He has been a senior Exum Mountain Guide for sixteen years, and is the first person to snowboard the Grand Teton and all the major Teton Peaks. Stephen is the first and only person to snowboard on all Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent.

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After surviving a near fatal avalanche high in the Tetons, Stephen started the Avalanche Awareness Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating young backcountry users about the dangers of avalanches. Stephen was the Wyoming State Road Bike Champion Runner Up in 2004. In addition to snowboarding, skiing, mountaineering, road and mountain biking, Stephen most loves spending time with his wife and baby son.