Refusing to act his age has worked out well for John Shocklee. 52 years young, Shocklee hustled through life taking any job that kept him playing in the mountains. And he has devoted his life to doing what he loves, and what he loves more than anyone else is skiing (just ask him). Shocklee spends his winters guiding skiers in Silverton, Colorado and his summers as captain of a wooden dory in the Grand Canyon.

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