On June 10, 2023, hundreds of Yogi’s friends and family gathered in Silverthorne, CO to celebrate his life.
Rod was a member of the original ‘Fun Hogs’, along with Yvon Chouinard of Patagonia and Doug Tompkins of The North Face, among others. These climbers, skiers, surfers, and sailors loved life and traveled the world seeking the essence of sport and adventure. Their fraternity ‘pin’ was fashioned after the Blue, White, Red Rossignol cock with skis in the center replaced by a similarly colored hog. The Fun Hogs lived such a way that inspired Yogi for life. Yogi opened the eponymously named Fun Hog Ranch Bar & Grill in Silverthorne in 1979. The celebration of life was held at the former Fun Hog Ranch.
