Mt. Hood Podcast

Dave Winterling is one of the biggest experts on the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol. He has been a patroller for 8 seasons, been the Chief Patroller, and is currently serving as the President of the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol. He joins us today for some skiing and a two part interview about the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol. Please donate to the Mt. Hood Ski Patrol at https://mthoodskipatrol.org/www/pmwiki.ph

Scott Wazny is a member of the elite Seven Summits Club. He’s climbed the highest peak on each continent. He also is a Mt. Hood regular and did a lot of his training and learning on the south side of Hood. I sit him down and chat about his experiences, what set his expeditions apart, and how Hood formed a foundation for his elite skills. Enjoy! As always, please reach out with an

In today’s episode we have Jeff Goldberg. Jeff is a biologist with the National Forest Service for the West side of Mt. Hood. He answers my questions about critters in the Mt. Hood National Forest and talks about challenges facing them. We also talk mountaineering wolverines and how the Beaver protects the forest from forest fires. Find out more at www.fs.usda.gov/mthood. As alwa

I'm honored to have a couple real historians and filmmakers with me this week. Ned Thanhouser and Jeff Thomas talk about their two Mt. Hood shorts: “Cabin in the Sky” and “Ranger, the Canine Alpinist.” Before you listen, go to https://oregonrockthepioneers.com/ and watch them both. I’ll wait. Glad you came back, enjoy my interview about the movies! As always, love to get

We talk to reps from three of the major ski teams on Mt. Hood. Mike Greenslade is the son of the founders of Mt. Hood Academy and Race Team. It is an accredited High School that focuses on preparing athletes for FIS level racing while providing a live in High School. Cooper Spur Race Team is represented by Shana Sweitzer and Mt. Hood Meadow’s Race and Big Mountain Team are repres

On February 28, 2008, Mt. Hood history was made. Matthias Giraud intentionally skied off Mississippi head for the first time in history. Seconds after getting airborne, he deployed his chute, glided gracefully down into the canyon, and skied into the history books as the first ski base jump on Mt. Hood. Today on the Mt Hood Podcast we are honored to hear living history straight fro

This was a fun interview for me. I’ve been a huge fan of Greg Stump’s movies for the last 35 years. His films had a big impact on my skiing and where I wanted to go with it. He’s a truly revolutionary filmmaker that changed the genre forever. We talk about his one shoot on Mt. Hood, the movies that were his favorites, Tom Brady, Scot Schmidt, Seal, and so many others. If you

Getting to the ski resort is half the battle. Today we break down what kind of car you need and what tires to put on it with a couple experts. Doug Newcomb is a contributor for Popular Mechanics. One of his areas of expertise is vehicles and he’s tested over a thousand. Find him athttps://www.popularmechanics.com/author/7343/doug-newcomb/TJ Campbell is lead tire tester for tirera

Two of my favorite people join me on the Pod. Jason Rogers wears a few different hats supporting High School Racing and the Club racing on Mt. Hood. He gives a great breakdown of the different groups and options for kids to race on the mountain.Kiara Green is the most popular coach on the mountain for anyone under 12. She also coaches at Sunset High School and gives some great insi

It's a long one, sorry!In this episode I talk to my two most trusted gear gurus. Greg owns Boots and More (www.bootsandmore.ski) in Portland, OR. He is a master boot fitter and ski tech that will help you find the right boot and fit it to your foot. We talk about boot fitting, the importance of the boot, and the future of ski boots. He was Army so this episode is labeled explicit.