Mt. Hood Podcast

Send us Fan Mail 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 straig...

Send us Fan Mail 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 at https://www.popularmechanics.com/author/7343/doug-newcomb/ TJ Campbell is lead tire tester...

Send us Fan Mail 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. ...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail Rod Hill is the Chief Meteorologist for KGW TV, a local TV station in Portland, OR.   He has been forecasting weather in Portland for over 25 years and is an expert on our local micro-climates, including Mt. Hood. We start off talking about the Mt. Hood weather, how El Nino's and La Nina's affect it,  what climate change is doing to our snowpack, then diverge into a deep...

Send us Fan Mail Lloyd Musser is the curator of the Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp, OR.    He is retired from the Forest Service and has spent more than a few decades roaming the mountain and collecting its history. We talk about the pre-settler history, the Oregon trail, and some of today's well known figures on the mountain.     My favorite story he told was that of Joel Palmer and his...

Send us Fan Mail I introduce myself a bit and describe the reason for the podcast.

Send us Fan Mail Liz Westby is a geologist with the Cascade Volcano Observatory.   She covers geologic history of the mountain, some features and formations, and eruption history.    It was my first recording and done with a crappy mic setup.    Promise it will get better. Send questions or comments to poormana@hotmail.com See our companion site trailmapvideos.com for more info.