Deb and Jeff from ski essentials, 2 of my favorites. Can’t wait for the season

Nice 👍 I love the way Mike gave instructions for uphill kick turns on steeps and saving your energy safely on crampons. That chute was steep at the top... Whoa Nelly!

Skiing Mt. Hood Palmer glacier in summer is the ultimate! Had a blast there, and won a USSA Masters race! Thanks Deb, your videos are awesome and so beneficial!

Dropping the skis back with the Fischer tech at the van, "Sorry for the dings .. we were just out skiing some groomers and the coverage wasn't very good." .. :-) .. There is NO way to comprehend how impossibly steep that is .. Hattrup and Petrick (and you) are ageless wonders .. so fortunate the released skis didn't get further away! .. What an adventure!!

Nice edit. Lots of fond memories of days guiding with Hattrup for RMI during college. Keep that nose blue-free man.

5:10 Mt St Helen, Mt Rainer, Mt Adams, all seen from the summit of Mt Hood. 😍🥰 PNW is such a dope. Rockies to Cascade is like heaven of this planet.

many times ive skied palmer and wished that i could climb up above it, but i had to settle for some really long tranverses over towards zigzag and back. the old head monster 88 was a great traversing ski. the ski from the top of hood looks really awesome. great video thanks

Right on Deb! It’s on my bucket list.

@skiessential + @DebArmstrong = my total fav ski youtube channels!!! You Both Rock

Loved this. What a great adventure!

Are you guys crazy Deb?! I couldn't believe that you climbed that knife edge ridge near the summit..and then you skied down through icy chutes! Amazing. Well done. 👍🙂

Man that was cool, Mike Hattrup, if you remember him you are aging yourself. Fun beautious video.

Great video Deb! What an awesome group!

Awesome!!!! 🙌 can’t wait for the online tea session on Tuesday!

Cool. Thanks for Sharing. I miss skiing Mt Hood and the Summit. Hope to be able to ski USA again someday. Cheers.

It is super awesome to see Deb in the back-country! Also great to see skiing in the summer! My ultimate dream is to have an endless winter. Definitely fantasized hitting all of the peaks that were pointed out while they were on top of Hood. one could just spend the summer hitting all four.... Thanks again Deb for inspiring us to dream and act!

Awesome Deb. So cool to see Jeff from SkiEssentials at Stowe.....

Awesome video; partly because hidden within it is possibly the best tutorial on kick turns as it Mike shows options and variable; rather than just an idealised perfect option. Comforting to realise I'm no worse at them than people who are overall far better skiers than me. Great tips for so many other touring aspects too.

What a fantastic video from Deb. Definitely want to do that someday!

Beautiful! My home turf! Sadly, Timberline closed just this week, super early canceling training sessions previously scheduled for MHSSC (that's my next door neighbor)..big change coming...

Fantastic video. Breathed every turn, although the surface reminds me of a normal day at Glencoe Scotland. Praying I can ski again after my achillies rupture in March. Meantime I will just watch your videos Deb x

Nice work! In that zone i like to lock the toes 😉 love all the videos and cool to see you in the backcountry for a change.

Very awesome!

You guys did it in good style. It's not a walkup, tho I suspect all players were in great shape! The wide angle lens helps a LOT keeping the viewers from being motion sick on the way down (no problem here!) and is more realistic from a 1st person perspective. Great video!

I love yr adventure.

Those first few turns down take some trust.

Glad u got to ski the top. Looking at the conditions glad u did it and not me. Now I don’t have to ski it in summer. Maybe winter instead! Every skier should ski the lift service mountain at least once in the summer! I know you’re a Fisher girl but those pin heal pieces don’t hold u in like the marker King Pin bindings do. I recommend those in gnarly chutes

Went skiing and mountain biking the same day in May, and Mountain biking and paddle boarding the same day at Hood this summer!!! Trillium lake is the best camping spot.

That's a pretty rad place to learn kick turns :)

Nice job Spike!! doc

last time i talked to Mike Hattrup was in 1990 at Jim McConkey sport shop where i worked ,as he and the extreme guys were up making a ski movie around whistler bc. glad to see he is still getting up in the mountains to ski !!

Super cool video 👍

Sick to see Jeff here

Looking good Mike got both knees replacement feeling ausum see u on the hill rando

When was this? The palmer still looks great. I didn't make it up this summer since I figured with all the heat waves the glacier would be in bad shape.

Absolutely great video. Love the instruction by Mike Hattrup on the kick turn. He has some excellent Backcountry ski lessons on KZfaq. Does this mean we might see you in some backcountry videos in the future? Great to see Jeff from Ski Essentials out of Stowe, VT. His ski reviews are some of the most professional and informative on KZfaq.

Have you ever met a guy named Eriks Kadzejs up at Mt Hood. He was an Atomic Ski Rep from the 80s to the 90s and then Reped for Fischer Skis in the early 2000s and then went to Stokli. He is my uncle. He was also a race coach the whole time as a Masters Coach.

This is awesome. Love that you left in the challenges and some of the instructional footage. As a gear geek always enjoy seeing what people are using. I’ve been skiing on a pair of Rangers ever since my double knee replacement 4 years ago.. I’m assuming your whole setup was Fisher. Skis, boots and bindings.

As a Portlander, I ski timberline all the time, winter into summer. in late spring/early summer when Palmer finally opens regularly, the sulfur from the fumaroles is noticeable on the upper portion of the ski runs. how noticeable was this while summiting? and do you mind commenting on the process to join a group and associated costs? great vid!

I can’t watch this now but saved it for later tonight. Looks amazing already.

Great Video, but rather you than me as I hate hights.. Amazing decent and lots of dirty snow :) Keep well

Double thumbs up!!

When did you film this? The glaciers are looking bad this year.

When was this? Was this a summer climb? The Mountain looks so naked and warm! (I’m only at the beginning of the video if it says when)

I think Deb needs to visit Jeff and check Mad River Glen off her bucket list.

Deb's type 3 fun becomes type 1 fun for me when recorded lol

I hate to be the critic here, but someone needs to say what needs saying. I first climbed Hood at 15 as part of the Mazen’s Club’s Climbing School. I climbed it 5 more times with skis and skied down (including the morning Mt St Helens blew up). My final climb was on a very very warm January day. After that experience, I promised myself never to go there again. Why? Because ice and rock were falling down on us from Castle Craigs just above the Hogs Back. When we noticed this, we had to decide, “Is it better to continue or turn around?” We decided to keep going so we could at least see it coming at us. We were damn lucky that day, as was this group. NEVER go there on warm or icy days. NEVER go without a helmet on your head. NEVER take flimsy mountaineering gear that won’t stay on your foot , or perform when you need torsional strength in a ski. And, NEVER think you can go and return safely without training and proper climbing gear. At 69, and having grown up on Mt Hood, I’ve seen every death on the mountain since 1958.

Congrats Deb. I think I can say for sure I won’t be following in your footsteps there. One thing I was wondering, though: Would higher DIN settings have been a good idea? I’ve never been on telemark skis though, so I don’t even know if they have DIN settings.

You can see those arms. Almost like a swimming stroke with the arms. A swimmer cuts into the water with the hands.

Who would have thought a tech binding would pre-release

Crikey 😳

So, you summited Mt. Hood with no helmets? In warmer weather, it sheds rocks as big as your head. I can't watch this.

Looks like you could use some leashes or brakes!

I've never done an uphill kick turn. It is much easier doing a downhill kick turn. Windshield wiper turns galore.

Try not opening your hand when you pole plant, it may help with your unweighting and weight transfer. I hope this helps you.

I wunt my kitty!

Better tighten the bindings up, not the place to be pre-releasing, nowhere is for that matter!

"Are you kidding me!" someone overcame their fear of heights to touch the top of the mountain. Can't wait for the next season's videos.

This is not fun skiing! Not sure why people like to torture themselves like this. I’ll be taking the lift at the resort