Mike HattrupPROFILE

Mike Hattrup

August 7, 1962
Ketchum, ID
Marmot, K2, Garmont, Smith

DriClime Windshirt, Storm King Pant

Mike Hattrup was a former member of the US Freestyle Ski Team and star of a handful of Greg Stump ski films. One of the first Americans to be a fully certified AMGA Ski Mountaineering Guide, he currently guides trips for Pro Guiding Service in the European Alps and Washington's Cascades. Mike works as Telemark Manager for K2 and is an endorsed athlete of Marmot, Tecnica ski boots and Leki ski poles.

Legendary skier Jack Rabbit Johansson who lived to be 111 years old. Said the key to longevity was “not to smoke too much, drink too much or eat too much . . . but don’t do too little of any of those things either.”
Hanging out with my family, being in the mountains
“We did not inherent the earth from our parents—we are borrowing it from our children.” Chief Sealth

Bringing K2 Telemark and AT from inception to 45% market share; certified AMGA Ski Mountaineering Guide, establishing AMGA ski mountaineering Scholarship Endowment; ski films: Stump films: Time waits for Snowman, Maltese Flamingo, Blizzard of Aahhh’s, License to Thrill, Dr. Strangeglove; Warren Miller films: Born to Ski, Journey; Peter Jennings Productions: Steep; 1988 US Freestyle Team: Moguls; making it this far without a real job.

5 knee surgeries, various broken bones. It’s an old car, but it’s running pretty well right now.