2024 PDG: Patrollers Don’t Go
A Grand Reverse and then a hop over the pond for a PDG cancellation has Alex Lee pondering if a 2026 PDG is in his future.
Category: Travel
Travel
The High Route's coverage of adventure skiing (call them trip reports but we're hoping for some narrative arc to written into it) and "travel" begins here.
Local Insights from Canada’s South Coast
A team of two in Canada’s South Coast Range have a compelling newsletter—The Weekly South Coast Conditions Report—to assist those touring in the region to make better informed choices regarding the local snowpack and conditions. Which overall, should increase the fun factor.
Seizing a Sierra Moment
I didn’t have a precise “plan.” There was no “tick list” or grand traverse guiding my trip. I didn’t have consistent partners lined up. For once, I ignored all of my “spreadsheet” items, checklists, regular partners, and familiar habits. I decided to put myself in a position to be in the right place at the right time and see what came of it.
Seeking High Tide: Permits and Rules for Rogers Pass
Here’s a known known—there’s generally fine touring in Canada, and Rogers Pass’s permitting and parking requirements have a learning curve. Here’s a Rogers Pass bureaucratic primer.
Pico De Orizaba on a Time Crunch
When I’m looking to travel internationally, I look for three things: powder skiing, 3000m alpine routes, and great food. Surprising to absolutely nobody, Mexico only ticks one of those boxes. Hint: it’s not waist-deep turns. Due to the less-than-ideal latitudinal location of the country, there seems to be a real lack of snow. Puzzling, I know, but for what it’s worth, the tacos make up for it in every sense.
Mexico does have something up its sleeve: Pico de Orizaba. If it were located 500 miles to the north, it would be a world-famous ski destination. Instead, the lofty summit only holds snow and ice for the top 2,500’ out of 18,450’. With its close(ish) proximity to the United States and not-too-high altitude, a quick-hit ski descent had been on our minds for a while.
