This year, PCT hikers face one of the greatest risks in the iconic trail’s history: the record-setting Sierra Nevada snowpack.
Thru-hike permits followed suit over the last decade. Permits for the more popular northbound route jumped from less than 1,000 in 2013 to 3,791 in 2021. Overall numbers dropped slightly for the first time in 2021, following a 2020 pandemic year in which issued permits were not tracked.Pacific Crest Trail Association's
FILE: A Sonora Pass trailhead sign, located along California Highway 108 between Sonora and Bridgeport on the western side of the pass, is still buried in snow on June 28, 2017, near Sonora Pass, Calif.Of course, that’s easier said than done for a hiking crowd that’s becoming more and more risk tolerant as the seasons go on, Haskel said. It’s also a challenge for thru-hikers who apply for and receive a, which are capped at 8,000 per season and require journeys to start on specific days.
Schneer, acknowledging the life-threatening risks that come with a record Sierra snowpack, said 2023"is going to be the year of the," where hikers take on large sections of the PCT in pieces — many times out of order."All bets are off," he said."The idea of hiking a continuous path from Mexico to Canada, that's not going to happen this year. I just don't see very many people doing that.
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