Mexico. I was in Guadalajara for a meeting... but meetings end, and then what? Where's the skiing? Well, I guess there isn't any. But the best I could do was to find a local mountain, bring some ice, and attempt to ski the ice on top of the mountain on my mini-skis.
Except that it failed. The road was blocked to the top, and there was a massive canyon between where I was and the actual top was. But never mind, let's just ski where we are then.
Not my best skiing experiences. Could possibly be the worst, though. But even the worst skiing is still pretty good. I can't complain, a beautiful mountain, beautiful scenery, warm, new place, skis on my feet, the familiar bring-your-own-ice/snow routine... not bad. Or not too shitty, as we say in Finland.
And the mountain? Volcán de Tequila, near the town of Tequila. 2,920 meters of strength, probably with a worm inside. I wasn't quite at the top of course, but a respectable mountain nevertheless.
I think I was around these coordinates: N 20.805279 W 103.847307.
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