There were 2 places where there was a pile of snow, and besides being a little slippery was no problem wearing sneakers. There was a little mud in sections around the same area as the snow, but there are plenty of places to step or go around completely. It was pretty windy from the top of the ridge to the summit. A group of young kids and their father decided to turn around and try again some other time, but there were 4 or five other parties that summited without much trouble. The smoke from nearby fires was annoying but the higher up you got the less you could smell it.
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