Road to the trailhead was open and relatively clear. We used microspikes until we reached tree line, at which point we came to a fork in the path. We took the path to the left, climbing straight up and over the ridge. At this point, we changed to our snowshoes, which made the ridge and the final push to the saddle much more doable. We did meet people climbing with simply microspikes and ice axes the entire way, but it was slower work requiring post-holing. The final summit push from the saddle we did with microspikes only. We were able to glissade down from the saddle to the ridge, but it was icy and rocky, requiring a lot of attention. There was definitely not enough snow for the few backcountry skiers we met. Coming off the summit around 1pm, it was definitely starting to get slushy for the path down.
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