Winter Variation: There is a solid trench from TH to Treeline. I do recommend traction, MicroSpikes or even snowshoes. The steepness of this route causes a lot of step and slip-- traction will help prevent some of that and spare you some muscle fatigue. Snowshoes are NOT need for flotation in the trees until the next snow. The Headwall was a bit loose, but manageable. The ridge has a variety of snow conditions, hard snow, soft snow, bare rock. The trail was fairly easy to follow except for the wind blown rocks in the 13,200-13,500 area. Again, traction is needed. The ridge took longer than I expected, mostly due to the step and slip in the softer snow above 13,500
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