Negligible snow until I reached the base of the couloir. The snow was mostly hard-pack on the way up with occasional soft areas. The upper portion of the couloir that remains in the shade was very hard-packed. The scramble from the top of the couloir to the summit was mostly dry with some rotten patches of snow but not too troubling. Left the summit at 8:30. The upper couloir was still hard. The snow became progressively soft after reaching the sunny areas. Upon reaching the bottom portions it was mostly thigh deep post holes.
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