Road clear to the summer trailhead. Hit the base of the couloir around 6:45, topped out at 8:00. I would not have wanted to be on the couloir any later. Forecast had called for a freeze overnight. Postholed a majority of the bottom 1/3 of the couloir. Found very hard snow in the middle third, able to kick steps or simply duck walk. Top third of Lost Rat is melting out in places & encountered variable snow conditions until topping out climbers right of the small non-threatening cornice. Advise to start early for the most pleasant/safest climb.
Always good climbing with dpage, great to meet board members brerrabbit, aholle88!
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