Conditions are not to bad if you get an early start, i left lot below closed gate @ 6am and hit summit by 8:47am, the face was windy and on decent the tundra was beginning to soften and ended up post holing about 10ish times not enough to warrant me putting on my snow shoes i was at the parking lot by 11am below gate. i would foresee that as long as an early start is made it should be a decent endeavor the next few days (do not try and forge your own path across the meadow) saw a few trying and they were posthole masters by the end. as far as layers all i "needed and used" was rain/wind breaker, gators, trekking poles, hydro, long underwear, zip off leg pants, shades, hat, and a decent pair of boots...only thing i used out of my 27 lb. pack was the dang sign and thank you to whoever took the picture for me @ summit with my sign.
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