Welcome to post hole city! 4 feet deep at points, and plenty of breaking through above 13k ft. Flotation advised, though barely helpful as the day goes on. I summited both peaks via traditional route. Lots of wet slides in every couloir, though plenty of skiers taking advantage of the corn. The intensity of the sun + the persistent snow coverage makes for a pretty rough environment. High alpine protection is more important than usual in this arena for this time of year. Took me 6 hours round trip; most of that time burned up in the willows. Always fun though!
I'll post in trail head conditions about this as well, but I was able to be the first vehicle (pretty sure) to break through to the summer trailhead. Probably 4wd high clearance only at this point, but it can't be more than a week or so of these temps before it's open to all.
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