Made it to the summit of Sherman yesterday. The road to the winter TH is still in good shape, made it out in my Prius with no issues. Just two other local cars there, didn't see anybody on the trails the whole day. The road up to the trail, and most of the trail after that is a solid mix of snow and rock. Flotation could be useful for the last push up to the Sherman and Sheridan saddle, but manageable with just spikes, so not worth the extra weight. Overall route finding is straightforward, sans the last push to the saddle with some new snow, just keep an eye out for the cornice and avoid. Not much for summit views yesterday, but it was only 14° with sustained winds 20-25 with some gusts over 30. I didn't record the trip, but from the reports I've read it's about 11 miles roundtrip from the recommended winter TH. Took about 6.5 hours, with a healthy amount of food and rest breaks.
            
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