This trip did not actually follow Tr# 1033, which is totally under snow.
Commonwealth Ck --> Cave Ridge --> S. Ridge Snoqualmie --> descend E, traverse ENE, then regain the ridge at Snoqualmie's ENE sub-summit --> follow ridge to Lundin --> descend into upper Commonwealth Basin --> out via Commonwealth Creek. I think this route requires good snow cover. Might last another few weeks.

WARNING: Avalanche danger just the previous week was quite high (photo)! Always check http://www.nwac.us/forecast/avalanche/current/zone/6/ , even in the late spring!
Mountaineering trip, not a hike. Ice ax. No crampons (might be handy if frozen hard). Snowshoes were not very useful today. Snow conditions excellent-to-perfect.

Take Exit 52 from I-5 (1st Snoqualmie exit), turn left under I-5, then park immediately. The PCT/1033 trailhead road is still completely under snow. More snow than I've ever seen here.
Start early. I left trailhead at 7:30 AM, and snow was firm and mostly frozen all the way to Snoqualmie Mt. summit. Ice ax was REQUIRED to cross the double-log bridge across Commonwealth Ck in the morning; steep stream snowbanks were frozen hard; dog needed assistance. The second stream, which you need to cross almost immediately, had only one thin snowbridge at that place; perhaps more snowbridges upstream. Crossing the double log was much easier late in the day when snow was softer.

7:30AM Leave trailhead
9:30AM 4700' basin at base of S ridge. NO OPEN WATER at the basin outfall (I was counting on it)! Had to ascend nasty steep terrain to get water at the one stream coming off the S ridge. Not recommended!
11:30AM summit. Snow was not softening much. It was getting soft by the time I left summit about 2:30. Good dlissading and insignificant postholing on the exit.
6:15PM back at car (via Lundin Peak S slopes and upper Commonwealth basin).

From summit, descended the S ridge briefly, then glissaded E. NOTE: you have to be careful about this; if you leave the S ridge too low, you can encounter the steep cliffs that line the basin between the S ridge and Cave Ridge. That would be dangerous! I left the S ridge at the first opportunity, glissaded a few hundred feet to a wide-open, easy bench, then headed NE to the rib running SSE from Snoqualmie Mountains' NE sub-summit. Climbed back up to Snoqualmie's NE sub-summit, and from there, it was easy (sometimes steep) snow travel NE to Lundin.
Experienced climbers without an awkward dog could traverse Snoqualmie's ENE ridge much higher -- skip the glissade -- traverse as high as you can until you reach the ESE sub-summit.
Much depends on how much snow, and what condition. This route would have been suicidal last weekend. We glissaded a recent avalanche deposit.
Commonwealth Creek's upper west fork forms a big basin between Snoqualmie and Lundin Peaks. I descended this, straight South. Lots of foot traffic following the Right (West) bank. Leads right back to the lovely double-log bridge.
Without good, heavy snow cover like there is now, I don't think I'd want to do this traverse from Snoqualmie to Lundin. If it'snot in-shape, just descend the S ridge back to the basin and climb back up to the Guye/Cave Ridge saddle and go out the way you came in.
I've never done Snoqualmie from the Alpental parking lot. I think the Commonwealth Basin route would be more interesting.

The snow started right away on this one, and so the alpental lot was packed with skiers and boarders. There are plenty of snowshoe tracks to follow out here, but be sure to pay close attention to your postion and bearing, as these tracks go all over and can easily send you down the wrong path. Only saw 7 people on this beautiful and surprisingly warm December Saturday. Made it to the summit by 12:30 and after watching a group ski down from cave ridge, I decided I had time to make a quick detour to finally catch an up close and personal glimpse of the phone booth. It was unfortunately buried by snow.

The way down was nice, as I was able to glissade nearly halfway and plunge-step the rest. Back to the car right at sundown, making for a very satisfying day.

Short, steep, to the point. Nice day up on Snoqualmie Mountain, only a couple others on the trail. The lower third of the trail seems to have had some improvements, less brushy and fewer loose rocks, but I could be imagining that. There is still water flowing at the big waterfall, but it's hot and dry after that. Bugs. No "wildflower meadows" but certainly some nice rock gardens.

On the way down, I attempted to cross over to Cave Ridge. I will have to do a little more reading on that. the route I chose, drop left off the main trail at about Cave Ridge elevation, didn't work out very well. I ended up in a cliffy area and it was a struggle to get Ruby to follow me. I actually found a good gully that took me where I wanted to go, but Ruby pulled up like a mule at the top and I had to climb back up to her. Rather than force her down (she could easily have made it) we went in search of other routes, which ended up in the gully between Snoqualmie Mtn and Cave Ridge an hour later. By that time I wasn't in the mood to continue so we followed the gully back down to the big waterfalls and the main trail. The upper gully still has snow, but it looks like a viable route to Cave Ridge. There is a faint trail in the gully that connects to a trail above the waterfalls, it looks to have been a real trail at one time, but it doesn't seem to be connected to the main trail anywhere that I could find. Something to explore another day.

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Trail has 2 snow patches on the upper ridge, but no ice axe should be needed. The eroded trail section from about 200' to 600' elevation gain above the Alpental parking lot is the most difficult. Hiking poles are of great benefit on this steep boot path. No significant bugs this day. The solitude and cool fresh air made up for the clouds that enshrouded the summit on our trip.