Did this hike for the first time and loved it. It was a total cloudy day but still the trail itself was so pretty with snow on the trees, as well as on the trail for the last mile or so.

Spikes and/or poles will help but there were lot of people without spikes or poles :)

All along the trail there was trees on either side so felt much better when compared to most of the hikes where the treeline ends way before.

Did Dirty Harry's Peak on a nice Sunday - arrived at lot by 7:30 AM and there was still good parking then. Just a few other people on the trail - very muddy up through the Balcony. One blowdown on the lower trail section, but easily climbed over. Trail past the Balcony is also muddy. Intermittent snow patches starting around 3400' near the turnoff to Web Mountain. Intermittent quickly becomes snow covered and then deep snow covered at 4000' and above. Still several feet of snow up there. Surface of the snow was generally pretty slippery. In the trees still compacted firm but definitely slippery in the open areas. Lots of posthole opportunities. I wore spikes which helped, the steep areas in the final 1/2 mile were pretty slippery. I did see one other person doing it in snowshoes and then a handful of others with nothing on their boots. I guess it is doable that way but having the spikes was nice. Summit had almost no views, very cloudy. I went all the way to the end where there's the clump of trees overlooking the cliffs. There was a grouse there waiting for me but other than that, nobody else at the summit. Saw about 10 people heading up to the summit on my way down. As always on a Sunday, the trail below the balcony was packed, counted over 100 hikers coming up, most in very large groups with dogs. I clocked about 8 miles and 3500' of elevation gain. 

A good alternative to Mt Si with far fewer people after you pass the turnoff for Dirty Harry's balcony.  Trail is currently snow covered above 3,400'.  Micro-spikes would have been helpful as the compact snow on the trail can be slippery.  Gaiters we're very useful as the trail up to the Balcony is muddy for long stretches. 

This is a great trail with wonderful views. It's very well maintained and developed with some switchbacks. It's a moderate to difficult hike with some rocky and steep terrain. The distance is almost 8 miles to the end of the trail and back. There is a lot of elevation with gradual inclines through an enchanted forest with old-growth trees creating a natural canopy. You'll find some excellent cliff views along the way. I went on a Saturday and it was a little busy. Parking was available along the street near the trail entrance. 

Great hike up DHP. Snow started around 3/4 a mile from peak. Started with microspikes but ended up using snowshoes for most of it. Snow was slushy and postholey - the microspikes weren't doing anything. Pretty good views from the top, but not as good as Mailbox peak.