This would be a phenomenal trail for a hot summer day. The forest is thick and cool and there is plenty of shade. A cold morning, I shed layers as I went and ended up in short sleeves at Grand Prospect, which was my turnaround today. Great views from there, as even Baker and Pilchuck were visible to the naked eye (just not my iPhone).

Arrived around 8:30, figuring it would get crowded on a sunny Sunday. Found plenty of parking, but that wasn’t the case when I came down at 12:30. The lots were full and cars lined the street. Glad I got there early! Lot’s of mountain bikers using the bike trails, but hikers were sparse and I had the hiking trails largely to myself.

A different type of March Madness.  Buckets of rain and howling winds. Slushy snowfall by the time we reached Grand Prospect. Then, practically clear skies upon returning to the trailhead. I'm one of those people who love these changeable challenging conditions, with the proper gear, of course.

After leaving a car at Rattlesnake Lake (where there was plenty of parking on this rainy day) we got to the Snoqualmie Point Park about 9. I've never been there, and I followed Google Maps. This led to me totally missing the signs pointing towards the main trailhead, instead parking in the lower park. The connector trail isn't long, and there was plenty of parking everywhere, so that wasn't too bad. Bonus: the bathroom in the park is a flush toilet, unlike the vault toilet at the main trailhead.
As trail quality goes, this one is top notch. wide, smooth, perfectly graded, with soft evergreen needles carpeting it. We didn't encounter much snow until Grand Prospect, where the whole clearing was covered in a thick layer. The benches are falling off the mountain, though one was usable. We laid down a tarp on the snow, and had a picnic. The views were lovely, with mist coming and going around the mountains.
As we hit the clear cuts farther up, views opened up more to the south, with Mt Rainier visible. We encountered more and more patches of snow, some of which were slippery and substantial, but we didn't need spikes.
This was a peaceful hike. The trees blocked the sound of the freeway, and between Grand Prospect and just above the Upper Ledge, we only encountered a few trail runners. Of course, that changed once we hit the lower ledge. Though we had Upper and Middle to ourselves, after the lower ledge, we easily saw as many people as we had on the entire mountain.
Gaia said we went exactly 11 miles, in 7.5 hours. A very satisfying hike.

We started at the Snoqualmie Point trailhead and headed up to Grand Prospect at 9am on this rainy Saturday morning.  Outhouses at the trailhead were clean and well stocked, and there was plenty of space in the parking lot as not too many mountain bikers were braving the rain.  The trail was in great condition despite the rain, with just a few muddy spots and puddles, and one smallish downed tree that was easy to step over.  The recent warm days did their work, as we only encountered an inch or two of slushy snow right at the Grand Prospect viewpoint.  No microspikes needed up to that point.

According to the weather forecast, snow was predicted for noon, and rain after 1pm. I started early so I would be back at the car before the rains came. I was the first car in the Snoqualmie Point parking lot at 7:30 am )ie, west end of Rattlesnake Mt). A second car pulled in behind me. The other hiker was wearing shorts and running shoes. I did see a total of 7 hikers by the time I finished at 12:30.

The bathrooms were open and stocked with t.p. today. There is a sign on the door saying the restrooms are not maintained daily.

The trail had a few small, downed trees but nothing causing any problems.

There was a couple inches of snow at the start. Stan's Overlook had 7 inches of snow on the table. The trail between the parking lot and Stan's Overlook had 2 to 4 inches of fresh snow and more hikers than above Stan's Overlook. On my return this section was melting and turning to slush. 

From Stan's Overlook to Prospect the snow was 4 to 6 inches. The snow at Prospect seemed to be less than what I saw I Stan's, while the trail was deeper.

Conditions are expected to change with the weather this week, so be prepared. I did not need micro-spikes but it could freeze tonight, making the packed snow icy. By the end of the week the snow and ice will most likely be gone.