The trail -- which is short and steep -- is in excellent condition. It's been wet recently, and it drizzled my whole way up, and yet the trail wasn't muddy at all.
I was first to the trailhead (6:20 a.m.) and to the summit (7:10), and I was happily surprised to find some modest views, despite the cloud cover. I spent about 90 minutes at the top, including wandering over to the south viewpoint and waiting to see whether the views got better -- which they did just before I left, as Constance and Warrior Peaks peeked out between the clouds.
I didn't see another soul (except hungry chipmunks and camp robbers at the summit) until more than halfway down, after which I passed maybe four parties (all considerate, with, as it turns out, women 100% masked, men 0%, even within the same groups).
FYI, the privies at both the north and south viewpoints are open, although I can't speak to their condition or provisioning.
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