tl;dr Crampons A+, snowshoes made life easy for a small section.
Camped at Marble Mountain, had no issues with partying, everyone was respectful and quiet once the sun went down.
Started 3:40AM and ended at 4:10pm. (we are slow)
We probed at the false summit and were able to hit the ground and get some views into the crater rim, your call if it's safe or not for you. We stopped at the false summit as the views looked to be the same at the true summit and the cornice looked pretty bad (hard to say what ours looked like).
Snow was crap 1st half as temps were hot.
Top half had great bootpack.
Our first "big" climb and it was amazing.
We used poles a lot, ice axe only for glissading. I feel anyone can do this route if they have experience hiking. Nothing technical. No exposure except for your risk tolerance at the rim with cornices. Everything seemed well out of avy danger. ymmv. We have AIARE 1 but limited winter backcountry experience. I'm happy we did the route but wouldn't do it again without skis.
https://www.strava.com/activities/5152677993
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RQEeHq1LhAwdM2Br8
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