Lots of snow and it is the mushy melting kind, at least when the temperature is in the 60's and 70's. Up until the snow, the trail is generally its stony self climbing relentlessly to the first junction with the little wood sign on the tree at about 1.5 miles. From there to the Owl Lookout the trail is in a little better shape. Patches of snow begin at the second junction between the Mt. Washington trail and the Great Wall trail. Snow starts in earnest after the two water crossings.
At this point I put on my trax and gaiters. Snowshoes would have been appropriate as well. The path through the snow is well tramped down up to the scree field. From there folks have kick stepped straight up to meet the trail above. Once the road is reached, most hikers have kick stepped their way straight up to the peak. We did, but chose not to come down that way. It was tricky in any event to make our way down the snow slopes which were rapidly melting in the afternoon sun.
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