A group of 8 climbed Mt Shuksan. The summit pyramid is in great shape for a snow climb. Snow started about 500 feet above the trailhead, but it's melting fast. There were some potentially dangerous moats from meltwater running under the snow.
It's wet loose avy season, and a number of massive cornices visible from the route had failed by the time we hiked out. The route goes through several debris fields from previous avalanches. In a word, be careful. Conditions are changing fast, but there should be a good trail broken in above the ridge by now. The summit is pretty heavily corniced as well.
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