My boyfriend and I did this hike yesterday. It was amazing! We drove up Friday and got to the parking lot at 1015pm. Plenty of cars but still plenty of room. We started our hike at 630 but may people started earlier (and woke us up ;) ).
We used snow shoes until the midmountain weather station at which point we switched to microspikes. I don't know how anyone used anything but spikes or crampons to get up past there. In hindsight I would have used crampons the entire time and relieved my back of some weight. It was snow the entire time with the exception of a 5 min rock scramble early on. Weather was cloudy and warm. A lot of people had shorts and short sleeves. The only cold time was of course at the top! Which is beautiful by the way.
We stopped a bunch and made it up after 6 hours. Back down to the car in another 3. Glissading down is SO fun and I recommend it. This was the only time I needed my ice axe.
There were a few dogs, one awesome golden retriever and 2 not well trained aussies withwith ow that didn't care. More Goldens, less Aussies I hope next time :).
Bring sunscreen, bring food, bring a contractor garbage bag to glissade. Poles and crampons are a must. The hike is long but so worth it.
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