Road out to the trailhead had no snow. Some snow once you start climbing but nothing that waterproof shoes wouldn’t be good for. We brought micro spikes and never put them on. 

Cabin was in great condition and had a lot of amenities that I wasn’t expecting. This was an amazingly comfortable trip! 

Lots of cat scat and fresh tracks. We think the dogs treed a bobcat but never did see it.

Road to the (summer) TH is in great shape, any car could make it provided the serious winter snows haven't fallen yet. Minimal parking but a nice and relatively new looking restroom, fully stocked. I'd guess within the next few weeks the trail would need to be accessed from the winter TH at the snow-park.

The shorter summer trail is in fine condition, and while it climbs steadily, the grade is quite gentle. The first section had a beautiful carpet of fallen larch needles and as we passed out of the trees, we could look back into the valley and see that many of the larch still had needles on them, soft golden rivers flowing down the green pine slopes. We started out in the late afternoon, and the sun/warmer daytime temps had melted the frozen ground, making for a few slippery mud spots. Some snow on the trail nearing the cabin, about 3-4" in places over a layer of ice, however the snow was dry and "grippy", so traction was no problem with good hiking boots. Night temps in the 20's meant that everything was frozen solid in the early daylight hours, but we never needed to put on microspikes.

Snow levels at the cabin averaged about 5-6", and we had great fun identifying all the animal tracks. Lots of deer, coyote and what may have been bobcat footprints, along with lots of smaller animals. Around sunset in the evenings, we would sit on the cabin porch and watch the antics of snowshoe hares frolicking in the snow. The hares were most of the way into their winter white coats. Lots of birds were active too, including an owl who flew right past us with his bunny-snack on the trail. 

The vividly colorful sunsets were fantastic, but my favorite time was after dark when the multitudes of stars mirrored the twinkling of daylight on snow crystals. No sound, no light except the moon and stars, just stillness in nature.

There was just the beginning of fall foliage to be seen from the trail.  The trail was mostly in good condition but there was some damage from cows to the trial in the first mile or so.  The cabin was great and was a nice fall hike. 

Hiked in via the Snow Peak TH.  Bugs were not too  bad mostly just flies. Cabin was great. On way in the trail was completely clear of obstacles but overnight a tree fell across the trail but still easily crossed over.

My friends and I reserved Snow Peak cabin and hiked in the summer route from the Snow Peak TH, to our surprise there was a brand new CXT toilet!! Road was in good condition, trail was in good condition except last mile we had to cross intermittent snow with heavy packs, sucked but doable! Cabin was not in great shape since last stay in October. One broken cot-only sleeps three now. Broken splitting mall and wood impossible to chop with a Pulaski. I did contact ranger, hopefully a solution is coming. Day hiked Kettle Crest toward Edds Mountain and trail in great shape with little snow, only made it just past Bald Mt before we heard thunder and forced to turn back to watch the storm from our cabin in the woods !