[Now I Fly]

Seemed like a bad idea.

Figured, what the heck. Give it a go.

heading down

Traveling down the S.E Ridge. It's filled in nicely!

Mason Lake

Boulders on the Old trail are filled in nicely too!

If you're interested there are halfway decent steps, as of today. Also, leave the Ira Springs trail thirty yards west of where I did. You'll avoid some blowdown in the first 1/4 mile. Cheers B! =

[KascadeFlat]

Nice trip! That boulder field looks way more fun than when we did it in May.

[puzzlr]

Hey, you did it! That's a lot of trailbreaking -- way to go.

[Now I Fly]

My hunch on conditions paid off and I was able to stay in crampons from Ira Springs to the top. Much more snow on the east side. Needed to switch to snowshoes coming down. Btw, the slight cornice at the top had formed from the north, opposite from usual.