Actually, the money question is how much snow and what is condition of the trail between Trailside Meadow and Consultation Lake.
If there is snow there and if it is angled and compacted, then you are in for a pucker moment without an ice axe. It's one of the few spots "on the trail" below Trail Camp that can produce this clenching action. I know it scared the living crap out of me a few times.
This area should be avoided, if those conditions exist and you do not have the proper tools for negotiating this area.
