Steve, you are reminding me of when we hiked Half Dome and encountered a lot of snow on quarter dome. We made it, but I sure wish we had crampons and ice axes. One slip . . . .
I'll echo Steve. I think we have had 3 deaths so far this year in the Baldy area, all from slips on the trail. It doesn't stay consistently cold up there, so the snow turns into ice-- I have heard some people say that even with crampons, the conditions were too iffy.
Brent N
