Thank you all for very useful info and tips!!!! I'm getting a much better picture now. I guess we will climb up the chute to get to the Trail Crest not the 99 switchbacks. From there on, I hope there are going to be enough footsteps to the summit. Keep my fingers crossed...
We will start in the early Friday morning and stay at Trail campsite that night then try to summit on Saturday. So see you all who are going up there this weekend!!
I'm still curious to know the condition of the pond by the campsite. Please keep posting the latest photos and reports!