Please keep this forum updated on how the switchbacks look when you hike this weekend. We are hiking on the 23rd and have a group of 8, mainly non-experienced snow hikers doing Mt. Whitney for the first time. We'd really prefer to work our way up the switchbacks and then back down the same way, but will only go that way if it's safe. This forum is the best out there for feedback, so your input is priceless.
