A couple quick thoughts on Tomget's post.

I did go as far (actually just a little farther) than the JMT/Summit split and did not see any ice on that trail, so I think that may have melted for the season.

Also, I think further melting may have made the snow trail at trail crest better than when Tomget passed through. I was able to use 2 rocks on the way up, and then my pole from there. There was a bit of a lip of the trail starting to form (not enough to even thing about walking on, but made it seem possible to possibly catch if slipping) It's still scary, but a more do-able scary perhaps. Probably better going from summit side towards the switchbacks then from the switchbacks towards the summit.