Steve, gorgeous pics and congrats on your knee. That is awesome news. Those pics reminded me of when you and I did that but without microspikes, crampons or ice axes, although you clearly saw more snow than you and I did back then. Shuddering now.
So your pics are almost 1 month old. I'll be heading up May 19, 1.5 months after your pictures were taken. think the snow on subdome will still be there?
Brent N
PS. I'm taking my 10 year old who has no ice axe experience. I won't risk snow with him.