Thanks, G4u2. No worries regarding the silly shallow negative comments. There are always a few in every crowd, especially the Facebook crowd.
We will have to wait to see what the winter snowfall amount is before deciding on a date. This year was extremely light so I went really early. There are always permits that are easy to get as long as there is significant snow on the trail. Many of the lottery winners cancel due to those conditions. So we will be able to pick up some of those permits once we decide when to go.
In 2019, I went the first weekend in June, and it was too early. I only cleared a flat path, leaving about 4 feet of snow underneath the flat. That snow melted out over the next several weeks and the shovel-work was for nothing, since it returned the section to a steep side-slope.
Here's the thread:
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