We hiked 6 miles to the approach fretting the whole way about what we would encounter. Luckily the conditions were nearly perfect. We were able to skip some of the switch backs at the bottom and follow some boot tracks up the snow.
The chute, a notoriously dangerous section, was slightly snowed over, but it looked like somebody had gone up with a shovel and carved out a footpath so it was easy breezy. The top represented beautiful views as expected. And we were able to glissade half the way, and skip all the switchbacks on the north side. I even practiced flipping over to self arrest. Fell a little on the stand but it felt good.
Hiked through the next valley then up to the Kearsarge Pass junction.
We did a little less than a mile on that trail before camp.
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Forenede StaterBishop37°21’48” N 118°23’46” W