Lane
The trail is in great shape all the way up to the cables, from there I would recommend spikes or crampons, its a short distance maybe 20 yards ,almost seems silly to carry them ,however if you were to fall here it could be a bad day so spikes at the minimum are a good Idea.. The shute or draw as we call it is great to climb. Its faster than the switch backs ,if you hit the snow around 6:30 AM. I would not want to climb the draw after the sun has been on it for long as it is post holy and rotten which makes travel slow.....
