I did actually! Long story...but, in short, there is very little snow to Chicken Spring Lake coming from Cottonwood Pass via the PCT. There are patches here and there and more at the lake itself, but nothing on the trail to the lake requiring snowshoes. I did see a lot of bear tracks though from 11,000ft on the Cottonwood Pass Trail along to the PCT. I have a few pics of them. SO make noise when you hike there...
I actually attempted Cirque Peak from Chicken Spring Lake on Saturday. Of course, I underestimated the distance, and I left too late knowing that I needed to drive back to LA for a flight that night...
Nonetheless, once I got to the Lake, I headed due west making an ascending traverse (ie following no route) towards what I *thought* was the summit of Cirque Peak. After getting over the hill to the west/southwest of the lake and on top of the ridge, I kept climbing up to the west/NW, clear of the cornice that was on the peak and towards the top, only to realize there was another summit further to the NW 12.5k or so, then another small pile of rocks, then the peak which seemed to be Cirque Peak further out another 0.5 mile or so as the crow flies.
Realizing I needed to then downclimb to the saddle of sorts it was taking too much time and I figured I had to turn around given my early flight yesterday. But it was very doable to get Cirque peak from there if you don't mind some cross country travel. I will be back to do that again! Consequently, I think staying on the PCT another 1.5-2 miles would have precluded the need to go cross country so much and would have been more direct, but it was pretty fun going directly west from the lake in a truly stunning part of the mountains there.
