Was the snow on the final 400 new?
I honestly don't know if it was new or even how much was there. There was new snow the day before north of Whitney, a couple inches around Tahoe. The other hiker who had been up and down that section said it was "sketchy" with widespread snow. I was focusing on each step along the easy walk-off. I have heard of several deaths occurring along that route. There was a dusting of snow along my path.
