Easy hike up Slide from Winnisook Lake on a well packed trail. Stunning blue sky morning on Friday despite the erroneous rain predictions. Very steep and slippery going down Slide with an icy crust below a few inches of softer snow.
Several butt glissades.
The upper snow layer got soft, wet, and heavy as the day progressed and temps rose. Easy walking on flats between Slide and Cornell due to crusty snow. There's one area of difficult icy rocks climbing Cornell for which I used crampons and secured a rope for my partner. Used the rope again on two occasions for the steep return back up Slide. Snowshoes with crampons essential from Slide to Cornell and back.