Snow below WR Sherpa??

[DPS]

Does anyone know about the snow conditions in the gulley leading to the West Ridge of Sherpa? Are boots advised or will approach shoes cut it?

[kurthicks]

i downclimbed off the top of Stuart the other day, crossing the usual snow patches at the top of the Cascadian. Approach shoes and a nut tool worked just fine. my partner was glad to have an axe, but did it in tennis shoes.

[Drederek]

This was taken saturday

[DPS]

Thanks.