Hiked this one solo.  This was quite the adventure for me since I'm new to the area and don't have much experience with snow. I did come prepared with poles and microspikes though. I didn't end up using the spikes. Some of the trail was covered with snow in sections, but I was able to follow the footprints of the hiker ahead of me to find the trail each time. I was very cautious on the way up to avoid the snow as much as possible.  The views at the top were incredible!  As I was about to make my way down I saw a couple of hikers walking straight up the snow field.  I had been too afraid to venture off the rocks most of the time. They weren't even wearing spikes. I started a conversation with them and asked a lot of questions. They were very kind and at the end they gave me a lesson/demo on glissading, and down the mountain I went.  It was so fun, and the descent took a fraction of the time that it would have if I had taken the trail.