After having tried Broads Fork Twin Peaks 3 times in the last month and failing each time due to struggling through the snow of Broads Fork I want to try a different tactic. Based on what things look like on the south to southwest facing aspects of BCC I'm kind of hoping that Lone Peak is pretty bony right now. I was thinking of heading up that way, especially the Jacob's Ladder trail. My plan was to leave work on Sunday afternoon and hike up to ~9200 feet to set up for the night and summit the next day. I recognize this is likely to be a complete slog at some point, but the Mount Olympus trail has lost a bit of it's excitement as of late.
Has anyone had a look at the southern side of Lone Peak recently? It looks covered in snow from the North but I know that's highly deceptive with these conditions.
Also, any suggestions for what to bring on this excursion? I used both snowshoes and crampons going up broads fork and at a certain point neither of them were particularly effective in the crusty mess that is left right now.