Quick report
With 0.33 inches of rain as recorded by MWOBS as of 6:00 PM 4/28 and over 24 hours of above freezing temperatures, spring hazards continue to develop and may be the biggest hazard you encounter over the coming days. The summit snow totals have dropped from 4 inches on April 27th at 2:00 AM to 1 inch on April 28th at 2:00 PM.
The photo below of the Lip compares conditions Friday, 4/26, to conditions Sunday, 2/28. You can see water flowing instead of ice and that cracks are enlarged and the water holes are bigger.
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The photos from Chute are from Friday, 4/26, and while the snow there never softened, it shows how quickly terrain and features can shift from sun to shade and when temperatures are closer to freezing and conditions are windy (which was the weather Friday) snow surfaces can quickly refreeze.
Timing, aspect, and elevation are critical things that can change throughout the day. Remember that while things take time to soften, snow surfaces refreeze quickly and this is something that should be considered in route planning and decision making, especially with potentially changing conditions throughout the day.