We were up there weekend of 10/8 and nothing substantial had formed, just a little ice blob at start of the Lowe. May have changed since then; there was a pic up of our trip but looks like somehow that thread was deleted. We hiked up to the saddle in tennis shoes but I'll bet it's much more snowy now.
Gregg Smith and myself climbed the Lowe route on the Sphinx Oct. 23rd and found the route to be in good condition although we bypassed the initial crux pillar. A great day was had!
Sphinx
Sphinx
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