I have three basic conditions questions for anyone who has been up the N Fork of Big Pine lately:
1. Is it still mandatory to cross snow descending from Contact Pass, or can you stay on scree at this point?
2. How steep are the snow slopes blocking the base of the main aretes of Temple Crag?
3. Has the softening snow been refreezing hard at night? (I ask this because it was on BCS a month ago, but not on Banner Pk or Ed Lane Pk the last couple of weekends)