Great day, beginning to end. Gate is open, road is recently plowed, no trouble going down or coming back up with Subaru. Parking manageable, too. This was a snowshoe hike, with broken trail the whole way. We also noticed the Seward trail appeared semi-broken, maybe 1-2 persons had gone up since last snow. A few fun blowdowns to crawl under or climb over, just enough to verify that it IS a herd path.