I started by hiking up to the foundation, then began the switchbacks where there was as much walking as running because of a lot of long snowy sections. The Jones-Wilkins cornice is still in place but not as aggressive as last year and once over that, it was pretty easy up the Jeep trail to the top -- again, some walking, some running. At the top, short on time and patience, I just came down the spine, rather than return on the switchbacks.
Unless desperation takes hold, I think I'll give it a bit more time before doing it again. Yet, it still felt really nice to be climbing on bare earth in February.
Happy trails.