First reports from over the passes came in this week - hooray! Piute pass is mostly snow free with just one short section of snow right near the top of the pass. The lakes near the top of Humphreys basin were still frozen despite there being very little snow around on the ground. All of the lakes this side of Piute and/or Bishop Pass are now ice free. The trail is clear on Bishop pass but there is some snow at the top by the Kings Canyon National Park sign.