Ten of us, nine two footed and one four footed, enjoyed an out/back of Friday and Balsam Cap with gust driven snow squalls. On our descent back to the pregnant tree and rim trail we passed a friendly group of Korean hikers ascending. They were spread out quite a distance between the speedsters and the sluggish caboose who refused to put on spikes to aid in efficiency in ascending. One guy was actually wearing just a T-shirt, friggin show off(!).