I hiked up to the top of Granite with less than a foot of snow on top. It seemed like the last chance before the winter snow starts to fill the avalanche area. However it turned to warm rain on the following days, so the snow is probably all gone, even at the top ... for a little while yet. An uneventful hike, since I stuck completely to the trail, the weather was fine and the snow was all tamped down. The views from the top are great, and comprehensive. I met a couple there from Colorado, and they wanted to know about some interesting, moderately high mountains to climb. From Granite I could easily point out McClellan, Defiance, Snoqualmie, Kendall, Alta, Abiel and Humpback, as examples that might pique their interest.
3730 ft gain, 9 miles, 7 hours