Nothing to add to the excellent 6/24 trip report aside from watch out for ticks! Found one in my hair the morning after Pugh. Likely from the tree hugging making my way over all the blowdowns. Make sure to check yourselves when you get home. 

Still a few snowy sections on Pugh, but most are avoidable, based on your determination level :)

The 1.5 mile Road 2095 is its usual brushy self. Vehicle pinstriping is the price of admission. The road is pretty smooth though with only a few rutty spots.

The trail to Lake Metam has a couple minor blowdowns, but was super easy cruising. However, from the lake to the boulder field basin there’s about 20+ blowdowns and most are pretty sizable. Some have fallen entirely over the switchbacks where the only option is to cut uphill over steep loose dirt.

Once at the boulder field basin there are a few small patches of snow, but only one section on trail, avoidable, about 100 feet long. Marmots and pikas were pretty chatty in this area and cheered me on as I made my way up to Stujack Pass. The switchbacks are lovely here and the flower show is just getting started.

A hundred or so yards beyond Stujack Pass is where the snow really starts. Bugs were pretty fierce here as well. The snow is steep and solid and covers most of the trail. There were 2 ways up that I could tell. Booting up the snow with crampons and axe, or bypassing most of the snow via the steep trees climber’s right. I didn’t have crampons and kicking steps was pretty firm still at 11am, so I opted for the trees. It’s definitely not super enjoyable travel (slippery, muddy, lots of low branches, etc), but it’s fairly short and avoids most of the steeper snow. Familiarity with the route really comes in handy in this area as it’s easy to get off-track and/or cliffed out.

Still had to deal with some steep-ish snow sections in and out of the trees and was happy to have an ice axe. Used it on/off quite a bit throughout this area.

Finally made it to the scenic upper ridge traverse which is still holding a fair amount of snow in spots. Moats are opening up here and there which allow for fairly easy scrambling to get through. There are large sections of the trail along the ridge that are snow free as well.

The last part of the ridge was fully snow covered for about 150’ of mellow easy walking. After that, everything on trail is snow-free up to about 6800’ where one last snowfield remains. It’s semi-steep with long runout, but only about 50’ wide at its narrowest crossing spot. However, it’s avoidable through the moat at the top. The moat is pretty narrow and closed out at one point where I had to make an airy class 3/4 move on the rock above to bypass.

From there I enjoyed the beautiful high alpine switchbacks to the summit and thoroughly savored those amazing views.

While up top, I was joined by a very camouflaged and friendly ptarmigan. Definitely not shy and just hung out near me the whole time. Felt kinda surreal but I was happy to have the company.

The descent was fairly routine, and the steep trees section was still pretty unenjoyable ha. Glissading would have probably been a better call as the snow was much softer in the afternoon.

Not sure how much longer the snow on trail will last just above Stujack, but it didn’t appear to be melting out very fast. The weather is supposed to warm up quite a bit though this coming weekend into next week which I’m sure will help speed things up.

Summited Mt Pugh today, there was a fresh dusting of snow above Stujack pass which got thicker towards the summit, making the ridge slippery and somewhat treacherous. The summit is still attainable if you are a very experienced and surefooted hiker, otherwise will be easier when the snow melts. Wore micro spikes, helmet, and poles. Passed three other groups on their way down from the ridge, they all turned around before the summit. No views today. Road in good condition, although narrow as others have said. Started hike at 9 am, summit at 1 pm, back to car at 4.

Hiked Pugh yesterday. 
Road is fine, pretty sure any car can make it. But it's narrow, try to avoid oncoming traffic and arrive first half of the day.
It's a 5k feet elevation gain, bring a lot of water and electrolytes. Fun starts at the ridge, couple class 3 scramble sections, lots of exposure alone the way. Some loose rock on the trail and on the ridge, make sure your shoes are grippy. 
Found my Pugh report from 7 years ago https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/trip-reports/trip_report.2017-08-27.1709187926! Time flies! 

Note: The adventure starts with the road to TH, which is more like Tire tracks, May cause doubt, feel like you're on a one way lol. also hope no one is coming down because there is really no place to pull off! (end of road has a turnaround).

Trail continues to the LEFT when reaching the small lake! to the right is a nice spot to refresh because from this point, it's uphill!

5 Liters of H20 was just enough for the round trip!

I am new to the trailblazing game, and I will say that this one by far is on top of my list. once you reach the pass (the wooden sign), things get real! people do take note! if it doesn't feel right or fatigue has set in this part, it is where you do not push your LUCK!!