Silver Star Mountain/Silver Star Creek

Route is effectively snow free until about 4900 feet. After that, there is spotty snow as you find your way through the woods. ski-able snow did not really start until about 6800 feet at the terminal moraine below the glacier. 

From Silver Star creek ascend climbers path to approximately 4400 feet where things level off slightly. Route finding is fairly easy, though there is a lot of blow-down to go over and under

Continue up at a mellow incline on the East side of the creek. The climbers path is very faint, but if you keep East of the creek and below Eastern ridge, you'll be fine. Several cairns and a bit of pink tape mark the way.

Emerge from the woods in the basin below Silver Star. Marsh and slide alder are to climber's right. Turn left (East) and ascend through first scree and then steep slide alder and woods to emerge on a bench. Ascend bench trending toward terminus of Silver Star glacier.

Ascend glacier to the col and then scramble through snow and rocks to the summit. There are  a couple of exposed move toward the summit but they are naturally protected in chimneys and a couple of hand lines have been placed to assist.