Pearl Pass update:
I drove the CB approach on Pearl this past Saturday and told Ian I'd provide an update.
There are two drifts on the CB side just short of the summit, which was basically expected. The first one may very well be gone by the time you guys arrive. If not, shovels should make quick work of it. I fully expect the bigger second one to still be there, though I'm not sure how much of it will be left. It was between 30-40' long and probably about 4' tall on the high side. Probably a good 2' on the drop-off side. Assuming that it doesn't melt much in the next couple of weeks, I don't think it's realistic to get a crew to shovel it clear. That's a LOT of snow.
The summit sign was gone, but the posts remain. Not sure if the forest service is re-working another one or if it was a vandal incident.
Looking down the north side, I was surprised to see the final approach was all clear, at least the upper section. Looking down further, without the aid of binoculars, there only appeared to be two short drifts covering the road. I'm not sure if they are bigger than they appeared, but they didn't really look that bad. Hopefully, they'll melt off quite a bit for you guys, and I'd definitely say it would be worth it for at least one person to check out, if not your whole crew. You might be able to make the summit easily enough.
Now for the pictures of what I tried to describe:
The first drift
The first drift
The second drift and the Pearl summit
Looking back down the second drift
Looking down the north side from the summit
The first drift covering the road. I couldn't tell if that longer section just to its right was covering the road or not.
This was the only other drift that I could see that was covering the road
A wider view looking to the cloud-covered Castle Peak (14,265')