>>1056784You can hike right through that kind of stuff. I prefer to find a route around it without going too far out of the way, if I can, because usually my boots will get soaked if I'm hiking in slushy snow. If you're traversing a slope, you can usually kick steps into the snow and it's not a big deal. Pic related is not the most stunning example of hiking across a snowfield, but maybe it gives you an idea of how this terrain is usually treated.
Only time I'd turn around due to early season snow on a summit or saddle is if it's REALLY steep and there's just no way around it. It's hard to tell if the terrain in your picture is that steep, but it's still early in the season. You can go back in a few weeks and it will be much nicer.
