I'll have a full report with pictures up by tomorrow night. The short story...all you need is boots with good traction on snow and rock--and preferably waterproof as there is lots of water across the road in many places, and one good long jump test a few hundred yards above the creek. I parked my Tacoma at the 4WD trailhead and waded across the creek in my running shoes, then switched to boots (bring a towel), leaving my runners behind for the re-crossing upon returning. You'll find snow on the switchbacks and snow on the final climb up the ridge to the summit. A lot of it you can avoid or walk next to it, or just follow the boot tracks. There are a few snow traverses that cross steep gullies (switchbacks) or have potentially long runouts below (switchbacks, final ridge), but if you just follow the boot tracks you should be fine. I carried an ice ax and microspikes and used neither.
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