Cupid/Grizzly D/Torreys/Grays from loveland pass, finishing at bakersville.
No traction or floatation needed until between descent of Grizzly, towards Torreys. Traction and ice axes were needed on a steep, hard snow section there. A slip would have been bad. Didn't need anything until the winter variation detour around kelso mountain. Followed some ski tracks across the flat areas with some occasional postholing. Snowshoes would be useful, but we were glad we didn't carry snowshoes for maybe 30 postholes all day. Everything is about half exposed rocks and half snow of maybe 1-6 inches deep. Looks like november up there.
Kelso mountain not holding much snow, but still might slide on the side closest to summer trailhead.
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