I did this loop with my daughter and son-in-law. It was actually a pretty nice day. The hike came out at just over 13 miles. Towards the highest section right around the middle of the hike there were a few patches of snow we did have to post hole through, but luckily that section was fairly short. It did on an extra 30 minutes or so to the hike. Other than that section though the trails were great and the skies were clear.