The road to Notch Pass is snow-free but filled with some very large potholes. High clearance vehicles would be best, otherwise I recommend taking it slow. Also note that there is room for approximately two cars at the trailhead and there are very few turnouts along the way.
The trail starts off snow-free but eventually turns to compact snow and ice, at which point I put on my microspikes and had no issues. I haven't done this hike in summer but the forest was absolutely beautiful today with the snow and sunlight streaking through the trees.
I made it to Road 100 (which is covered in several feet of snow) but couldn't quite figure out where the trail went from there. I followed another hiker's tracks northwesterly up Road 100 for a ways looking for some flagging or anything to mark the continuation of the trail, but eventually gave up and headed back to the pass and started the descent back down. It was still a fantastic hike and a great way to spend a sunny winter afternoon!
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