Road is completely paved. Started at White River CG, to Glacier Basin, up to the Burroughs, then to Fremont Lookout and back down to car.
Trail to Glacier Basin is basically snow free. Lovely trail, saw a bear right before the basin. Cute and unbothered by us. Saw a decent number of people, including some climber groups headed up to summit.
Sunset trail connecting to the Burroughs trail is pleasant. Good workout but nothing crazy. 99% snow free. One 100ft patch of snow toward the top that requires some kick stepping (poles were helpful).
The last mile or so to 3rd Burroughs is snow covered. Soft enough to not require spikes. Not too much postholing as there were some previous bootpaths. Even though the last bit was a little more steep, nothing appeared dangerous.
From 2nd Burroughs on everything was essentially snow free. To the lookout was very pleasant. Great views, definitely the most popular part of the trail. The ranger and his lady friend in the lookout were unnecessarily barring people from entering. People came out here and hiked specifically to see the lookout and they were shutting the door and telling everyone "they weren't allowed" just so they could lay inside and read their Kindle.
Trail back to Sunrise was nice and easy. I waited at the visitor center while boyfriend jogged down part of the Wonderland trail to grab the car. Overall a great day with plenty of wildlife.
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