Headed up to the Heather Meadows/Artist Point area for a bit. There's still quite a bit of snow, particularly as you get farther up. Roads were snow free through Heather Meadows, and the road is clear up to Artist Point, but as you drive up to Artist Point, remaining snow coverage is probably 6+ feet tall at the top. The privy up at Artist Point is pretty much entirely covered still.
Farther down around Heather Meadows and Bagley Lakes, there's far less snow, but still some snow fields to cross. I only went a little ways on the Chain Lakes Loop around the Bagley Lakes/Heather Meadows area due to the snow. There's small fields on the trail that are pretty crossable lower down (just look out for deceptively unstable snow bridges), then as you start climbing toward the saddle it becomes much more prominent. Bagley Lakes is still pretty frozen over but starting to show signs of thaw.
I also made a stop at Picture Lake, which is solidly snow free.
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