It feels like May up there. From Harvard Lakes trailhead to about 10,800 is 100% dry (some snow drifts in the woods, but you'd have to seek them out). From 10,800 up to the summit ridge where you join the standard route, it's largely "choose your own adventure" -- you can spend 90% of your time on dirt/rock (as I did on the way up) or 90% on snow (as I did on the way down). The summit ridge is mostly snow. I did it in boots and poles, and never unlimbered my axe, spikes, or snowshoes. Except for wet snow and occasional postholing on the way down, this could be done in trail runners and microspikes.
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