This weekend I climbed the Mountaineers route on Whitney, along with the east ridge of Russell, and Muir. I also descended the standard trail on Whitney.
Everything was clear of snow on the mountaineers route until the main snow climb just above iceberg lake, which has great steps in it and is pretty solid. there is a decent dirt patch in the middle, and the upper section above the notch on the north side is also in great shape with lots of snow.
I descended the standard route. I did not have to use crampons, etc on the descent since the snow around the cables area was soft enough to give good traction in the afternoon. I did not find any snow below 12500 on the standard route.
Muir is free of snow on the upper 3rd class section. There is some snow on the scree/talus area.
Russell is snow free until the Mt. Carillon saddle, and the east ridge route has some pretty crappy snow on the north side of the east ridge. I opted to go on the ridge proper, which is clear of snow, but more difficult, on the ascent, but on the descent I was able to find some better routes through the snow on the north side of the east ridge to stay on the easier slab areas.
