Cascade, porter, dial, nippletop

Hello all,
A group of us are doing two day hikes next weekend. One being Cascade and Porter, the second being dial and nippletop. Just wondering what the conditions have been and if snow shoes are needed. Is the nippletop slide able to be climbed this time of year just using microspikes? If anyone has any cool off trail areas for those mountains please let me know, much appreciated!