Originally Posted by
Helmuth.Fishmonger
JMT in June - bring boots that can handle long stretches of snow (miles), and expect water crossings to be deeper. Depending on how the rest of this winter shapes up, it can be alright, but as I am typing this, a strorm is finally bringing new snow since the big December dumps. You'll really never know what it will be like in June until you're through the middle of May.
Don't know much about the HSR, but if it goes across passes higher than 11,000, expect the same.