I don't know about this year but my past experience suggests it's not so easy to get to Glacier Notch without hitting some glacier ice (some of it black ice). For that reason I would recommend bringing crampons and ice axe.
On the other hand in a low snow year, and in the late season, the L-shaped couloir tends to be either completely gone or mostly gone in a way that allows you to stay on rock the whole way above Glacier Notch.
So that's not the issue - the issue is skirting Gayley to get to the base of the loose climb up to Glacier Notch.