Despite the many cars parked at the trailhead and along the road, I only ran into about a dozen people, and my timing worked out that I had the summit to myself for a snack and some coffee. And another snack. And some more coffee.
First signs of snow are just above Horse Camp, and the trail is covered in earnest shortly thereafter. I was glad to have spikes, but my snowshoes got the customary roundtrip ride on my backpack.
It was a warm day, and the snow was getting soft. There are signs that others have postholed, but there is a good monorail (as they call it in the Whites) bootpack all the way to the top, so if you look for the previous safe footing, you'll be good. (I went climber's left after Horse Camp and came back the same way.) There are some areas that could get sketchy with some more melting, so be safe!
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