TL;DR we turned around halfway out of abundance of caution. Read full trip report for the details.
We left King County at around 2:30pm on Friday, 4/28. Traffic was predictably horrendous (probably because everyone wanted to get out of town to enjoy the hot weather). We didn't arrive at Marble Mountain Sno-park until about 8pm. The road itself wasn't bad, but snow on the shoulders made it a one-way drive for short sections. The parking lots were relatively full when we arrived. One person intentionally blocked-off multiple spots. When we wove through parked cars to our spot, they asked us to move since they were "holding these spots for friends". Reader, please do not do this. Nobody is entitled to space in this manner. Many of us worked extra hours all week so we could leave work early on Friday to accommodate the travel logistics. Don't be that person.
We began our ascent around 1:45am. Snow was immediately soft and the trail did not have as solid of a boot pack as we would have hoped. We made it out of tree line and past Chocolate Falls without traction devices, but threw on snowshoes soon after. We could only see a handful of parties ahead of us by their headlamps.
We were only at about 4,500 ft. in elevation on the worm flow when we decided to turn around. Our snowshoes were slipping backward on the ascent. Saturday would be the third day in a row of high temperatures in the region, and it was not cold enough overnight for snow to freeze again, making it a bit of a slush-fest. This, combined with the NWAC's continuous warnings and special avalanche bulletin, made us wary to continue. After all, nobody in our party had formal avalanche training, and although we had snowshoes and microspikes, we did not have crampons and ice axes.
We saw a boat-load of people making their way up as we hiked back to the trailhead. Most folks were kind and looking for beta; luckily there were only a few judgmental looks and conversations. It seems like most folks on skis were faring well, but I can't say the same for snowshoers and hikers.
Ultimately it looked to be an awesome day to climb the mountain. Perhaps our concerns were for naught. Since then I've read reports on various sites ranging from rad-times, to folks falling into crevasse cracks. However, we felt uncomfortable, and made the call for what we felt was safest for us in the moment. Glad to see other folks out there having a blast!
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