My gf and I summited 6/24 around 3.30PM coming up from the backside at the end of a cross country trip. Not sure what time I got to the switchbacks, must have been around 4-5ish. The snow on the couple sections mentioned previously in posts was EXTREMELY SOFT. I was very glad to have my ice axe, as my foot postholed into the snow 1+ feet at times, causing me to almost slip over the edge. At the cables section, a man ahead of us actually postholed and slipped off the snowpatch, his skid was luckily stopped by one of the cables posts, and the person infront of him dragged him up. Microspikes / crampons are useless at this hour due to the extreme softness of the snow. I was still able to get a good anchor with my axe on the snow mound. In conclusion, not sure when these patches will melt out, but if you do not have an ice axe I recommend descending early before the snow becomes too soft.
Edit: We were carrying overnight packs but the guy that slipped was carrying basically nothing, so not a weight issue.
