Parked at the Carbon River Trail Trailhead. Road in good condition. Snow started between 3500' and 4000' and increased to 2 feet deep by 6000'. Tolmie had more snow than Florence Peak. Snowshoes were needed above 4200' in open areas and above 5200' in the forest. We followed the ridge off-trail from Florence->Howard->Tolmie which was not too difficult even in snowshoes. Storm started hitting at 1pm when the wind and snow picked up. Once we were below 3700' it changed to heavy rain. Since Mowich Lake Road is closed we saw no one at these more popular summits.
Snow loading was evident on eastern aspects and active transport was occurring with ~15 MPH winds from both the south and from the west. Small cornices overhung these same aspects. A couple small hand shear tests yielded no layers of concern. In localized areas the snow was a more punchy with a slightly stiffer upper inch of snow. Perhaps a re-freeze from the previous night. Some older roller balls seen that initiated off of trees on steep slopes.
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