In reply to gingerbex:
I climbed Toubkal on the 7th of March this year. There was a lot of snow, snow line well below the huts. It was okay reaching the huts without crampons, but probably easier with. Any walking around the huts and ascents required crampons and axe. We had two days of low cloud, wind and generally poor visibility. Summit day was completely clear with relatively little wind.