It all depends whether there's been snow recently. My experience is that the Middle Atlas region around Ifrane and Azrou (and presumably east to Taza) seems to get more snow than the High Atlas.
The R507/502 is a lovely road and it does get cleared (eventually) when there has been snow. Grand taxi drivers and cafe waiters are a good information resource.
Given my experience I'd suggest steering clear of the Cirque de Jaffar if travelling alone, and of course if it snows on a piste you are well and truly 'up the Suwannee'. Steve Attwood got caught in a snowstorm in Imilchil and was marooned for three days before a truck with plough attachment came through and cleared the tarmac road.
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