Blackmore Obs
Toured up into Blackmore basin this afternoon and skied the SE Shoulder. Moderate winds from the north were transporting some snow, but I was surprised by how calm it was up there. Small cornices had built up on the shoulder. S-1 snowfall beginning at 2pm and increasing as I skied out. The coverage is amazing - nearly tree skiable in the forest and HS on the shoulder around 9650' was 160cm. Top 100cm was F-1F hardness; bottom 60cm were weaker, faceted grains. I saw no cracking or collapsing.
The one thing of note was a recent avalanche on the north face of Blackmore. Visibility was poor but it was a small pocket in a steep, rocky zone that broke near the ground.