High Winds and Warm Temps on Blackmore

Warm temps made for wet snow and gloping on the tour up toward Blackmore. At about 8400' the conditions changed with winds keeping the snow surface dry and cold. Upon entering the basin we saw the skier triggered slide reported on 01/19 as well as another slide off the west side of the peak, both D2. The crown of the westward slide looked to be around 4'. Like the one reported the other day, it ran almost to the skin track. Winds were high in the basin and on the ridge tops, transporting snow into moderately stiff slabs. At around 12PM the snow surface up high was getting wet and by the time we reached the parking lot it felt like your typical sunny day in April.