Stob a Choire Odhair (Blackmount) from Forest Lodge. Ascent largely by stalkers path to vicinity of col below West ridge and on to summit. Coire Odhar was largely blow clear of snow. 600m of proper skiing until recrossed Allt Toag at 300m. There is a ravine on the Allt Toag around 500m that is not clear on the map to be avoided in poor vis.

Minus 5 or so feeling cold on the summit as wind picked up. Reaching the summit happily coincided with the one sunny spell.

Wide localised variations. The W ridge had hard weight bearing snow on N side, deep cover on the crest and unconsolidated on the S side. Good cover to the W of Allt Toag giving much better skiing than the general appearance would indicate - until fell into burn.

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