Smithing remains on pace to be my 2nd skill to 100, thanks to being sent to a second dwarven ruin for one of those "nifty ability" quests (Unfathomable Depths).
Heh, you probably should have done that one first, since the ability you get at the end of Avanchnzel makes your blacksmithing go up 15% faster. It's usually one of the first quests I do.