{"id":1058,"date":"2010-03-27T22:11:43","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T04:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2010-03-28T07:51:55","modified_gmt":"2010-03-28T13:51:55","slug":"tr-winter-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/tr-winter-in-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"TR: Winter in Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Winter came late, but has decided to stay a bit longer to make up for his late arrival.  Though the calendar reads that it&#8217;s spring, the snow in Crested Butte&#8217;s backcountry tells another tale.  With the recent backcountry snowfall being well over a foot in some areas, we went out in search of some cold smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Frank and I headed out to Anthracites on Friday.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_0235brit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_0235brit.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_0255brit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_0255brit.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_0250brit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_0250brit.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_0255brit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_0255brit.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_3918brit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_3918brit.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_3930brit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_3930brit.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_3902frank.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_3902frank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_0307frank.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_0307frank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_0315frank.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_0315frank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, we headed out again in search of some cold smoke at Axtell with our friends Rob, Tom, and Gary.  But, first, a bit of slednecking along the way.  Frank:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_3967frank.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_3967frank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_3976frank.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_3976frank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_3979frank.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_3979frank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tom.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_3990tom.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_3990tom.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_3999rob.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_3999rob.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_4003rob.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_4003rob.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frank.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_4074frank.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_4074frank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/?action=view&#038;current=IMG_4076frank.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i173.photobucket.com\/albums\/w74\/mtnbikerskierchick\/AnthracitesAxtell26-27Mar2010\/IMG_4076frank.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s good out there!  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