{"id":325,"date":"2009-02-14T22:32:57","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T04:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=325"},"modified":"2009-02-14T22:32:57","modified_gmt":"2009-02-15T04:32:57","slug":"deep-and-light-in-crested-butte-west-21209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/deep-and-light-in-crested-butte-west-21209\/","title":{"rendered":"Deep and Light in Crested Butte West 2.12.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After skiing the resort, which had about a foot over a couple of days in the early part of the week, it was time to head to the deeper waters 8 miles to the west.  Sure enough, conditions were at least 2 feet deep and even though it was a weekday, our group of 6 was joined by another large group of 6.  Alex was there to get some photos, while Brittany and I were joined by Rob, Zach, and one of the magnificent tele-twins Seton.<\/p>\n<p>When things are this white and plastered, almost everything looks somehow different and beautiful to me, so I take pictures of things like trees.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09011.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brittany&#8217;s camera batteries died once again, so we took turns with the camera, although she ended up taking most of the photos.  Seton:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09027.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09027.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frank:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09040.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t seen Alex&#8217;s shots yet, but hopefully he can publish some of them.  I&#8217;m guessing his shot here looks pretty good:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09070.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09070.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rob had a rough day.  He broke his Dukes when we got to the end of the snowmobile ride, and was going to call it a day.  Instead, he floored it down to town and got some demos- a super sweet pair of BD megarides with Fritchis.  I think he enjoyed the setup:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09092.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09092.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09113.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09113.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some more of Frank:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09100.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09100.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09102.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09102.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Zach had done a lap with the other group and joined us for his 2nd lap:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09144.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brittany ripping it up on her Katanas:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09127.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09127.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09156.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09156.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09158.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/Anthracites2-12-09158.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guess the skier \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s244.photobucket.com\/albums\/gg23\/franksblog\/Anthracites%20almost%20mega%20deep%202-12-09\/?action=view&#038;current=Anthracites2-12-09179.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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