{"id":413046,"date":"2015-04-12T17:14:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T23:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=413046"},"modified":"2015-04-25T10:41:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T16:41:50","slug":"tr-a-beautiful-couloir-day-31-march-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/tr-a-beautiful-couloir-day-31-march-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"TR: A Beautiful Couloir Day (31 March 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a little bit of a low snow year here in Crested Butte, and Colorado as a whole.  But, that doesn&#8217;t mean there isn&#8217;t great skiing to be had.  In fact, we&#8217;ve found some of the best spring conditions ever in the Crested Butte backcountry and beyond.  You just have to know where to go for something like a beautiful couloir day \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Susan and I headed out to the Irwin area to hit up one of my most favorite couloirs in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Owen looking good.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5715owen.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Owen in the Crested Butte backcountry. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5722Owen.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" alt=\"Mount Owen in the Crested Butte backcountry. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The climb is not too long, fun, and incredibly aesthetic.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5734brit.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Brittany Konsella climbing a couloir to go backcountry skiing in the Crested Butte backcountry. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Susan Mol arriving to the top of our line with Mount Owen behind.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5746susanclimb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Susan Mol climbing to go backcountry skiing in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more READ MORE!--><\/p>\n<p>At the top of the line, I realized a buckle had broken on my backpack.  I looked for quick fix solutions and used a small carabiner that came well attached to my Giro helmet.  I always wonder what that carabiner was for&#8230;. \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5765quickfix.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"fixing backountry backpack. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Me dropping in.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5781brittany.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Brittany Konsella backcountry skiing in Crsted Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5800brit.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" alt=\"Brittany Konsella backcountry skiing in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Buttery and delicious \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5834chute.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Backcountry skiing in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Susan.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5855susan.jpg\" width=\"725\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Susan Mol backcountry skiing in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5866susan.jpg\" width=\"674\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Susan Mol backcountry skiing in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5945susan.jpg\" width=\"716\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Susan Mol backcountry skiing in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_5958susan.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"623\" alt=\"Susan Mol backcountry skiing in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Me again.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/purples_31march2015\/IMG_6001brit.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Brittany Konsella backcountry skiing in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stoked!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_20150331_135734_783susanbrit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_20150331_135734_783susanbrit.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20150331_135734_783susan&amp;brit\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-413047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_20150331_135734_783susanbrit.jpg 640w, https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_20150331_135734_783susanbrit-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What a beautiful couloir day!  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.avantlink.com\/link.php?ml=3409&amp;p=23393&amp;pw=29053\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a little bit of a low snow year here in Crested Butte, and Colorado as a whole. 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