{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog","author_name":"Michelle Flandreau","author_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/author\/michelle","title":"Why John Kircher Decided to Sell Washington's Crystal Mountain - Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oxvJrpOwtq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/snowsports\/why-john-kircher-decided-to-sell-crystal-mountain\">Why John Kircher Decided to Sell Washington&#8217;s Crystal Mountain<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/snowsports\/why-john-kircher-decided-to-sell-crystal-mountain\/embed#?secret=oxvJrpOwtq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why John Kircher Decided to Sell Washington&#8217;s Crystal Mountain&#8221; &#8212; Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\" data-secret=\"oxvJrpOwtq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/09\/Crystal-Mountain-WA.jpg?fit=3059%2C1626","thumbnail_width":3059,"thumbnail_height":1626,"description":"Just one year after purchasing Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington from his family\u2019s Boyne Resorts, John Kircher decided to sell his ski area to Alterra Mountain Company, now making Crystal an Ikon Pass destination. Here\u2019s why he did it."}