Looking Back: Surviving cold

“How’re ya winterin’?” is a common conversation starter in this valley. It dates back to the early days of settlement, as weather often held the key to the rancher’s success.
The extremes of temperature, as well as the amounts of rainfall and snowfall, determined whether or not the family business would continue on. In this case I’m not sure if turning this noun into a verb is part of the rural ranching vernacular, or less…