{"id":10484,"date":"2020-04-19T16:04:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T22:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/?p=10484"},"modified":"2020-09-11T17:52:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T23:52:50","slug":"how-to-ski-cliffs-with-owen-leeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/how-to-ski-cliffs-with-owen-leeper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Ski Cliffs with Owen Leeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Ski Cliffs with Owen Leeper | Powder7\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qPn30pWPzaM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Powder7 athlete Owen Leeper (@o_leeps) explains how to ski cliffs&#8230;and how to move on to bigger airs.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=qPn30pWPzaM&amp;redir_token=ZCo0kx20YYfOv_CKA45-1XUV4hV8MTU4NzQxOTY1NEAxNTg3MzMzMjU0&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.powder7.com%2Fski-blog%2Fwatch-owen-leepers-epic-edit-yet-gettin-sendy%2F&amp;event=video_description\">Watch Owen go huge\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>How to Ski Cliffs: The Quick Guide<\/h3>\n<p>1) Start small and work your way up. 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