{"id":11537,"date":"2021-06-07T13:27:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/?p=11537"},"modified":"2021-06-07T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:32:42","slug":"how-to-ski-powder-with-owen-leeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/ski-blog\/how-to-ski-powder-with-owen-leeper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Ski Powder with Owen Leeper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make the Deep Days Better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Powder7 athlete and professional big-mountain skier Owen Leeper (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/o_leeps\/\">@o_leeps<\/a>) knows a thing or two about skiing powder. We asked him for some tips to help you raise your game and your stoke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Ski Powder with Owen Leeper | Powder7\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_-FSMTEp3u8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Ski Powder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Get some fat skis.<\/strong> If you&#8217;re skiing deep snow, you&#8217;ll want skis at least 100mm wide. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powder7.com\/Mens-Powder-Skis\">Shop powder skis<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don&#8217;t lean back. <\/strong>Attack the fall line with your shins in the front of your boots and your weight forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hit the throttle.<\/strong> Speed is key. 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