{"id":17982,"date":"2022-12-17T05:49:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T05:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/17\/owen-leeper-navigates-steep-and-narrow-couloirs-in-3-ways-to-die\/"},"modified":"2022-12-17T05:49:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-17T05:49:33","slug":"owen-leeper-navigates-steep-and-narrow-couloirs-in-3-ways-to-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/17\/owen-leeper-navigates-steep-and-narrow-couloirs-in-3-ways-to-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Owen Leeper Navigates Steep and Narrow Couloirs in \u20183 Ways to Die\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-181663\">\n<header class=\"article-header\">\n\t\t<meta itemprop=\"image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gj-ski-die-1-300x200.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"IgUAkDsvrvI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3 Ski Chutes You Could Die Skiing: Part I\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IgUAkDsvrvI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-wrapper grid-x\">\n<p class=\"byline\">December 16, 2022<span class=\"pipe\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>By <a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/author\/andrew\" title=\"Posts by Andrew Marshall\" rel=\"author noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Marshall<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gjan\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div>Support us! GearJunkie might earn a small fee from affiliate hyperlinks on this article. <a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn extra<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Scary to do, however enjoyable to observe. What extra might you ask for in a brief and candy Jackson Hole backcountry ski vid?<\/p>\n<p><strong>This video sequence just isn&#8217;t for the anxious. <\/strong>In the primary vid (above), skilled big-mountain skier Owen Leeper calls the triad of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/winter\/video-next-gen-ski-patrollers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jackson Hole<\/a><\/strong> couloirs he\u2019s about to run \u201cthree ways to die.\u201d And after watching the footage, I cannot argue with the person.<\/p>\n<p>Leeper spends a number of seconds describing the runs, then drops into the primary one, the place two tight turns and lighting-fast reflexes handle to maintain his physique from smearing in opposition to the stony sides of the couloir.<\/p>\n<p>Blink, and also you\u2019ll miss it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runtime:<\/strong> 1 minute<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-in-article grid-x grid-margin-x\">\n<div class=\"thumb-image cell small-4 first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/winter\/inside-the-crows-nest-jackson-hole-mountain-resort?sce=post-related-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"lazy wp-post-image\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-200x133.jpg?ssl=1\" src-retina=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/images.gearjunkie.com\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-13-075701-400x266.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" alt=\"Above the Iconic Jackson Hole Aerial Tram: Check Out the 'Crow's Nest'\" title=\"Above the Iconic Jackson Hole Aerial Tram: Check Out the 'Crow's Nest'\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"cell small-8 last\">\n<h5>Above the Iconic Jackson Hole Aerial Tram: Check Out the &#8216;Crow&#8217;s Nest&#8217;<\/h5>\n<div>Ever questioned what&#8217;s above Jackson Hole&#8217;s Aerial Tram? 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Andrew lives, runs, bikes, paddles, and skis within the Tahoe basin on the California\/Nevada state line. He&#8217;s one of many few unapologetic cat individuals within the outside trade. 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