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Skiing Middle Teton in June
I Left town at 4 am and climbed 6k vert in 4 hours to the summit of Middle Teton. I was hoping to ski the east face which is one of my favorites in the Tetons, but the snow was too soft and the entrance was melted down to a vertical rock slab, so I had to ski the west...
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Hiking Lake of the Crags & Mount St. John in the Tetons
Hanging valley, which holds the lake of the Crags and Ramshead lake is one of my favorite hikes in the Tetons. The trail is unmarked on visitor maps, so it's great to escape the crowds, especially in the busy summer in the Tetons. Hiking to Lake of the crags is a 7...
Couloir Skiing on Togwotee Pass
Togwotee Pass in Wyoming is a snowmobiler's dream, but.few people know how many cool spots there are to ski there too. With all the national parks shut down because of the quarantine we had to find new spots to backcountry ski. Luckily in Jackson we were still allowed...
Las Leñas, Argentina
Argentina I headed back down to Argentina September 1st, this time to film with Icelantic Skis in Las Leñas. After 43 hours of travel including numerous airport lounges and a 6 hour bus ride, i finally made it to the resort. Unfortunetly, everything i heard...
Powder day August 28th in the Tetons!
Skiing powder August 28th in the Tetons
The Frey Hut: Bariloche
Hut Trip As soon as I posted I was headed to Bariloche, everyone told me I had to go the Frey Hut. After looking at a few pictures of the place, i knew I had to make it there. After skiing the resort a couple days, my sponsors marketing guy, Matt McDonald happened to...
Skiing Down South In Bariloche!
Argentina I headed down to Bariloche, Argentina on August 10th. The original plan was to go down with a group of atheltes, photographers and create a web series type video. Two days before the trip I got a call that the whole thing was called off. I still had...
Sending it huge at Targhee in 59″ of New Snow
I got a call from Greg, a photographer based out of Jackson saying Julian Carr was headed to Targhee and asked if I wanted to join. I've never skied Targhee while the lifts were running, only early season before they opened. In five winters in Jackson I never got to...
Back from Surgery to Skiing!
Recovery A crash from last February left me with a tear in my labrum in my right shoulder. I was able to finish out the season, skiing well into August but I new I would have to get surgery before the winter. I scheduled surgery for September 25th which put my...
Tons of Powder, Corbet’s Couloir Backflip and Straightlines! Season Edit is Live from Jackson Hole.
2016/2017: The 600 Inch Year At Jackson Hole! Last season was one for the books, the snow was late in November and Jackson had to delay their opening. Once the snow did start to fall though, it didn't stop! We ended the season with the deepest recorded snowpack...
Canada! Skiing Pillows and Powder at Revelstoke and Kicking Horse.
The best trip of the year (so far) Last week Sasha Motivala and I drove up to Canada from Jackson, with goals to ski Kicking Horse, Revelstoke and a little backcountry with sleds. It was amazing. We got good snow the day we drove in and refills all week. Our first day...
Winter begins in Jackson Hole!
Owen Leeper +Jackson Hole Mountain Resort PC: Eric Seymour After a huge week of snow in early October, it dried up in Jackson. The resort was forced to delay opening for a week and finally opened with a few grassy runs last thursday. Then the weather changed...
Bikini Skiing in July in the Tetons
July 14th Skiing in the Tetons Meredith and I headed into the tetons after some fresh snow up high on July 14th. We found 2,500 vert of fun skiing on the Middle Teton Glacier. Always worth it, always go! #notoverit Follow us on instagram at @o_leeps and @merejune
Spring Skiing in the Tetons – Grand Teton, Mt. Owen, Middle South and more
95,000 vert of skiing in the Tetons!Check out my video from skiing this spring after Jackson Hole closed the lifts. I skied the Grand Teton, Middle, South, Buck, Teewinot, Mt. Owen and more!
Beartooth Pass Memorial Day Skiing
Beartooth Pass Opens for Skiing! Last weekend Meredith and I headed up to Beartooth Pass to get some late may skiing, the 11,000 foot pass between Wyoming and Montana opens every year the friday before Memorial day. The pass offers couloir and big bowl skiing right...
Skiing the Grand Teton, Middle and South Teton
The Grand, Middle South Trifecta Attempt On May 2nd we attempted to ski the Grand Teton, Middle and South all in one day. The weather in Grand Teton National Park looked good, snow was decent and we went for it. We started early, at 2 am we skinned up to the base of...
Skiing Mt. Owen NE Snowfields
Ticked off a big one in Grand Teton National Park. Mt. Owen - PC: Tim Swartz One of the gnarliest lines in the Tetons is the northeast snowfields of Mt. Owen. On April 21st, 2015 we set out to ski it. Together (Owen Leeper), Meredith Edwards, my sister Janelle and her...
Colorado Couloir Skiing
Aspen...California, "Where the beer flows like wine" Last week i headed down to Colorado to meet up with fellow Spyder athlete Chris Davenport. We headed out to his yurt near Marble. Here is the sunset from his deck. Not bad. The next day we booted up the...
Sending it big at Jackson Hole
Huge week at Jackson Hole! Last week at Jackson hole was one for the books. In a week i skied more lines that have been on my list than i did all season to date. It started off with a small storm, that wouldn't quit. By the end of the storm we received over 41" of new...
40 Foot Wall Ride At Jackson Hole and 41″ of New snow
Taking the high side into S&S Yesterday I had the chance to go film with Jackson Hole. I eyed a line I skied the first year I moved to jackson from the tram ride up and it was filled in pretty nicely. The S&S couloir off the top of the tram is usually aired...
Jackson Mini Drone Edit
Skiing at Jackson Hole and Backcountry Drone shots This season I have been filming with Tim Swartz with his drone. Here is a 1.5 minute video of skiing powder at Jackson Hole and amazing aerial footage of classic lines outside the resort gates. Opening shot on Triple...
Ski City Shootout in Utah!
4 Resorts in 4 days for Ski City Shootout I headed down to Salt Lake to meet up with Ryan Day Thompson to shoot for the Ski City Shootout. 8 Teams of 4, including one photographer and three athletes would shoot one day at Alta, Snowbird, Brighton and Solitude. At the...
Alta Zero Chute open at Jackson Hole
Alta Zero Chute Opens! Owen Leeper right before the mandatory air The Alta Chute number zero off the Sublette chair rarely get enough snow to open. Positioned right underneath the chair and stacked with classic lines and cliffs at Jackson Hole. Two days ago they...
4 FEET+ at Jackson Hole
The Deepest week of skiing this year at Jackson Hole Jackson Hole has recieved over four feet in the last week, making for the deepest powder skiing of the year. Here is a 15 second video of what i've been skiing all week. Check out my instagram for more photos and...
Grand Teton Couloir Skiing
Jan 17th - Turkey Chute to Buck Crack Couloir Dropping into Turkey Chute I headed out early morning with Meredith Edwards, Mark and Janelle Smiley to ski Turkey Chute with ropes and harnesses just in case things lined up to ski the Buck Crack Couloir, or Chuter Buck,...
Exploring our backyard in Jackson Hole!
The snow has let up a bit in Jackson, giving us time to fly the drone and check out some higher lines off the resort. Here is me skiing Powder 8 off Cody Peak. Drone Filming by Tim Swartz. A video posted by Owen Leeper (@o_leeps) on Jan 4, 2016 at 2:23pm PST Meredith...
Happy New Year!
Grand Teton National Park PC: Owen Leeper It's been a cold week skiing in Jackson Hole. Temps around -20 to start the day. Be out exploring with the new drone in the backcountry. Here's 15 seconds of me skiing last week, shot by Tim Swartz. A video posted by Owen...
Christmas powder week in Jackson Hole! 48" of snow since monday, Jackson Hole skiing was the best of the year this last week. O_leeps getting pitted @jacksonhole. PC: Janelle Smiley Here's 15 seconds of me and Meredith Edwards skiing through the trees and enjoying the...
Ski Season is Underway at Jackson Hole
Follow me on instagram @o_leeps After a slow start to december, Jackson has been getting snow on and off for the last week. The resort has received over 100 inches this season and now all lifts are open at the resort. PC: Meredith Edwards The cliffs are starting to...