Forget Rudolph — snowboarding ‘Santa’ takes flight with drone

WASHINGTON — Santa drops the sleigh and reindeer in favor of a drone and snowboard in a new viral video that’s racking up millions of page views.

In the video, YouTube personality Casey Neistat is draped in the familiar red, ermine-trimmed suit and shown being pulled across the snowy hills of Finland with the aid of a specially designed drone — decked out in festive red-and-green Christmas lights — capable of lifting a human.

Jack Moore

Jack Moore joined WTOP.com as a digital writer/editor in July 2016. Previous to his current role, he covered federal government management and technology as the news editor at Nextgov.com, part of Government Executive Media Group.

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