Snowboarder Austen Sweetin being chased off a jump by the shadow of a helicopter

Heli Above, Sweetness Below

THEME: Futureproof

PHOTO: Oli Gagnon

RIDER: Austen Sweetin

LOCATION: Revelstoke, BC

OPERATION: Eagle Pass Heli

CAMERA: Nikon D3S

WRITER: Arlie Carstens ©

This shot of Austin Sweetin is from the opening of the 2017 Absinthe film Turbo Dojo. After dropping Sweetin off at the top of the in-run, the helicopter pilot circled back and tracked overhead with photographer Oli Gagnon. 


When Sweetin dropped in, he blasted arguably one of the biggest frontside 360s ever captured on film. A pretty sweet start to what would become one of our favorite films in the Absinthe archive. Nice person. True shredder. 

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