# Heliboarding Choppers Snowboarders Can Hit Up Super Gnarly Slopes in the AvA 299 DROP By Summer Luu | Published 2011-04-23 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ava-299-drop References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/04/21/heliboarding-copterava-299-drop/) & [deakdesign.ch](http://www.deakdesign.ch/) If you haven’t heard about heliboarding, let me tell you about it through this new little aircraft called the AvA 299 DROP. Heliboarding is the hottest new thing with [extreme sportsters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/red-bulls-building-drop). Designed by Timon Sager of Deak Design, this helicopter is created specifically for [daring snowboarders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beanie-helmet) who like a little action and danger in their life. This chopper takes these [brave snowboarding souls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arcteryx-ski) to locations not accessible by normal lifts. That means you can ride to some rad mountain peaks and leave your first tracks. This copter has an open cabin so risk-takers can just leap out and hit the jumps immediately. The AvA 299 DROP is pretty gnarly and definitely lets you tear up the slopes, shredding the gnar! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 56% | Activity: 27% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Heliboarding:** Helicopter technology specialized for daring snowboarding exciting risk-takers. - **Extreme Sports Transportation:** Innovative transportation design for people who love extreme sports. - **Mountain Peak Access:** New technology for accessing previously inaccessible mountain peaks for extreme sports. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Aviation:** Helicopter technology improvements for extreme sports transportation innovation. - **Recreation and Leisure:** Innovations in extreme sports transportation design and technology to improve leisure activities. - **Tourism:** New technology for mountain peak access to improve tourism for extreme sports enthusiasts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Riproaring Electric Snowboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-snowboard.md) - [Fun-Filled Inflatable Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-board.md) - [Easy-to-Ride Hydrofoil Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/awake-vinga-3.md) - [Featherweight Snow Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snow-bikes.md) - [Rotating Snowboard Binders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blackline-quicksett-v2.md) - [Aftermarket Air-Spring Skier Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shredshox.md) - [Portable Skiing Rope Tows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rope-tow.md) - [Hybridized Electric Longboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hybridized-electric-longboards.md) - [All Terrain Electric Skis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skwheel-one.md)