TRENDING NOW: Forget the reindeer, Santa’s speedflying this Christmas

Retire the reindeer, Santa is delivering presents in a new way this Christmas.

Speedflyer Christian Philpot donned a Santa suite and was filmed flying down the mountain in Hedley.

The sport combines elements of paragliding and parachuting to quickly descend from a mountain top.

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Carli Berry

Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.

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