This is next level.
While most NYC residents were inside, taking refuge from the city's first major blizzard of 2016, Casey Neistat, a 34-year-old YouTuber decided to go snowboarding through the streets of the Big Apple.
Neistat is a popular YouTuber and his account boasts nearly 2 million subscribers. You may remember Neistat from last year when he filmed his friend and collaboration partner, Jesse Wellens, as Aladdin traveling on a "magic carpet."
Neistat told BuzzFeed that he views New York City as a "character" in the video that he makes.
"When it came to taking advantage of a storm this rare, riding around on a snowboard seemed like a clear choice," he said.
Casey Neistat / Via youtube.com
He says that he had no reservations while snowboarding on the icy terrain. However, there were a few difficulties encountered while filming.
They didn't have rope to use while traveling through the city so they resorted to using a 30-foot HDMI cable. The other skier in the video, Oscar, used two extension cords that were tied together.
Casey Neistat / Via youtube.com
And as far as getting around the traveling ban issued by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Neistat says they avoided it by driving "really carefully."
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