Named the best international short ski film of 2021 at High Five Ski Film Festival, FLOW captures world-class freeride skier Sam Favret’s recent adventures (on empty slopes, no less!) amid COVID-19 lockdowns. The mind-blowing film is made 100% from aerial footage – using FPV drones, DJI Inspire 2 with Zenmuse X7, and DJI Mavic 2 Pro. It showcases the majestic beauty and high-intensity action of skiing Europe’s famed Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in such a grand manner that you simply must take out a few minutes to watch it now.
The film came to our attention via the DJI Viewpoints blog, where FLOW’s three-person team discusses the challenges and motivations behind this once-in-a-lifetime filmmaking experience.
With all ski lifts restricted from operation during the winter of 2020/21, the slopes of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc were empty of humans for the first time in generations. Favret, along with film director Maxime Moulin, and drone pilot Hensli Sage knew they…
