In this episode we venture to the heart of the Southern Alps, Mount Cook National Park. Mount Cook is New Zealand’s highest mountain peak. Cascading out of the valley floor above Lake Pukaki – this is one of the more scenically epic locations in the world and we got to snowboard here – and it was incredible!

With the use of a helicopter, the crew are scooped up to a field of insane New Zealand terrain that is covered in ‘marshmallow-like’ knee deep powder snow. Nick Brown, Stef Zeestraten and Nick Hyne waste no time in finding every last nook and cranny on the mountain to jump off and hack to pieces.

Mount Cook Heli | As good it gets! | Diaries Downunder Episode 2 | 2016. from Diaries Downunder on Vimeo.

Hard to beat having a helicopter to pick you up on a powder day! Photo: Trev Streat

Nick Brown with a Back 5 above Lake Pukaki, New Zealand. Photo: Trev Streat

Untouched and epic. Stef Zeestraten deep in Episode Two at Mount Cook Heli. Photo: Trev Streat