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Spring Surprises for the Diaries Downunder crew

Tom Copsey — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:44:58 +0000

Springtime hits NZ, and along with some of the anticipated slushy fun sessions the Diaries Downunder boys also luck out to score some of the best pow of the season in the Queenstown area…

Springtime’s not only about slashing slush in wifebeaters – often you can find epic snow with way less crowds if you know where to look. These Kiwi boys certainly know where to go when it’s on, and they also know someone at the resort who can build them a solid booter in the middle of the bunny run to boot. If we ever head to NZ we’re hooking up with this lot – seem’s like they be running tings down under.

Spring is a season that cannot be tamed or predicted. Spring is the king of surprises and the tail end of the snow season this year in Queenstown was no exception!

In between beautiful warm, blue sky days we had storms come through that delivered some of the best powder days of the season!
In this episode we go and make the most of the surprise powder that Spring seems to so kindly deliver – even when we think the slush has finally become the king of late season.

We make the most of the slushy spring landings and get a progression session happening after hours at The Remarkables.
A great end to another season of good times here at the bottom of the world!

Music Credit
Band: Black Hat Brigade
Song: On Leave
Produced by: Brightmind Music

Diaries Downunder Crew Rip the Remarkables

Tom Copsey — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:09:22 +0000

Though winter’s knocking at the door of the northern hemi, our Antipodean brethren in NZ are still milking what remains of their own cold months. In this fourth episode the Diaries Downunder crew hit the heli and snowsurf the lesser-ridden south side of the Remarkables and peep some epic landscapes in the process.

In Episode 4, we venture beyond the resort boundaries on one of Queenstown’s most famous landmarks, The Remarkables – the only mountain range in the Southern Hemisphere that runs true North to South.

In search of amazing terrain, untracked powder and to tick one off the bucket list the crew jump in a helicopter and ride the very rarely ridden southern and front sides of The Remarkables. The crew are quick to realise there is a reason why the front side is so rarely ridden. With it’s rugged steep faces disappearing into the lake below the crew are greeted by a stunning sunset that caps off an incredible day in New Zealand snowboarding history.

Diaries Downunder Hit Burton High Fives

Tom Copsey — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:04:33 +0000

The Diaries Downunder crew take a different look at the hectic riding at the recent Burton High Fives at Snowpark NZ, and then things get even more out of hand on a gap to down bar. One-foots, frontflips and backside rodeos on. Woo-haa!

Burton High Fives brings top level international riders to Snow Park, New Zealand to take part in insane activities and a contest format that would be hard to mimic in any other part of the world. Hectic car driving, shooting, knife throwing, buggy driving and jet boating combine with one of the most progressive competitions ever. Mark McMorris attempts the world’s first slopestyle triple cork, Stale Sandbech lands a 1440 and Mikkel Bang still puts style first. A must -see!

A big gap to rail then awaits us at Cardrona, built especially for DDU. The aim was to test what exactly is possible when you have an amazing 20 foot jump onto a 30 foot rail. Flips, spins and another crazy episode of Diaries Downunder for you!

Diaries Downunder at Burton High Fives

Uli Köhler — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:13:25 +0000

The Kiwi crew from Diaries Downunder reports from the Burton High Fives before sessioning a gap to rail in Cardrona.

Burton High Fives brings top level international riders to Snow Park, New Zealand to take part in Insane activities and a contest format that would be hard to mimic in any other part of the world. Hectic car driving, shooting, knife throwing, buggy driving and jet boating combine with one of the most progressive competitions ever. Mark McMorris attempts the world’s first slopestyle triple cork, Stale Sandbech lands a 1440 and Mikkel Bang still puts style first. A must -see!

Diaries Downunder Crew Hit Canterbury Clubfields

Tom Copsey — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:01:53 +0000

This Kiwi crew use the latest installment of their webisodes to shed light on the classic New Zealand shred experience known as ‘clubfields’. Some good lines and good vibes from Nick Hyne, Stef Zeestraten, Dane Tiene and Ben Comber.

Australian Dane Tiene flies into Christchurch from Sydney. The crew then make their way to the centre of Christchurch before testing out a Kiwi classic – the nutcracker ropetow. Staying up at Mount Olympus club field the boys find some of Canterbury’s finest shreddable terrain. Ben Comber, Stef Zeestraten and Nick Hyne show Dane exactly why Mount Olympus and the Canterbury region has gained such a fine reputation.

‘Storm of the Decade’ Hits Downunder

Tom Copsey — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:58:16 +0000

After a sluggish start to the season, the heavens open around Queenstown and Coronet Peak and the Diaries Downunder boys are all over that white goodness. Check it out for some southern hemi winter loving…

It’s not often that Queenstown gets a good dusting so the Kiwi crew hit up spots they always dreamed of shredding before heading up to Coronet Peak followed up by a lesser-ridden pass spot in the Crown Range.

Peep it.

Diaries Downunder Kicks off 2011 Webisodes

Tom Copsey — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:32:21 +0000

The Kiwi crew who pumped out the Diaries Downunder webisodes last summer are back to give us northern hemi habitators a taste of winter in the world’s nether regions. This is their first this year and has some goodtimes at early season Snowpark. Peepit.

Nice to see some winter in the midst of summer, though it looks like Snowpark could do with another dusting or three. In the first of this season’s Diaries Downunder Jye Kearney gets all Mean Streets in the intro before jetting to NZ to hook up with the Kiwi crew, before razzing up to Snowpark to hit up the late arvo/night session. The boys are pumped to be back on god’s spuff. Nick Hyne‘s so stoked he even forgets to do up his back binding for a few hits of the box.

Two Edits from Snow Park NZ

Uli Köhler — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:30:24 +0000

The season is really kicking off down under with two edits straight from New Zealand’s famous Snow Park NZ dropping:

Diaries Downunder 2011 Episode 1

It begins! Episode 1 for 2011 we pick up Australian shredder Jye Kearney from Bondi Beach in Sydney and catch a 3 hour Air New Zealand direct flight to Queenstown; straight into a couple of cheeky afternoon laps at snowpark and a bit of night riding followed by one hectic night out at the Queenstown Winter Festival. The next day we shoot some Clay Pigeons with NZ comedian Jeremy Elwood and wrap things up by throwing Jye in the Lake!

Sponsor This? @ Snow Park Opening Day 2011

The Sponsor this? crew made it up to Snow Park NZ for opening day and some follow cam runs in the sun. it was a great day with unexpected warm weather and sunshine. The 2011 New Zealand season has officially begun, and everyone is excited.

Diaries Down Under Episode 5 – In The Heli

Tom Copsey — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:31:42 +0000

In the final episode of this interesting series of videos looking at shredding in NZ, the Down Under crew makes their way from Queenstown to Fox Glacier on the rugged West Coast. A short Heli ride up the glacier and through the cloud layer they get dropped off at Pioneer Hut for two nights. What follows is two bluebird days and a new mountain experience for everyone.

See you next year!

Diaries Down Under – Epsiode 4

Anna Langer — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:47:08 +0000

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Watch the latest installment of Down Under shredding, this week with a road trip from Queenstown to Mt Hutt with Pooch, Nick Hyne, Nick Brown, Ben Comber and Jordan Rehrer.

Enjoy and look forward to the Euro season start that is coming closer and closer…