Ski Sunday

[Steve748]

Is back at a reasonably sensible time for once..........

Ski Sunday
New series. Graham Bell and Ed Leigh introduce highlights of the weekend's World Cup action, including the men's meeting in Kitzbuhel, Austria, where the likes of Benjamin Raich, Bode Miller and Didier Cuche will all be vying for victories. Plus, in what will be a regular slot during the series, a celebrity tackles a giant slalom course under the tutelage of Bell - this week it is the turn of chef Heston Blumenthal

Today on BBC 2 from 19:00 to 20:00

[Biscuit]

well wht a great wee show, thoroughly enjoyed that and got me psyched up for 2 weeks time :cool:

[Spud Raver]

Bolloxed....missed it!

[Biscuit]

bbci ;)

[Lily]

like the new format, makes it a bit more appealing :)

desperate to go boarding now though :(

[Spud Raver]

bbci ;)

How do you get that?

[Biscuit]

clicky (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/last7days/?filter=txdate%3A20-01&filter=channel%3Abbc_two&filter=txslot%3Aevening&scope=iplayerlast7days) although not on just yet

[Spud Raver]

Ta very much

[gordj65]

i have no interest in skiing, will never strap two planks to my feet and go sliding down a hill, and i think the helly hansen clothes you need to wear are crap.......................but for some unknown reason i like watching the downhill racing but not the slalom. that sort of balls out madness has to be admired:lol2:

[Biscuit]

that or the same reason most of us watch motorsport, ace crashes!

[pibbow]

i have no interest in skiing, will never strap two planks to my feet and go sliding down a hill, and i think the helly hansen clothes you need to wear are crap.......................but for some unknown reason i like watching the downhill racing but not the slalom. that sort of balls out madness has to be admired:lol2:

"He is young but he will learn"

feel the force Luke

[239desmo]

"He is young but he will learn"

You've never met Gordon obviously?:confused:





Unless you are over 70!;) :D

[pibbow]

You've never met Gordon obviously?:confused:





Unless you are over 70!;) :D

I was speaking metaphorically.

As you do when your T total but had a cheeky bottle of white!:beer: :beer:

[Steve748]

Big improvement on the last series:) and an excellent hours tv. One of my fav places is Courmayeur (5 times!) I can't wait to get back there...............and I will! roll on next year:eek:

[Rob998]

Steve, at the risk of RJ groaning at us, how's the leg?

[rockjock620]

Plus, in what will be a regular slot during the series, a celebrity tackles a giant slalom course under the tutelage of Bell - this week it is the turn of chef Heston Blumenthal

Today on BBC 2 from 19:00 to 20:00

what a @@@@ing stupid idea! sick of all these "celebrity" @@@@s getting "featured again". It just cheapens the whole @@@@ing programme and wastes airtime for the proper event we want to watch. Imagine if they put celebs on a superbike to go round the circuit before every race. @@@@ing joke, it really is. they should stick to what they are supposedly good at. @@@@ @@@@s.

[Rob998]

. Imagine if they put celebs on a superbike to go round the circuit before every race.

Well, they might crash, so that would be funny, especially if it was Simon Cowell.

[pibbow]

Big improvement on the last series:) and an excellent hours tv. One of my fav places is Courmayeur (5 times!) I can't wait to get back there...............and I will! roll on next year:eek:

Steve bugger Italy come to www.kickinghorseresort.com it's just fantastic.

[Steve748]

Steve bugger Italy come to www.kickinghorseresort.com it's just fantastic.

If your going next year then I'm coming with you!

[Steve748]

Steve, at the risk of RJ groaning at us, how's the leg?

knackered:eek: I am still going to have it amputated above the knee but it won't happen until around summertime. I should be sorted by autumn so I won't get much time out on the bike this year:rolleyes:

[Rob998]

Oh, that's bad mate. Sorry that's how it's going.

Last time I went skiing, there was an instructor who had a really bling carbon/titanium lower leg, he used to whip it off in the bar after a few!

[Steve748]

Nowt to be sorry about! I'll be getting the insurance to pay for one of these! (http://www.symbiotechsusa.com/amputee_prosthetics_ordering.htm)

[Rob998]

Can't you get one with an Ohlins shock..........;)

[Steve748]

Can't you get one with an Ohlins shock..........;)

These are better than Ohlins but I might put an Ohlins sticker on for pose value:cool: I've emailed them for a price:eek:

[pibbow]

If your going next year then I'm coming with you!


We go every year and also have a good few weeks in Val d'Isere.
Your more than welcome and the good thing is with Canada your accommdation is free!

[Steve748]

Let me know when the dates are nearer the time and hopefully I won't need to save up!;)

[pibbow]

Let me know when the dates are nearer the time and hopefully I won't need to save up!;)


Just booked my flights for this feb 6th £485.00 return with extended legg room seats. Don't ya just love Zoom airways.......

Deep powder here I come:D :D :D :D

[Steve748]

I see Golden looks fairly close:) I spent a day snowmobiling there and would love to have another go!

[Steve748]

Just booked my flights for this feb 6th £485.00 return with extended legg room seats. Don't ya just love Zoom airways.......

Deep powder here I come:D :D :D :D

If you go the same weeks every year I'll make a note in my diary........2009:eek: Do you go for 10 days or 2 weeks?

[pibbow]

We are going at the beginning of November this year untill just before Christmas. It's cold then but very sunny and only the local powderhounds for company.
We have not decided if we'll go back after Christmas or on to Val. My guess is Val but can't be certain now.

[Steve748]

November might be a bit early in my re-cuperation:eek: I will have to wait and see!

[Steve748]

Val d'Isere
Action from the men's downhill event at the World Cup meeting in Val d'Isere, France, while Ed Leigh travels through Australia's skiing resorts to Mount Kosciuszko. Plus, Graham Bell presents the latest part of his Big Adventure, which takes him to the Swiss-Italian border in the Alps, and TV presenter Ben Fogle is the latest celebrity to take on a slalom course under Graham's tuition. Commentary by Matt Chilton SUB

Today on BBC 2 from 18:45 to 19:45

[Steve748]

Action from the World Cup meeting in Sestriere, Italy, while Ed Leigh and Graham Bell travel to New Zealand for winter pursuits including diving in frozen water. Graham also presents the latest part of his Big Adventure, which sees him travel on the Glacier Express between Swiss cities Zermatt and St Moritz, and TV comedian Marcus Brigstocke is the latest celebrity to take on the demanding slalom course

Today on BBC 2 from 19:15 to 20:00

[Steve748]

Action from the World Cup meeting in Zagreb-Sljeme, Croatia. Away from the action Ed Leigh visits the Himalayas to try a relatively untouched part of the snowboarding world. Graham Bell also presents the latest part of his Big Adventure, which takes him to the Italians resorts of Cinque Torri and Mount Lagazuoi and the Adamello Brenta Nature Park in the Alps, and BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner is the latest celebrity to take on the demanding slalom course

Today on BBC 2 from 19:00 to 20:00

[Steve748]

Action from the meeting in Kvitjell, Norway, the latest stop-off point for the men's World Cup. Ed Leigh and Graham Bell race each other across the Vanoise National Park in France, Bell also heads to Kitzbuhel in Austria as his epic journey through the Alps concludes, while two-time world champion hurdler Colin Jackson is the latest celebrity to take on the demanding slalom course

Today on BBC 2 from 19:00 to 20:00

[Biscuit]

quite funny seeing Tignes again, was only there 3 weeks ago, the bar where they made the wager is 'La Loop'. I actually spent more hours in there than I did on the snowboard :beer: :o

[Sticky]

what a @@@@ing stupid idea! sick of all these "celebrity" @@@@s getting "featured again". It just cheapens the whole @@@@ing programme and wastes airtime for the proper event we want to watch. Imagine if they put celebs on a superbike to go round the circuit before every race. @@@@ing joke, it really is. they should stick to what they are supposedly good at. @@@@ @@@@s.

Don't hold back Pete:mad: Say it how it is.
But I deffo agree. If it's not cooking, it's dancing, skating, get me out of here...somewhere or other etc etc. Cheap crappy entertainment for the family with no brains.

[Biscuit]

Im not into any of the celeb unrealty stuff but i dont mind it on Ski Sunday, its only 10mins of a 1 hr show and you coul learn from whats been done. If it were any skier who happened to be passing instead of a celeb the viewing would prolly be cringe worthy, never been on camera before etc. Top gears star in a @@@@ty car is equally as tolerable, in my brainless humble opinion ;)

BTW the programme that follows is well worth a watch, Tropic of Capricorn....

[MAC]

Don't hold back Pete:mad: Say it how it is.
But I deffo agree. If it's not cooking, it's dancing, skating, get me out of here...somewhere or other etc etc. Cheap crappy entertainment for the family with no brains.

'Snow boarding'?:confused:

Can't beat a bit of good old-fashioned 'water-boarding':p - Currently in vogue - apparently especially popular in't 'states';)

[Sticky]

Ski sunday is great. Have been skiing for 5 or 6 years now so not very good at my age, but I can whizz down a blue at a few miles an hour and s**t myself down a red! Still not mastered carving yet. My point is all the celeb stuff designed for the average "Royal Family" around the country for saturday night viewing.

You're right about picking up tips though. Have picked up a few which I'll be trying next time out.

By the way....forgot Big Brother.

[Biscuit]

By the way....forgot Big Brother.

Easily done....

[Sticky]

I despair, while I'm surfing here..model sites, ebay and back here the rest of my family are watching the celeb skating.:eek: :confused: :(

[Steve748]

I agree with Steve, the celeb is a way of showing us mere mortals a way of improving using different ideas that we can try on the slopes. Using a 'race' theme and celebs just make it a bit more interesting. Looks like it's the last one next week:( TPT should be a good skier as she has been skiing with royalty since she was a youngster til she fell out of favour with HRH.

[PaulV]

TPT should be a good skier as she has been skiing with royalty since she was a youngster til she fell out of favour with HRH.


Allegedly she was more interested in a different type of powder................................................................................................................................................................................................;) :whistle: :faint:

[Steve748]

Allegedly she was more interested in a different type of powder................................................................................................................................................................................................;) :whistle: :faint:

ep! twas her downfall......................and fall from grace, so to speak....................No allegedly about it as it's well documented (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Palmer-Tomkinson):rolleyes:

[PaulV]

ep! twas her downfall......................and fall from grace, so to speak....................No allegedly about it as it's well documented (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Palmer-Tomkinson):rolleyes:

Just covering my back Steve, you never know who is watching...:watchout: :watchout: :watchout:

[Steve748]

Graham Bell and Ed Leigh try their hands at the adrenaline sport of speed riding, in which they parachute from a bridge, cliff or a plane with skis strapped to their feet. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson is the latest celebrity to take on Graham's demanding slalom course, while there is also action from the women's World Cup downhill in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana. Last in series :cry:

Today on BBC 2 from 18:15 to 19:00

[Steve748]

The Alps
A visual treat and a chance to see the Alps as they have seldom been seen before by joining Graham Bell on his summer trek across Europe's greatest mountain range. Traversing the mountains across four countries, Graham sees the familiar Alpine landscape transformed in the summer months. The world's most famous ski runs are replaced by glorious flora and fauna, including the elusive Ibex mountain goat and there is an exhilarating visit to Europe's highest mountain refuge.

Saturday 10 January 3:30pm - 4:30pm BBC2

[rockjock620]

I pedalled down the Lauberhorn route back in 1982. Hundschopf is interesting........

[Steve748]

High Altitude is the program with the stuff that is not covered on Ski Sunday that they tried in the last season of Ski Sunday and was not to the taste of the purists of the original programme if you see what I mean. A lot of the competition is well covered on Eurosport.

Sunday 25 January
10:00pm - 10:30pm
BBC2
1/8

Ed Leigh and Graham Bell present an all-action winter sports show. The series starts in New Zealand, where they attempt a 'Tyrolean Traverse' - a 100m crossing between two mountain peaks on a single piece of rope. Supermodel and avid skier Jodie Kidd then goes on the trip of a lifetime, heli-skiing with Ed and Graham. While the untouched powder is exhilarating, Kidd discovers first-hand the serious avalanche dangers of off-piste skiing.

VIDEO Plus+: 77361

[Steve748]

Sunday 25 January
5:00pm - 5:30pm
BBC2

Graham Bell and Ed Leigh present coverage from the men's downhill in Kitzbuehel, Austria, on the infamous Hahnenkamm mountain. Can US favourite Bode Miller go one better than in 2008 and win his first Kitzbuehel title? He faces stiff competition from Austrian pair Michael Walchhofer and Klaus Kroell, who have been the form skiers in the first half of the season. Commentary from Matt Chilton.

VIDEO Plus+: 4877

[rockjock620]

High Altitude is the program with the stuff that is not covered on Ski Sunday that they tried in the last season of Ski Sunday and was not to the taste of the purists of the original programme if you see what I mean.

yes it was @@@@ing @@@@e and had nowt to do with skiing