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Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:18 GMT

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/8366920.stm

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:36:10 GMT

No new series of High Altitude then? :(
I hope that they dont just show the highlights of skiing that I will have watched on Eurosport earlier, and that they return to a mixed bag of things like it used to be, with resort reviews etc.

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:41:41 GMT

Sounds like High Altitude may have gone by the wayside Tony, not a cheap programme to make judging by the amount of travelling and hi-octane challenges they carried out in the first two series'!

As for the beeb's ski coverage apparently live World Cup stuff will be on the red button, not sure if they've done that in prior years or not?

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:32:13 GMT

Yes they have had the red button facility before. However, I tend to watch on Eurosport as their coverage is more comperhensive and they show live both first and second runs.
I tend not to watch the slalom for some reason, I dont find it is interesting or exciting. Super GS and downhill are my favourites.

I was hoping they'd have an intermediates red cruise that I could enter one year......

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:19 GMT

Tony_H wrote:I tend not to watch the slalom for some reason, I dont find it is interesting or exciting. Super GS and downhill are my favourites.

I know what you mean. Giant Slalom is always good to watch from a technical point of view. For Slalom I tend to watch just the second half of the second run.

I also find it really difficult to stay awake when watching slalom. I don't know if it's the Eurosport commentators voices or the exertions of the evening before.

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:34:18 GMT

Its that Irish co-commentator, his voice just drones on and on

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:55 GMT

reckon it might just be for the olympic year they dont do it?
hope so-really enjoyed High Altitude

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:09 GMT

Tony_H wrote:Its that Irish co-commentator, his voice just drones on and on

Irish? You sure you're not getting confused with the Tour de France?

Nick Fellows has been doing a few of them lately (of of World Cup Skiing on Channel4 before it was axed). God he can get excited.

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:36:34 GMT

I record all teh skiing on eurosports HD as its normally a tad early to get up to watch it. Since trying slalom this year i tend to watch it a bit now, but you can't beat the gold old DH! Looking forward to beaver creek in a few weeks, love the courses with big jumps!

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:03:18 GMT

Eurosport gets my vote for the live coverage with GS & DH being the most exciting. I think the Stelvio piste in Bormio the most challenging on the DH circuit.
The BBC did a series with Roger Black the Olympic 400m runner & co presenter Konrad Bartelski quite a few years ago now, they travelled to all of the worlds best ski stations and basically had a blast. Definetly one of the most down to earth skiing programmes I have seen. The Beeb could repeat that show for us!
:roll:
Finn

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:34:22 GMT

Bring it on, for me it's the start of the season :D

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:21 GMT

Re post of Linky to BBC Page with timings and Red Button stuff. Should start with Mens SuperG from Val d'Isere on 12th December.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/8366920.stm

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:58:32 GMT

Found this from Ed Drake (The snowboarder on High Altitude)

http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-36384-postdays-0-postorder-asc.html

"Sadly the show has been canned, a new controller stepped in for BBC2 in May and coming from BBC4 we were seen as bit laddy and low brow for her, plus in her defence there are hundreds of shows waiting for their shot all the time and she went with last in, first out.

On the up side there will be a two one offs, one I watched yesterday that would have been the first episode of this winters series (because of the Olympics we needed to get going early) but then got canned so it's now a stand alone called Arctic Man, Go Fast or Go Home and I'm pretty pleased with that.

The other one is a much more 'high brow' exploration of British Columbia as a back ground build up to the Olympics, I think in a bid to show the new controller we can do mature. Should be interesting...

Obviously I'm gutted, it was the dream job, but at the same time I still feel very lucky to have shot one episode let alone a whole series.

And to clear up the debate about the series and the Ski Sunday pieces you are both right. It was the first series of High Altitude, but in a bid to trail the series and get it out there they re-cut all the films I had made for Ski Sunday the year before and put them out as ten minute shorts under the High Altitude banner.

Thanks for the support and sorry it's not better news. On the upside if you've seen any of the NZ Open pipe footage you'll know that the prospect of the Olympics is pant wettingly exciting.

Cheers

Ed "

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:15:31 GMT

no_snow_in_swindon wrote:Found this from Ed Drake (The snowboarder on High Altitude)

Be sure to let Ed LEIGH know :oops:

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:19:29 GMT

freezywater wrote:

no_snow_in_swindon wrote:Found this from Ed Drake (The snowboarder on High Altitude)

Be sure to let Ed LEIGH know :oops:

lol. Oh yeah. Had a blonde moment there! :oops:

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:52:23 GMT

Tony H - I think the 'Irishman' you are referring to is Scotsman John Clark, former racer, speed skier and international coach. However, knowledgeable as he must be, he hasn't got a clue when to keep quiet!

The wintersports forum on the Eurosport website is full of comments asking that he please, please, please puts a sock in it!

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:58:34 GMT

Ooooh :shock: I don't have Eurosport, so don't read their forum. However I do know John Clark, and can testify, that he does indeed ski very fast :D

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:11:36 GMT

LOTA wrote:Tony H - I think the 'Irishman' you are referring to is Scotsman John Clark, former racer, speed skier and international coach. However, knowledgeable as he must be, he hasn't got a clue when to keep quiet!

The wintersports forum on the Eurosport website is full of comments asking that he please, please, please puts a sock in it!

You might be right. Sounds like it could be anyway. He usually says something like "hes lost far too much on this section" just before the skier comes over the line 2 seconds quicker....!!

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:29:28 GMT

That's the fella, Tone! 'Hermann Maier is really flying, he's skied this section better than anyone...oh, he's lost it by a second!' :mrgreen:

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:11:59 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

LOTA wrote:Tony H - I think the 'Irishman' you are referring to is Scotsman John Clark, former racer, speed skier and international coach. However, knowledgeable as he must be, he hasn't got a clue when to keep quiet!

The wintersports forum on the Eurosport website is full of comments asking that he please, please, please puts a sock in it!

You might be right. Sounds like it could be anyway. He usually says something like "hes lost far too much on this section" just before the skier comes over the line 2 seconds quicker....!!

that's the bloke that sounds like David Coulthard :cry:

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:13:35 GMT

He actually sounds like a goose farting in the fog

Re:Ski Sunday ...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:14:35 GMT

He sounds nothing like David Coulthard :shock: You can't be talking about the same fella I know :lol:
The John Clark I know, has extensive racing experience, and is an Olympian. He is well qualified to comment on how a racer is tackling each segment of a course, having been Manager of the Scottish Alpine Team. So although, a competitor may cross the line in 1st position, that lead may have been reduced if they made slight errors. It's a shame that the public don't appreciate his knowledge of the racing biz.