:00:48. > :00:57.Bonjour from Val d'Isere for this second instalment of Ski Sunday.
:00:58. > :01:01.When snowboarding arrived in Europe in the late '80s, a lot of people
:01:02. > :01:04.thought it would end up consigned to the winter sport bin labelled "fad"
:01:05. > :01:07.alongside mono-skis and snow blades. But 25 years on, it's obvious that
:01:08. > :01:12.snowboarding has stood the test of time. Its roots in surfing and
:01:13. > :01:22.skateboarding have helped it become a cornerstone of winter sport. In
:01:23. > :01:26.the 21st century skiers have to give snowboarders credit for more than
:01:27. > :01:39.just baggy pants and silly trick names. You can say thank you if you
:01:40. > :01:41.want, Graham. There is a clue in the title of the show. It's called "Ski"
:01:42. > :01:45.Sunday. First up, the women are pointing the
:01:46. > :01:48.skis down the mountain and going hell for leather in our feature race
:01:49. > :01:54.- the women's downhill from Val d'Isere.
:01:55. > :01:57.If you want more danger and excitement, then hold on to your
:01:58. > :02:00.bobble hats. Making its Ski Sunday debut, we're bringing you the
:02:01. > :02:11.thrills and spills of ski cross from Val Thorens. .
:02:12. > :02:13.And if you think that just because we're avoiding the board this week
:02:14. > :02:17.we're forgetting our freestyle fans, then think again. We catch up with
:02:18. > :02:19.Candide Thovex, a Frenchman with a penchant for the