Wengen - Lauberhorn Ski Sunday

Dropping.

4240 metres to ski. 2.5 miles.

In the above Wengen, the crowds

gathered to witness the best of the

best.

best. -- in the skies above Wengen.

To become the very best takes

meticulous preparation. Only when

you are truly ready can you take

flight.

To conquer the Lauberhorn takes

endurance.

Has he got the strength

and stamina?

Concentration. He is on

course and then he goes.

Oh, dear.

Agility, lightning reflexes. That is

how to do it, he makes the turn in

midair.

And more than anything else,

speed.

The speed through the gun is

more than 100 mph. He has left it

all on the Lauberhorn.

Hello and welcome to Ski Sunday.

This week, we're in Wengen

for the men's downhill.

When you look at the statistics it

is easy to see why this race is a

classic.

It's the oldest,

established in 1930.

It's the longest, four

and a half kilometres,

two and a half minutes of racing

on the limit.

And it's the fastest,

with the speedometer clocking

a record 100mph a few years ago.

It truly is a spectacle

not to be missed.

And from the speed of the downhill,

we take things down a notch

with the inspiring tale of a young

woman called Chase.

Her health issues make everyday life

incredibly difficult,

but her passion for snowboarding

makes the pain worthwhile.

I love how do kind of free it feels.

It is like flying.

It is amazing.

Let's go flying.

Before that, we've got the men's

downhill from Wengen.

Raced on the mighty Lauberhorn,

it's a course dripping in history,

with all the features named

after famous, or infamous moments.

Before his camera run,

Graham's been taking

a trip down memory lane.

There are number of sections and

there's Lauberhorn course that set

it apart from any other downhill in

the world. Because it is so old,

some of these features would not be

allowed on a modern downhill. The

first one is this, Hundschopf. The

hound's head. It is of that -- it is

effectively a cliff drop. The

growing drops away from you and you

go into freefall, giving you

butterflies in your stomach. The

landing is super steep, but if you

are out jump the landing like

Svindal did a few years ago, you

will end up crashing out.

He is in

the nets.

My word. I remember my

arms flailing. It gets the

adrenaline going. As soon as you

land from the Hundschopf, you have

picked up lots of speed. You have

this left-hander onto this jump

known as Minsch-Kante, named after a

Swiss skier who crashed here. It is

harder than it looks. You have to

switch weight from one like to the

other well you're in a. When you

land from the Minsch-Kante, you are

straight onto the Canadian Corner,

named after the Canadians who

crashed here in the 1970s. Another

section that would not be allowed on

a modern downhill. This is now known

as the Kernen-S. There was a

spectacular crash in the 1990s. This

is where the course goes underneath

the railway. I always reckoned it

was lucky if there was a train going

over the top as you race underneath.

No time to wave. This is the fastest

part of the course, the

Haneggschuss. It is the fastest part

of any course. A few years ago a

French skier went over 100 mph

through the speed trap. Remarkable

speed across the snow. Up there is

the Silberhornsprung. It is a fairly

new edition, but this part is the

Osterreicherloch. The Swiss

christened it as a date at the

Austrian rivals, including this

legend. The crashed one after

another kid in 1954. In 1984, Bill

Johnson spectacularly stayed on the

course. Bill Johnson, down the

Lauberhorn. At this point the lactic

acid will build up so much that your

legs will be screaming at you. You

need to summon up every last bit of

energy to take on the course. It is

the Ziel-S. After 2.5 minutes,

you're absolutely spent. This

legendary Swiss skier crashed into

the hay bales back in the 1980s.

More recently, Miller crashed in the

finish area after winning the race.

Unbelievable drama. It really is a

physical test from start to finish.

Amazing to think people have been

racing on this course for almost 90

years.

But the thing that really

marks it out as being

different is its length.

Just put that extra distance

into context compared

with a normal downhill course?

Physically it would be like asking a

400 metre runner to run 600 meters

are Premier League footballer to

play extra time in every game. The

toughest part of this course is in

the last 30 seconds. The Ziel-S.

What type of skier does this Cossu?

Someone tenacious? Historically it

has been a skier with a good

technical base. Someone who has

switched to downhill. Because of the

tight turns and the long gliding

sections. You need to carry the

speed out of the terms.

When you

look at the World Cup rankings

furred downhill, the top men, Feuz

and Svindal are both previous

winners. You've got to expect them

to feature?

Yes, Svindal does not

train quickly because he's coming

back from a knee injury but he will

pull it out 100% for the race. Beat

Feuz does not need one hand -- does

not need any excuse to go 100%,

particularly at home in Switzerland.

Who do you fancy? There are the

Italians. Dominik Paris edged out

Svindal just before Christmas. His

team-mate, Peter Fill as well. There

are Austrians, Max Franz, Matthias

Mayer, to name but two. We could

news on the result, but there are no

guarantees in downhill, especially

on a course that gets your heart

pounding, your legs screaming, and

puts the crowd into a frenzy.

-- whips the crowd. He leads the

way. Absolutely ripping it up, going

like an express train.

It has been five years since we have

been able to start at the top

without any weather delays, so this

is a real treat. Let's have a look

at the most classic of downhills. It

is fast up year. The snow is running

really quick. Now we are approaching

the Hundschopf. You can see the

Eiger. It is looking down on you.

You come into this tight

right-hander. You have got to carry

the speed through. Into the

left-hander. Setting up for the

jump. Over the jump. Down onto the

steep section. Heading towards the

Minsch-Kante. Switch the edges. Now

the Canadian Corner. That is good,

carry the speed out onto the little

flat. Now the Kernen-S. No room to

set up, right by the fence. Ardron

the edges. Run out onto the bank.

Carry maximum speed onto the next

section as you fly underneath the

railway track.

We are onto the Haneggschuss. The

courses really icy really fast.

Absolutely flying. Out into the

sunshine. You have got to carry all

this speed. The next little jump,

the Silberhornsprung. We are now

heading towards the

Osterreicherloch. Through the

Austrian hole. My legs are burning.

You cannot break the park too early.

Set up wide by the fence, hang on to

the right ski, onto the left ski. No

energy left as you go over the

finish.

finish. How are the likes? A little

bit burnt out. The more you go down

the course, the icy it gets. It is

so warm down here, but it has frozen

really hard.

We will let you get

your breath back. It is time for the

men's downhill on the Lauberhorn.

Matt Chilton has the commentary.

Tens of thousands have flocked to

Wengen for this magnificent race. It

is one of those rare occasions where

we have perfect conditions and the

classic Lauberhorn downhill over the

full 4.2 kilometre course. We are

all set for Wengen 2018. Feuz of

Switzerland, the first to tackle the

Lauberhorn. Here he goes. 2.5

minutes or there about, like burning

fun in the mountains. What a day in

the Swiss Alps. We will follow his

run, some of it at least, from the

helicopter circling above. A

straightforward start. Some

wide-open turns before he has to

work hard and concentrate for the

famed and fearsome Hundschopf jump,

which is a cliff jump, to all

intents and purposes. Down on the

left ski. Swings around, and then

prepares for this iconic lounge in

Wengen. Beautifully taken. Perfect

flight. Stands hard and the right

ski. Now we will pick him up at the

Minsch-Kante which can catch them

out. Into the Canadian Corner.

Locate out the courses. Just about

five metres wide at its narrowest

point. The Kernen-S, in at 108.

point. The Kernen-S, in at 108. I

did 79.1 kilometres per hour. Local

legend has it that if you go under

the bridge with the train above, you

are in luck. 110.3, the latest speed

trap reading for Feuz as he comes

into words the forest. This is the

fastest part of the Lauberhorn, the

feminists Haneggschuss, where we

would expect speeds in excess of 90

mph. A little stumble with the left

ski. He recovered well, and dives

down the quickest part of the

course. We will get another reading

on his speed across the snow. 145.

That is in excess of 90 mph. Much

more the rain to come, including the

Silberhornsprung John. Raised

artificially to add a certain

spectacle to this famous track. By

now, his legs are on fire. He is a

big unit, Feuz. It is a near-perfect

run. He flies the final rule and

sets the pace.

It is good. 1: 26.5.

Feuz putting down a mistake free run

from number one. The early start

numbers will be favoured as the one

temperatures will soften the track

in Wengen. The top ten skiers in the

world ranking list get to pick their

number so it is no coincidence Feuz

is going first. They can only take

the odd numbers. That run from Feuz

is looking good.

In the start houses

Svindal. The Norwegian is the leader

of the attacking team, whose photos

have a light-hearted retro feel to

them. Can Svindal be the gladiator

and the Lauberhorn piste today.

Svindal ready to tackle Wengen.

He has been a winner here in 2016,

but it wasn't the full course from

top to bottom. He would love to get

a win over the floor Lauberhorn

track, and he's made a good start,

1100 points up over Feuz. He skimmed

his skis on the snow mid-flight

before taking off again and leaping

over the French cantor. Still in

front, Svindal taking it well. Down

towards. Speed on the way in, fast,

108.1. On the exit, he went slightly

high, a little below the speed

registered by Beat Feuz. Under the

railway line and away. 27.68 the

next split for Feuz. Svindal is

right in there, just four hundreds

of the pace. He just allows the skis

to glide from side to side when he

is in that long Clark, looking for

the most efficient way across the

snow on the relative flat section

before the fastest part of the

course.

course. Feuz's split, 1:57.73, and

Svindal is faster, 146 kilometres

per hour, almost through the speed

trap. Svindal will give the Swiss a

real scare. Two hundredths up, and

Svindal in the hunt for top spot.

Manages to recover his poise and

flies the final roller. Svindal is

second, he just missed it. Delight

from Feuz. After two and a half

minutes, it all came down to the

finish, and Beat Feuz was the one

with more power and strength through

that turn. Svindal may be lost a bit

on the cantor, when he had to delay

setting that left skied to start the

Canadian corner, but otherwise

brilliant, changing lead away down.

In the start-up is Thomas Dressen.

The German is making a name for

himself and his need for speed

extends beyond the slopes, with a

real passion for motorbikes. Can he

ride like the wind and BA hells

angel on the Lauberhorn today? --

and be a hells angel?

Thomas Dressen for Germany, a big

push out at the start, still

skating, starting with the ski

poles, long after control gate

number one. Already macro, the

control gates here. On the

background in the left, the Eiger.

The Jungfrau on the right, 4158

metres above sea level, that's more

than 13 and a half thousand feet.

Thomas Dressen, within half a second

of the lead of Beat Feuz of

Switzerland, as he comes down here.

They renamed it in favour of a Swiss

downhillers of the 90s, winning the

world title at Sestriere in 97.

Under the railway bridge and away

those Thomas Dressen, chasing the

time of the Swiss leader, Beat Feuz.

Not far off. A difference of half a

second, and we follow Thomas Dressen

from the helicopter, absolutely

stunning conditions here in Wengen

today, doesn't get much better. The

Austrians over in Kitzbuehel will be

hoping for similar weather in the

build-up to their big race next

Saturday. The Kitzbuehel downhill,

the toughest of them all. This one

in Wengen, the longest of the lot.

Thomas Dressen is going well, he

doesn't have a lot of experience on

this mountain, but he's keeping

himself in contention. Just over

half a second off the silver horn

jump. Slightly further away to his

left and he might have liked. Back

into the sunshine now. Trees on

either side. Signs of fatigue, for

Thomas Dressen. Still hard work to

go, final big turn. Lands on the

tales, skis into third.

When Thomas Dressen looks back at

that, he'll figure that he skied

really well, carried good speed out

of there, but he blew it on the

finish S. Got a little high and

floated out as he went into the

second turn, the right-hander, and

missed the apex, didn't get onto the

date, skied a lot longer route,

which cost him a half a second at

the finish. -- didn't get onto the

gate.

Number seven in the start, Dominik

Paris. Already a winner in downhill

this season. Let's see if he can add

to his tally. Paris, a big, powerful

man. Oh, look at this, two

hundredths off the pace Beat Feuz.

As he comes swinging in. He has to

get this right, brakes on very

slightly before the start. Landed

early, skimmed, took off again,

touched down for the 0.65 behind,

heading in the wrong direction for

Dominik Paris. He's got work to do.

As far left as he dares, then a sort

of soft snowplough with the skis on

the way in, and a slightly high line

on the way out, but the speed is

solid, and a good line, unorthodox

but effective, and there's a train

overhead is Dominik Paris comes out

from under the bridge, going like a

train. 109.1 kilometres per hour.

His straight speed is good, but

somewhat lacking on the clock,

almost a second off the pace of Beat

Feuz. Hard on the right ski, a big

hole. That was coming off the tales

of his skis, a sign he is just

applying the brakes. He is supremely

fit, but this race takes it out of

the very best of the Alpine ski

racers, such are its demands. Nobody

faster there, quickest time of the

day. 146 kilometres per hour, just

stood slightly told off the silver

horn, and now he is more than a

second removed from the target time.

That was set so far by Beat Feuz,

who was wearing number one. Fatigue

creeping in to Paris's run. You'll

be glad to cross the line. He has

gone forth.

Dominik Paris, quick on

the top part of the course, but he

lost speed on BS and then a bit

more. He is big and powerful and

good at the glide, but he couldn't

carry the speed for the tight,

technical terms.

Number eight, from

Italy. Christof Innerhofer, fourth

in final training. They had two

training runs over the full course

in the build-up to race day. It was

a difficult preparation, because of

the high wind following Storm

Eleanor, which destroyed some of the

hospitality areas. They had to work

around the clock with literally

thousands of people helping out to

get it ready for downhill day.

Innerhofer does a little double hop.

Barely got airborne there. Not quite

the speed we've come to expect from

Christof Innerhofer, who hasn't had

a great season by his high

standards.

standards. 107.2 foot oh, he's in

trouble. Oh, my word! A big hit for

Christof Innerhofer. It's like a

chicane on a street circuit, like

Monaco, no room to run out on the

corner.

Innerhofer came into the

first turn really late, just managed

to miss the first net but then had

no direction and couldn't avoid the

padding on left hand of he looks OK.

-- the left-hander. He looks OK.

Ready to races Matthias Mayer, the

Olympic downhill champion who has a

fierce competitive streak, whether

it's on the piste or the golf

course. Thankfully, the Austrian is

considerably better on skis than

with the putter foot he held out for

an ace on the Lauberhorn today.

Matthias Mayer, potentially be first

of the Austrian contingent, second

fastest in first training earlier in

the week. He's never won on the

Lauberhorn. He will head to Jung

Chang in defence of his Olympic

downhill title next month. -- he

will head Pyeonchang. Nicely done,

thrusting his hands forward, just a

squat to prejudge it. Clever, not

getting too much air and standing

early on that left ski to continue

the turn. To this narrow gully.

106.9. His entrance speed. On the

way out, he clocked 70.3, as he

dives down under the railway bridge.

Feuz's next split, 1:27.68, and

Matthias Mayer is nearly a second

off the pace, 108.9 through the next

speed trap, off into the woods.

Relatively flat, long, sweeping

turn. Has to stand tall for this

big, right footed turn, which he

executes smoothly. Wrapping the body

shaped ski poles around the body.

All the top racers spent plenty of

time in the wind tunnel, perfecting

the best possible shape. 1:46.2

here. That's around 90 mph.

Clattering the control gate on the

silver horn. We have seen speed in

the past of 100 hours per hour, but

not this year. Just a bit slower.

Matthias Mayer edging closer to a

place in the top three. I'm not sure

he will beat Beat Feuz, but he is

third, on the podium.

Matthias Mayer

not quick on the top part of the

course, but when the course

conditions changed and we went on to

that harder, more icy snow lower

down after crossing under the Rob

Lee bridge, the F above, he's beat

brilliantly. -- under the railway

bridge. Picking up time all the way

down but not enough to challenge

Feuz or Svindal.

Feuz or Svindal.

And is why Kelt has

won period before.

won period before. He won here in

2015. He knows his way down this

mountain, the Austrian veteran. A

slightly sluggish start, 0.66 off

the pace, as he dives off. A good

jump. Barely moved from the tuck

position. That was a jump of real

experience from Hannes Reichelt, but

I don't know if he's got a problem

the ski setup. The time is heading

away from him, more than a second

down now, and clocking that on the

entrance at 108.3 and, on the

entrance, 73.4.

entrance, 73.4. Feuz Switzerland

leading. Hannes Reichelt of Austria

is within a second, and clocking the

fastest speed of the lot on the way

out of the railway line, 122.

Difficult for the athletes to adjust

there, with the change in vision.

Again, it comes here, into the shade

for a moment. And now this speckled

sunshine down towards the next turn.

Takes off, tucked in, looking to

gather speed on the quickest part of

the course. Oh, and it is quick,

nobody has been faster there! 91 mph

plus four Hannes Reichelt of

Austria. Easy off the silver horn.

Still within touch of Beat Feuz's

lead. Has he got the fitness in his

legs to keep it going for this

crucial final ten seconds? Hannes

Reichelt is fourth. He's just missed

the podium.

Good, aggressive skiing

on the lower part of the course.

Look a little hit on BS, shady and

dark, and you can see his outside

ski bouncing around, but he was

attacking and charging on the ice on

the lower part. Very similar to his

team-mate with where he cost his

race.

Number 24 Austria, Vincent

Crick Meyer, 13th in the season-long

world downhill standings after four

races, Lake Louise in Canada, beaver

creek in Colorado, one more and

Bormio. This is the first serious

test. Wengen in all its glory, and

Vincent Kriechmayr took that like a

pro. That was superb. Oh, he is

close. Within half a second of the

lead of Beat Feuz. Beat Feuz's face

on the board on the grandstand,

staring down at his rivals as they

try to take the lead away from the

big Swiss racer, who waits at the

bottom in the leader 's chair,

watching everything unfolding on the

big screen. Vincent Kriechmayr under

the bridge and away, 1:27.68 is the

target. 110.2 through the gun, all

going well so far four Vincent

Kriechmayr, aiming to be the best of

the Austrians, aiming to beat the

Swiss. Got to be early, standing on

that right ski. Decent entrance, and

exit. Bounced around slightly still

lots of to deal with.

Now he plunges down the

Haneggschuss, ski spread wide. 145.

It is quick enough. He could do some

damage to the top of the leaderboard

in Wengen in 2018. Slightly

off-balance on the Silberhornsprung.

That was not the best part of

Kriechmayr's run so far. Now the

energy sapping downhill track takes

its toll. Kriechmayr rolls of the

final jump and crosses the line to

go into sixth place.

Good skiing

from Kriechmayr, putting three

Austrians in the top six, but on the

Swiss is on the top of the podium.

It bodes well for Kitzbuehel next

weekend. It will be a real rivalry

between nations. What feels better,

your victory here today are your

first victory in 2012?

TRANSLATION:

They were both unbelievable. In 2012

I was in such a role. It was an

unbelievable season, right up to the

end. Now after lots of injuries I am

back again. There were not many

people who thought I could come back

and to be back on top in Wengen is

fantastic.

I here you have been

cutting off the corners as much as

you can?

Yes, I have some pieces of

the safety net is left and my

shoulder. It is really fast going in

there today, and the exit was

tricky.

Feuz is the winner in Wengen

for the second time in his career,

ahead of the evergreen Svindal. The

Olympic downhill champion, Mayer,

was third. In the day's slalom in

Wengen, Marcel Hirscher took his

first-ever career victory on the

piste, making it four wins in a row

this season. Britain's Dave Ryding

field to finish. Sofia Goggia led an

Italian clean sweep in the downhill.

British skier Izzy Atkin the an

excellent bronze medal in the

slopestyle competition in Aspen. Her

team-mate finished sixth in the

men's final. In an incredible

snowboard final, Sean White to

victory with an incredible score of

100, securing his spot in the US

squad.

squad. This is coming up on the BBC.

Freddie also sees the start of two

days of coverage from this

tournament. A quality field will

compete in snowboard slopestyle and

half pipe, with both competitions

live on the BBC Sport website. Ski

Sunday Kallis extra continues next

Sunday. That is live on the red

button.

At elite level, whether it's

in alpine or freestyle,

the pace of life and competition

is frantic, always moving

and hard to keep up with.

Understandably, the athletes

and the world they exist in seems

out of reach.

But what makes the sports we love

so great is that anyone can do them.

And if you need a little convincing

of that, Ed's been to meet someone

who defies body and mind every time

she straps on her snowboard.

I tend myself very lucky to have met

some of the best skiers and

snowboarders in the world. The

inspirational people, but they

usually exist in the mountains.

Today I'm going to meet in

Basingstoke. I have come to meet

Rachel, or Chase, as she prefers to

be called. She has had to face many

challenges in her life, which

includes a form of autism called

Asperger's, and she has also been

diagnosed with a rare genetic

condition which affects the tissue

that basically holds her body

together and therefore puts her at

incredibly high risk of severe

injury. Despite the setbacks, it has

not stopped her love of snowboarding

and she wants to push herself one

step further with her first trip to

the mountains, no matter how

daunting it might be.

It is massive.

It is very difficult. Yes, I am

getting stressed. Good boy. Sit. I

have Asperger's syndrome, which is a

problem of social communication and

executive function. So,

understanding what people mean when

they are talking, but also things

like my working memory is really

bad. My impulse control is bad, my

emotional regulation is bad. All of

the kind of ways that people

mentally manage themselves, I

struggle with that. It is endless

thinking. Every sensory input that

comes into my body I have to

consciously process. Sometimes it

overwhelms you, your overloaded. I

also have a connective tissue

disorder. Connective tissue is

everywhere, it is what glues

everything together in your body.

For me, they hurt all the time, and

partial dislocation is every day,

multiple times every day. It also

affects the autonomic nervous system

is I find it hard to regulate my

temperature. My body does not adjust

very well if I stand up. I always

joke about the fact that this messed

up my entire body and then as

burgers messed up my brain.

I am

broken head to toe. With all of

that, what an error made you think

that snowboarding would be a good

idea?

I have always loved snow. With

the understanding I have come to

with my diagnosis, it makes perfect

sense. Snow deaden sound. Everything

is quiet. Because everything is

white, visually it is much easier

for me. Since my nervous system got

worse and my temperature control got

worse, it is cold, so every other

sport, I would overheat within five

minutes. I could not do it any more.

I still overheat, but I can do it a

bit longer.

Understanding all of

that, how big is the task of leaving

this environment and going out to

the mountains?

It is utterly

terrifying. I have never done it

before, I do not know how I will

cope. I do not know how much I will

be able to do when I am there. But

at the same time, a big part of me

is thinking, why did you learn to

snowboard if you were not going to

go and snowboard? It is so easy when

your world is so small to give into

it, and to say, I cannot do

anything. I do not want the

conditions to win. I do not want to

feel that I cannot do anything so I

have to try something. Stupidly I

thought I would try this.

So far,

Chase is only ever ridden here at

the Snow centre in Hemel Hempstead.

It is a long way from the mountains

but a great place to get to grips

with snowboarding. I thought I would

tag along for the red and see she

was ready for the piste.

When did

you learn? I started about five

years ago. It takes me a really long

time to learn physical things. I

have got to build up so much extra

strength jewelled myself together,

and because I have got to get over

all the anxieties. I just should not

have picked snowboarding really. But

I love it. I love how kind of free

it feels, when you get it right.

When you do not get it right it is

frustrating but when you get it

right, it is amazing, like flying.

Let's go flying.

You have got it. You are so fast I

am having trouble keeping up. There

was a bit of worry in me that taking

her out to the mountains might just

have been a step too far, but she

has got a really, really solid,

strong style. I am confident that

when we get her out of the mountains

she will be right.

she will be right. -- to the

mountains. This is the ideal resort

for someone like Chase with

additional needs, because there are

lots of blue and green runs, which

makes it beginner and family

friendly. When you look at the map,

you see the sheer size of the

mountain. There is lots of Chase to

deal with. She has already been here

for one day. Hopefully it has gone

well. Unfortunately when I met up

with Chase it was clear right away

that things had not gone well the

day before and her confidence was at

rock bottom.

I was feeling awful

yesterday. I thought it was a

massive waste of time. I felt

unsteady. Why have you taken me on a

run that is steeper than what I have

ever done before by a long way? I

thought it was too much to ask of my

body and my brain.

This was a major

setback for Chase, but she had come

this far, so I was determined to get

her back on the slopes and help

regain the confidence, that I had

seen at Hemel Hempstead.

Super slow

on your heels.

It is already going

better than yesterday. Brilliant.

You are doing incredibly, really,

really well.

I have done a slope and

I did not fall. I want to go faster.

You're starting to make that look

really is the. Yes. Lovely, great

control.

My goodness. My goodness. That was

amazing. The speedier getting and

the control you have got between

your edges is incredible. That was

really fun.

Yes. It was scary but it

was really fun.

That is exactly when

it gets good. Again. That was fun.

Again? Right.

I get the impression

that filming with Chase

taught you a thing or two,

Ed?

Definitely. It changed the way I had

looked at the mountain. Chase had

come from an artificial slope to the

variables of the mountain, that

different terrain. I was terrified

for, but it reinforced my belief in

the mountain's ability to inspire.

That was the point of the film.

Chase did so well. If it has

inspired you, if you have additional

needs or no anyone who could benefit

from the mountains, there is no

shortage of organisations in the UK

who could help. Good places to start

our disability sport UK, and there

are no shortage of holiday companies

who all have bespoke programmes for

people with additional needs.

If you

can, get out to the mountains.

Now it's time for Ski Social.

Last week we asked for your

pictures and videos,

and you didn't disappoint.

We even said we didn't expect

you to match Paddy Graham,

but you know what, you gave it

a good go.

It's given us a great glimpse

of the next generation, and a nice

variety of skis and snowboards.

Clip of the week goes

to 13-year-old Ethan.

An absolutely stomping

a double back flip.

Nice work. We will see you in

Beijing, 2022.

We've had some questions, too.

Shreevo wants to take his wife

to a World Cup race for her 40th

birthday and wants to know

which one you'd recommend?

If you want de Monte Carlo ski

racing, it has got to be Kitzbuehel,

it has the crowds, celebrities,

Arnold Schwarzenegger. Come on. If

you want a really nice, quiet,

relaxing trip away before Christmas,

how about Italy.

The Dolomites,

beautiful scenery and great skiing.

You did not specify, Shreevo,

whether you wanted a ski Arsenal

World Cup, so this is our

equivalent. It is next week, the

biggest snowboard competition on

European soil. If you want to try it

yourself, you have got the P 60, an

enormous snow park full of

holiday-maker level jumps and

drills.

Sarah has asked for tips

on skiing bumps and moguls.

I feel a practical demonstration

coming on. She did not specify

whether it was on a snowboard or

skis. We are in Wengen, and it is a

T-bar called Bombs, with bombs on

it.

Awesome, two of my favourite

things.

When you are skiing moguls, the most

important thing to do is to plant

your pole on top of the bomb and

extend and flex your legs do.

Personally, I prefer to do moguls

when they have got a bit of powder

on them.

That's all we have

time for this week.

Next week, we are in

the aforementioned Kitzbuehel

for the biggest race

on the downhill circuit.

Yes, it's a party town

in Austria where the fans

flock for a good time,

but the mood for the racers,

and Graham, takes

a slightly darker tone.

You're not scared are you, Graham?

You know what they say, feeders

and's best friend. We will see you

next week.

next week. -- fear is a man's best

friend.

friend.

The toughest start to any

downhill course.

It just throws you in a deep end.

And we are crossed the line.