Watch: Ski Sunday's Graham Bell takes on his favourite - Telegraph No, it's Ski Sunday presenter and Winter Olympian Graham Bell travelling at 117.48mph to become the fastest person ever towed on skis by a vehicle. Latest snow reports: Where has the best conditions for the end of the ski season? Calculate the impact and how to change it, Sir David Attenborough shows us the forces of nature that support the Earth. Passion for skiing to reflect and inspire. Olympic ski racer Graham Bell is in his 14th year of filming with Ski Sunday GRAHAM BELL Kitzbhel crash In 2008 the Streif downhill course was as icy and bumpy as I remembered it. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Bell is married and, with his wife Sarah, has two children, Louis and Lottie, who are also keen skiers. The series starts in January 2021. Watch: Ski Sunday's Graham Bell explores the piste bidding to host the Chemmy Alcott brings the best of the action from the women's downhill from St . So, what did he make of it? In a speed-skiing race, athletes tuck and hurtle straight down a smooth, steep kilometer-long course, competing to log the highest speed within the 100-meter "timing zone.". But the purpose of Grahams visit isnt to check out the glacier, hes there to share a favourite black piste, Johan Clarey, renamed last season after the Tignes-born ski racer, who has recorded the fastest ever skiing speed in a World Cup race. But La Panoramic, is his all-time favourite. By the third night I found it hard to breathe. How to get into skiing - a full-body workout, guaranteed to get you fitter, with slopes and centres across the UK. Gwyneth isn't alone: ski slopes have become a legal minefield. With almost 270km of pistes to explore the resort is part of the succinctly named Skicircus Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang Fieberbrunn ski area and is popular with intermediate British skiers and snowboarders keen to spend a week cruising the slopes. Fly into Calgary, drive to Colombia and take in Kicking Horse and Revelstoke and Fernie for the perfect holiday and a bit of heliskiing, he says. Graham Bell Joins Dancing on Ice - InTheSnow During his career, Graham won a silver medal at the 1984 Junior World Championships and represented Great Britain on the World Cup circuit and at five Winter Olympics before retiring in 1998 and moving into a media career, first with Eurosport and then the BBC with Ski Sunday. "It was the time in the week the whole family would come together to watch it as we all loved the ski racing," said the 38-year-old. You will receive mail with link to set new password. Then you go and have a shower and go for dinner, that for me, is the epitome of luxury., For dinner, he recommends Val DIsere Tignes restaurants, such as the two Michelin-starred-LAtelier dEdmond and one Michelin-starred La Table de lOurs, as well as La Table des Neiges, Bistrot Gourmand and The Signal. Graham personally prefers a luxury catered chalet to a hotel and the Val DIsere Le ChardonMountain Lodges are his favourites. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. He would also need to upgrade his protective gear, switching to a motorcycle helmet and leathers with built-in airbags. The coronavirus pandemic means only Alcott, Leigh and cameraman Chris Kirkham will be on location. Graham rates Zermatt in Switzerland as the ultimate luxury retreat. For something different he recommends Chile, where one can ski on volcanoes looking out over the Pacific Ocean with the Andes over 100 miles away. Watch Ski Sunday . Learn how to get involved in ice hockey to put your skating and hand-eye co-ordination to the test. According to her, the gaps were extremely narrow and she thinks it was a real fight. Our editor, James Cove, cant remember the last time he saw the programme recently as hes always out in the Alps away from TVs. The long-running winter sports programme has been part of Alcott's life since she was a small child. Chemmy Alcott relishes dream Ski Sunday presenting role After he was posted to Edinburgh, Graham took up skiing in the Cairngorm mountains with his brother Martin who also went on to become a professional skier. Find out more, Bell heads to Tovire at 2,704m to begin his descent, Tignes is one of the most snow-sure resorts in the Alps, The small gadget that might have saved Gwyneth Paltrow on the slopes, Why you should book your next ski holiday now and the mistakes to avoid. Fortunately I didnt have any scary moments where I thought Id eat it.. Graham will not be one of the 2023 presenters alongside Chemmy Alcott. Former five time Olympic skier and Champions Celebrity Graham Bell has a busy start to the New Year. Please enter your email address. The Ski Podcast / 158: National Snow Snow 2022 ft Chemmy Alcott, Graham Without a doubt Eds film about the New Zealand freeskier, Hank Bilous. Thoughts of David Vine, the Bell brothers, Zurbriggen, Maier, Miller, sketchy camera angles, skiers out of focus, bright colours, arms flailing, looking at the scenery to see what the snow conditions out in the Alps were like and much else besides came flooding back. Ski Sunday It Skis For All of Us & Still Surprises - PlanetSKI In March 2018, immediately after the RLC Championships, Graham Bell hosted a heliskiing week in Alagna, Italy.[4]. Watch Graham Bell ski his favourite run in Kitzbhel, home to the From much-loved pistes to infamous off-piste routes, Bell selected only the finest runs for this video series. Its really nice snow, exclaims Graham. A high-altitude setting and enviable snow record makes Tignes one of the most snow-dependable winter destinations in France, with a long season that starts in November. The only downside to her new role in these times is that she may not be able to see her two sons and husband for the best part of two months. Telegraph Ski and Snowboard readers have the chance to join Graham Bell on an exclusive holiday to one of Austrias best resorts, St Anton, next March. With a gradient of roughly 30 degrees, it's a "steep and demanding" run that will challenge experts. The four-time Great Britain Winter Olympian has been a regular on Ski Sunday since she hung up her race skis in 2014. When being pulled along, you end up moving your centre of gravity to compensate for the force thats going through your arms. He recalled: The days before the event we did a bit of snowmobile catching a ride uphill and then skied down to the waters edge of the North Atlantic. Behind Corinna Suter, we saw Tamara Tippler as the best Austrian skier at in fourth place. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. So far he has tackled the Grand Couloir run inCourchevel, the Face de Bellevarde (or La Face for short) black run inVal d'Isreand then what he described as one of the best red runs in the Alps the Combe de la Saulire in Courchevel. However, it is another Austrian resort, St Anton am Arlberg, that is his all-time favourite. Former Olympic skier Graham Bells gives his 'dynamic skiing' guide With the ski season on hold there has been a change of plan, viewers will still see him on screen but in a different capacity as he swaps skis for skates as a contestant on ITVs Dancing on Ice. How to get into curling - an intricate, tactical back-and-forth game on a sheet of ice, accessible to all ages. You can watch the sun go down at the end of the day witnessing the mountain going to bed. The latest episode of Ski Sunday, a BBC Sports' weekly magazine-style television show that covers winter sports, broadcasted the classic slalom race in Adelboden on the 8th of January, 2023. After he was posted to Edinburgh, Graham took up skiing in the Cairngorm mountains with his brother Martin who also went on to become a professional skier. "The longest I've ever been apart from them is three nights so it will be difficult but it is a sacrifice I know I've got to make for my dream job so I'm not complaining," she added. All Rights Reserved. So far hes tackled a number of French favourites including the Grand Couloir run in Courchevel and the Face de Bellevarde (La Face) black run in Val dIsre as well as Austrias steepest piste the Harakiri in Mayrhofen, his favourite run in Kitzbhel and one of the most scenic routes in Italy, the Lagazuoi piste in Cortina dAmpezzo. Impartial snow reports from real people. The iconic theme tune sounded so familiar and brought back so many memories. Find out more, Graham Bell with the Jaguar car on the track in Sweden, The small gadget that might have saved Gwyneth Paltrow on the slopes, Why you should book your next ski holiday now and the mistakes to avoid. Apart from that, Ed regularly works for Red Bull TV, hosting live events from skateboarding, and BMX, to Enduro and mountain biking. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. And if anyone wants to see the programme then check it out here: Ski Sunday, January 10th. He has presented and commentated on the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Ski - The Telegraph Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Another for Grahams bucket list would Verbier in Switzerland, with its champagne aprs, where Sir Richard Branson has a lodge, the very pinnacle of luxury. My grandmother told me to find my mojoI hope 2021 will be a memorable year and ski fans get a lift, Dave said. As well as being the worlds steepest and toughest ski race, Kitzbuhel is also a five-star resort with plenty of accommodation options. As he explains: Its draw is its history and tradition with all the grand old hotels built at the turn of the 19th century that look so regal and posh. Thanks Elenna, it is a shame I missed it, but my sons call took priority. She was an active World Cup alpine ski racer from 1997 till her retirement in 2014. Back in the day on the Sabbath, some watched Songs of Praise with Harry Secombe. ski-joring (being towed) behind another Jaguar car, Jamie Barrow remains Britains fastest man on a board. Graham Bell retired from professional skiing in 1998 and is now a presenter with BBC Sport. "We want the show to provide escapism for all those who are desperate to go skiing but can't. Graham's other TV credit includes. Graham Bell and Ed Leigh present from the Swiss resort, with over 20,000 ski racing fanatics expecting a classic contest between 2015's world champion Ted Ligety and World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher. Graham explains that the north-facing run has nice dry snow conditions but is prone to moguls late in the season. The only ones still to tick off his list are ones in remote outposts in Russia and the Himalayas. I missed most of the segment on the womens racing from St Anton as my son facetimed me from his home in the west country just as it got underway so I was otherwise distracted. Elenna knows how much I like St Anton and that slope in particular. Ed mentioned the view in his opening remarks. Instead, he urges you to fly trans-Atlantic to the west coast as the snow is better. Thats why Telegraph Ski and Snowboard asked him to pick stand-out runs from around the world and talk us down each one all the while filming himself navigating them on skis. St Anton was firmly placed on the map as the ski worlds party capital as far back as the 1960s, with it all beginning at two legendary bars, the Mooserwirt and the Krazy Kanguruh on the blue Galzig piste. She will miss Locki's fourth and Cooper's second birthdays as they are in the French resort of Flaine with their dad, Dougie. Graham explains that the north-facing run has nice dry snow conditions but is prone to moguls late in the season. It featured Dave Ryding, who became the first British to win a World Cup alpine skiing event in 2022 in 2022 Kitzbhel slalom. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. Is it a bird? As the piste gets busy, in a demonstration of his sporting prowess (and guts), rather than maneuvering round his fellow skiers and snowboarders, the five-time Winter Olympian straight lines it down the run effortlessly to the base station, before wishing the best of luck to the resort in its bid, without a single gasp for breath now that, ladies and gentlemen, is how to make skiing look easy. Many users were curious to learn if he was no longer presenting following his absence in the recent episode in the comment section. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Graham's love of skiing started at age 5 when his father was posted to Edinburgh, Scotland. It has high-class accommodation options such as the boutique Small Luxury Hotel Himmlhof and the Arlberg Hospiz St Christoph and Hospiz Alm restaurant which all ooze opulence. Ski Sunday's Chemmy Alcott and Graham Bell have received a frosty reception from BBC bosses for plugging their clothing range on air. I may not be able to ski this winter, but I will be watching every single episode of Ski Sunday this winter and remembering my current motto and that of PlanetSKI. All other production was done remotely from the UK. Is Jackson Hole the perfect American ski resort? The five-time Olympic ski racer managed to beat the old record of 70mph by over 45mph. He says: A comfortable bed is standard, but I would cut aprs for a good spa. Inside the abandoned Italian ski resort enjoying an unlikely renaissance, Gwyneth isnt alone: ski slopes have become a legal minefield. Away from the mountains, Graham is the presenter of the BBC's World Championship Series triathlon coverage. Ski Sunday is celebrating its 30th series with Olympian Graham Bell (right) and Ed Leigh (left) as the new presenters It was claimed that there had been less than 10 minutes of actual competition . Ski Sunday in Kitzbuhel: Graham Bell rides the Streif course He shared his recent shift in position through comments on his social media. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.