The people who are moaning here are probably snowboard haters, times have changed, welcome to the 21st century, boarders and skiiers now talk to each other. I think that the new format is fantastic, if you want to watch racing, get Eurosport , if you wnat to open your mind watch Ski Sunday. Ed Leigh and Graham Bel l compliment each other well, granted, it's has an element of 'holiday' it's very much about entertainment more than it is about serious skiing- but I like it. I particularly like the opening sequence, I'm guessing that will took a while to film. Keep it up.

Tristan , Newbury,

I have recommended the show far and wide. It's the best view over the weekend. As a skier and a traveller, it has broadened my horizons. European skiers and boarders with definitely look to book further afield after having had a taste of pastures new!

Amanda Burek, Borough Green , Kent, United Kingdom

Fantastic show! The new format really makes a virtue of the huge potential of the Ski Sunday heritage and hauls it, at last, into the 21st centruy. Pure ski racing is indeed "niche' - my family and friends love this, whether skiers or not because it's great to get tips from Graham Bell (via the celebs feature), see another aspect the Alps, and enjoy watching the reports from all around the world - I never knew you could go snowboarding in Australia!

And the ice diving was something else... It's human nature to dislike change but as Jack Welch said "if you don't change, you go backwards."

P. Walnuts, Boston, Lincs

Ski Sunday's past weakness was that it was poor at setting context. The show would dive straight into the race events with very little background presentation about the overall competition, standings and progress. More information about the locations, racers, races, plus skiing & boarding tips/hints for joe public and segments on the Alpine geography would have increased the value and enjoyment of the show. But watching someone's train journey to outer-somewhere-or-other to show us how cold they can get is just padding that can be left out.

Ecgbert, Sheffield,

Great show. I have a few fleeting memories of Ski Sunday from the early '90s but would never watch more than 10/15 mins. Now it's become a regular Sunday evening feature for myself, wife and 2 young kids. Enjoyable coverage from New Zealand, Japan etc. For those who don't like it, switch it off.

Dan, Zurich,

Skiers should be glad they get a mention at all- there are a lot of sports that wish they got even1% of the 10minutes coverage of 'actual' sking that is being moaned about

DAniel, Loughborough, UK

We love the new formatt show. Very entertaining and inspirational. It's become a programme we look forward to watching - and there aren't many of those on the tv schedule these days. On the other hand, I don't think the celebrities add anything to the show. In fact, just as with Top Gear, when the celebrity challenge comes on, we go out and switch the kettle on.

David Evans, Coleford, Gloucestershire

I think there needs to be a balance... It makes huge sense to try to attract new viewers and potential future skiers and snowboarders, as well as trying to keep the existing adrenaline junkies happy. In France, none of the major TV Channels do any major coverage of the Alpine disciplines until their is a major event on i.e the Olympics; weekend to weekend coverage is left to Eurosport... I guess when you have the mountains, you'd much rather be doing it than watching it. That said, regular coverage of snowboard half-pipe, big air and boarder cross events, along with free-ride ski equivalents, and a smattering of the best of downhill, slalom, giant and super-g would keep most people happy... If you can add in a few celebrities wiping at speed, that could be mildly amusing!

Skiguru, London,

I'm a non-skier but the new format doesn't appeal to me. Ski Sunday has been ruined - it used to be a well presented top sports programme, now it's just juvenil banter.

Steve Allen, Bradford, UK

This is now a holiday show, a pointless waste of money. I hope channel 4 bid for the coverage as the bbc has once again lost the plot.

Andy, London,