Great fun when played by a bevy of equally incompetent novices as there is plenty of scope for ridicoling pathetic performances. The aprés ski will certainly consist of hoots of derision duly prompted by the program's assessment of bunging beginners' score-lines.

The BBC's winter sports them preludes the three-part test. Section one is a slalom run, with the mandatory timer; part two is a ski-jump, a welcome change; and the last is an obstacle course, weaving between for trees with logs and rocks to jump over.

There is a helicopter standing bt to ferry casualties to the elasoplast shop also adding a splash of welcome colour.

Considering the limited scope, the graphics are fine, the sonics are mainly varying degrees if white noise relating to your speed.