The orginal was a good game even if it had quite some flaws: yet it was still the best (and only) game you could play if you wanted to experience virtual skiing and snowboarding (be it freestyle, freeride, competitive alpine skiing, boardercross, etc.). But the expansion makes it all better: finally good rail physics, a lot of rails and crazy snow parks in the beautiful new open world area (Japan), finally a good "career" mode (road to the Olympics) and surprisingly good classic alpine skiing events (super-G, downhill, slalom, etc.). This makes it by far the best winter sports game since ages.