Who does Candide Thovex ski for?

One of the greatest skiers of all time, Candide Thovex, has decided to leave long-time sponsor Quicksilver for new opportunities. The 34-year-old skier from Annecy, France, well-known as of late for his viral One of Those Days videos, announced the news on Facebook and Instagram earlier today.

Is Candide Thovex real?

Candide Thovex (born 22 May 1982) is a French professional skier, filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is notable for his creative freestyle skiing movies and professional accomplishments.

Does Candide Thovex compete?

Candide Thovex is one of the best skiers in the world. Upon return, Candide took up big mountain competition skiing, and ended up winning the overall World Freeride Tour in 2010. For the past few years Candide has been focused on big mountain, backcountry filming and riding.

Where was Candide Thovex one of those days?

This world famous X Games champion, and native of La Clusaz, is back with an even more extreme video. Filmed and edited by the rider himself, the footage was captured in Val Blanc, France – and this time it seems Candide doesn’t even need an awful lot of snow to have ‘one of those days’.

Where is Candide Thovex ski?

La Clusaz
The winner, Carter McMillan was awarded with a day skiing with Candide at his home mountain of La Clusaz, France.

Is Candide Thovex the best skier?

Yes, Candide Thovex is quite possibly the greatest skier of all time. He has earned the reputation of the quiet superstar through years of painstaking work, sacrifice, dedication and a mental fortitude that few could surpass.

What does Candide Thovex ski?

For 95 percent of the shoot, he rode completely standard, straight off-the-shelf options from his sponsor, Faction Skis. (He used a current model of his signature ski, the Faction CT 4.0.) He traveled with 15 pairs, but get this: “I only retired one ski during the entire shoot,” Thovex says.

Who is the best freeride skier in the world?

Here’s a list of 6 freestyle skiers who are leading the pack.

• Torin Yater-Wallace. At the ripe age of 17, Torin is considered to be one of the best up-and-coming freestyle skiers on the planet.
• Simon Dumont. Simon is 26, and from Maine.
• Jon Olsson.
• Bobby Brown.
• T.J. Schiller.
• Tom Wallisch.

Who is world’s best skier?

The Top 5 Skiers in the World

• Andreas Fransson. Andreas Fransson died while skiing in in a remote area of Chile a year ago with equally talented J P Auclair.
• Alberto Tomba.

Is Candide Thovex the best skier of all time?