Candide pulls pin on Quiksilver

**boltonoutlaw** · 11-04-2016, 04:05 AM

Future plans left unstated
More here: http://freeskier.com/the-wire/candid...of-sponsorship

**Shredhead** · 11-04-2016, 08:23 AM

I bet it was the other way around and he's just being gracious.

Not a good time to be a pro skier.

**TahoeJ** · 11-04-2016, 11:09 AM

^^ I doubt it. He's had three videos go massively viral in the last few years... probably more reach than any other skier right now.

**Greydon Clark** · 11-04-2016, 11:24 AM

It isn't a good time to work for Quicksilver, with the bankruptcy and all.

**Supermoon** · 11-04-2016, 11:36 AM

My guess is that it's more of a "we really want to keep you, but our overall budget for snow went down 50% so we can only pay you $X" sort of thing.

**belgian** · 11-04-2016, 12:41 PM

What snow gear does Quiksilver even make? I honestly don't think I've ever seen any in the US.

**Shredhead** · 11-04-2016, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by Phildo_Baggins

My guess is that it's more of a "we really want to keep you, but our overall budget for snow went down 50% so we can only pay you $X" sort of thing.

That's what I was alluding too.

**alias_rice** · 11-04-2016, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by belgian

What snow gear does Quiksilver even make? I honestly don't think I've ever seen any in the US.

You ever ski in jeans?

**Wibby** · 11-04-2016, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by belgian

What snow gear does Quiksilver even make? I honestly don't think I've ever seen any in the US.

Quik does make high end gore-tex outerwear. I have a jacket/pants that are pretty nice.

**nickwm21** · 11-04-2016, 01:11 PM

Travis Rice has been a quik athlete for a long time. I bet he sells a lot of jackets.

**boltonoutlaw** · 11-04-2016, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by belgian

What snow gear does Quiksilver even make? I honestly don't think I've ever seen any in the US.

If you browsed a snowboard shop in Lyon (France) 15 years ago you'd generally find snow gear from Quiksilver, Billabong, O'Neill, Rusty, Rip Curl, and Oxbow. The market over there was definitely more surf-image driven and those brands were always represented.

But I can't recall seeing any of those brands in any east coast stores and if I did it was rare.

**Supermoon** · 11-05-2016, 10:53 AM

They had the best jacket name ever back in the day: Long Duk Dong. Really wanted one as a poor college student in like 2003 or so. http://www.newschoolers.com/forum/th...silver-argyle-

**ADKmike** · 11-06-2016, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by belgian

What snow gear does Quiksilver even make? I honestly don't think I've ever seen any in the US.

I'm pretty sure Quicksikver owns Mervin Mfg. (Lib Tech).

**Caucasian Asian** · 11-06-2016, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by belgian

What snow gear does Quiksilver even make? I honestly don't think I've ever seen any in the US.

I was riding the gondi at KH a few years back, and the guy across from me was decked out in Quick, head to toe. I thought that was odd, since I'd never seen anyone wearing QS gear, never mind QS goggles.
Then I realized I was sitting across from Candide Thovex.

**PlayItLeo** · 11-06-2016, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Caucasian Asian

I was riding the gondi at KH a few years back, and the guy across from me was decked out in Quick, head to toe. I thought that was odd, since I'd never seen anyone wearing QS gear, never mind QS goggles.
Then I realized I was sitting across from Candide Thovex.

Was he flailing his arms?

**reckless toboggan** · 11-06-2016, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by Caucasian Asian

I was riding the gondi at KH a few years back, and the guy across from me was decked out in Quick, head to toe. I thought that was odd, since I'd never seen anyone wearing QS gear, never mind QS goggles.
Then I realized I was sitting across from Candide Thovex.

So there I was McGoverning down the mountain but I McConkeyed the hell out of a Morrison and landed on my Harrisons. Just then I Skogened off a Tuffelmire but hit my McMurray into a Holmes. As I came to the Burke I Steele Spenced over a Moles and stopped on a Krietler. Then I saw Gaffney, and then two Gaffneys, but they Moseleyed me into a Hall. So I said, "Pep!!" and Saged on out of that Thovex. - Alkaholicsillywalk

**wyeaster** · 11-06-2016, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by Caucasian Asian

I was riding the gondi at KH a few years back, and the guy across from me was decked out in Quick, head to toe. I thought that was odd, since I'd never seen anyone wearing QS gear, never mind QS goggles.
Then I realized I was sitting across from Candide Thovex.

did you ask him WHY he flails his arms?

**Supermoon** · 11-07-2016, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by reckless toboggan

So there I was McGoverning down the mountain but I McConkeyed the hell out of a Morrison and landed on my Harrisons. Just then I Skogened off a Tuffelmire but hit my McMurray into a Holmes. As I came to the Burke I Steele Spenced over a Moles and stopped on a Krietler. Then I saw Gaffney, and then two Gaffneys, but they Moseleyed me into a Hall. So I said, "Pep!!" and Saged on out of that Thovex. - Alkaholicsillywalk

Never Skogen when you should have Sprang