Throwback: Remembering Candide’s Game-Changing Chad’s Gap Session
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In 2020, Candide Thovex is still one of the biggest names in skiing, despite the fact that he's released just a handful of videos in the past five years. The man is a living legend, so well-established in the ski world that a mere Instagram post is enough to warrant headlines across the industry.
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Back in the early days of Chad's Gap, when namesake Chad Zurinskas was first pioneering the massive feature, Candide was little more than a precocious French teen. However, his 720 D-spin at Chad's earned him a starring role in TGR's 2000 film Further, and the rest is history.
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Zack Skovron
AuthorBorn and raised in the Pacific Northwest, now living in Jackson, WY. I’m an avid skier, biker, hiker, climber, and fisherman. Outside of sports, my major interests focus on public policy surrounding land use and energy systems.
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