Candide Thovex having 'one of those days'
France's Candide Thovex was born in Annecy in May 1982 and grew up in the village of La Clusaz. He learnt to ski at the age of two, by four he was building small jumps behind his house and at five he joined the local ski club where he developed a passion for mogul skiing. At 14 he won his first French National Junior Championships.
Today he is a professional skier, filmmaker and entrepreneur. He is notable for his creative movies to the sport of freestyle skiing and professionally has won numerous contests and accolades. He first caught the attention of the world of outdoor and action sports by jumping Chad's Gap, 120ft from take-off to landing over a 40ft deep gully in Alta, Utah, USA. His point of view videos routinely go viral and he is considered by many specialists to be one of the best freeskiers in the history of the sport.
Here is the 'Flying Frenchman' having 'one of those days' ...