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Candide Leaving Faction

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Candide is leaving Faction Skis...

https://factionskis.com/blogs/news/thank-you-candide

...Presumably to make his own skis to go with his outerwear line? And wasn't he doing something with some old Salomon boot moulds too..?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
He's done very well at putting them on a global stage in a world in which few sports endorsements actually mean anything. I remember skiing in the US in 2010 when the pair of 3zeros (Actually the old Thirteens which morphed I think) I had was somewhat of a curiosity - now the skis are semi ubiquitous there, especially the CT range.
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Clarky …WHAAAAT! Surely he has them bolted directly into his feet…..it’s been sooo long ….
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Now I assume that the ‘boot mould’ must be the excellent X Wave lasts? Or something else?
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valais2 wrote:
Now I assume that the ‘boot mould’ must be the excellent X Wave lasts? Or something else?


I think CH20 said the Ghosts..? There's a thread about it on here somewhere anyway!

Edit: looks like mis-remembered: it was the Ghosts, but it was Faction/Full Stack who bought the mould... https://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=156844


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“We wanted to give you a heads up on a press release we’re sharing today; this season (21|22) will mark the last of Faction Skis’ 10-year partnership with Candide Thovex. This has been the outcome of careful conversations we have had with Candide and his team over the past year and has been included in our forecasting as a business for some time.

The fact that both Faction and Candide will complete this decade-long milestone of partnership with high expectations for the future is a testimony to the quality of the relationship and we wish him the best in his next endeavors.

Candide has played a powerful role in the brand’s growth and development and we would like to thank him for the partnership since 2012 that enabled Faction’s skis and shapes to become well-known worldwide.
We also thought we’d briefly touch on this update from a commercial perspective for some added context.
Bringing Candide on board was a major step forward for the brand and over the course of our 10 year partnership, Candide has played a big role in helping establish Faction as a leading freeski brand.”
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Maybe the delams eventually wrecked the lads head. wink


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I’ve watched the videos of Candide posted on YT but never seen any mention of a ski manufacturer and I’ve never heard of Faction. Maybe their advertising isn’t great. Maybe I just don’t pay attention to the ads?
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I came across the brand thanks to I believe @clarky999 who provided recommendations for a ski rental shop in Innsbruck to my query on SH. I went to the shop who recommended a pair of Faction Dictator 1.0 which they ensured I would like - described as “great fun” but I was very dubious of the “wide” 86cm width and had never heard of the brand (or Candide). Anyway a few years later I now own four pairs as they were “great fun”.
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Red león.....you probably are looking at something else in shot....
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Ozboy wrote:
but I was very dubious of the “wide” 86cm width


Crikey that'll be stable
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 Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Mollerski wrote:
Maybe the delams eventually wrecked the lads head. wink

This. I know a number of 'shareholders' (or whatever they're called following their crowd funding/mini floatation thing a few years ago) that are no longer buying them. IIRC they've been made in a different factory every season for the few years with the current 21/22 skis being made by Atomic.

Candide was most certainly synonymous with Faction but they're just another corporate brand now that he and the founder have gone.
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Candide might have left as he became too expensive to keep on the payroll, but Faction have played a winner sponsoring Eileen Gu who will be the poster athlete from Beijing games and beyond in the biggest emerging market and segment.
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