Faction Candide Thovex CT 3.0 Skis 2019

Part of the Candide signature series, the Candide 3.0 is a modern ski rewarded several times in 2018, as Powder magazine ‘Skier’s Choice’ and Freeskier magazine ‘Editors’ pick’. It’s a light and lively twin-tip ski that allows to send deep backcountry skiing while still being able to rail the hardpack.
Note that the ski colour is beige/camel, not gold as it may look on screens.

What can the Faction Candide 3.0 ski do?
The Candide 3.0 has great floatation thanks to its mid-fat 108 mm waist, and with the rockered tip and tail, it reaches the surface super fast when landing deep. Despite having a wider waist than the Candide 2.0, this model is lighter, thanks to an hybrid core that mixes poplar with balsa and flax fibres. The ski is lightweight, yet dependable, on snow and in the air. This is definitely a versatile and playful ski, that encourages to ski the way Candide does, going fast, slashing, spinning and jumping off all sorts of natural features. It really has a solid edge hold too and energy out of turns, so you can rock the hard pack at high speeds.

Who is the Faction Candide 3.0 ski designed for?

The Candide 3.0 is a twin-tip ski that will delight intermediate freeskiers, who want to move faster and enjoy pow, as well as advanced freeskiers who want the sheer pleasure of backcountry.

What are the main assets of the Faction Candide 3.0?

Performance / accessibility ratio

Lightness

Buoyancy