CANDIDE. FLAWLESS.

My eyes are very very happy right now. Great ski porn

However, my first thought was "That's It That's All". The format (replace T-Rice by Candide), cinematography, lifestyle shots, editing, etc are all very similar, and I'm guessing they're going for something along the same lines with this movie.

Regardless, very enjoyable watch.

The real questions is, what is that woman saying at the end of the clip? :smile:

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Originally Posted by Zeedashbo

the dude is like a cat. cat's don't have style when they're falling, they just stomp that shit out.

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No doubt. After saving his ass high on the line he continues down and drops a 20 footer. I'd be trying to get the shard remnants outta my drawers.

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Originally Posted by YoEddy

This gets at my original post question - have these guys had a crack at these lines, and therefore at minimum have at least some basic level of familiarity with them, or are they really flashing them?

I'm no Alfred Einstein, but is it even possible to 'memorize' a line from any perspective other than skiing it, and be able to stomp it like that?

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I only watched once but it looked like he did multiple laps on some of the slopes. Also, it didn't really look like heli terrain so I'm thinking it might be sort of a slackcountry area that he has experience with.

Great flow down the mountain... looked more like a snowboarder than a skier! :the_finge :biggrin:

That looked nice. Always loved Candide's poppiness. It's like watching a rubber ball down the hill. Fuck the arm shit and whatnot. Are you going to watch the vid when it comes out? If yes, then STFU. That's his way down the mountain, hate on it if you want.

the double drop to cork 10 is probably one of the coolest shots I've ever seen. as for the overall movie, it's great but probably on par with msp and tgr stuff imo

uh, getting back to the main point...that was amazing and beautiful and bad ass at the same, big props.

This film short makes me very :D

Candide has always been one of my favorite skiers to watch. His mogul background is something that I've always been able to identify with, if even on a way smaller level, and it really comes through in his skiing weather it be big mountain or park. For example he's the only park skier I can think of that still pole plants before he spins. Sure he gets shit for this from gaper newschoolers because it's not goalrilla-steezie, but he can actually ski unlike those back-seat dwelling retard wanna-be-gangbangers.

Some have mentioned his uncanny ability to save himself and likened him to a cat. I want to say he actually got the nickname 'the cat' (ou le chat si vouz preferez) a long time ago.

He seems to ski to his own style and enjoys it for him, while sending it big with tons of style. If anyone remembers the final scene from the original 'Superpark the Movie' with him sending it over the 110' hip you'll know what I'm talking about. Bottom line, he looks like he's having fun.

Props Candide, can't wait to see the whole thing...


*back to your regularly scheduled forum drama*

I love the editing with the airport & the animals & the fact the he charges all of those lines with no hesitation. There was only one jump where his arms were flailing a lot & it was like he was doing it intentionally. I wish I could ski like that. It is also nice to have some different music besides the latest rapper of the week stuff.

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watched it again for the many'th time - phenomenal video, skiing, and mood.

certainly stands up to repeated viewing IMV

the more I watch it, the more at least some of the arm waving looks like deliberate "triple grabs". whatever, doesn't spoil my enjoyment

I'm sorry, but I had to revisit this video - because no other segment this year has got me so stoked to actually ski. Like other people have said - skiing AK lines is great, but it doesn't relate to the masses. This vid shows Candide slaying lines that aren't "exotic" - any of us could access. I don't see any reason for anyone to hate on this vid - maybe its because people are bitter this seasons because the snow hasn't been that great??

I would have thought there would have been more support here for a traditional park skier ripping up big mountain terrain. If you can't get excited over this, then I think you've lost the plot - and need to get back to basics. And if you are calling out "arm flailing" then you are just armchair quarterbacking and need to step off and take a break.

No one is saying that Candide is the big mountain G.O.A.T., rather that this clip, since his injury, is pretty fucking impressive.

Incredible skier no doubt, but the MSP edit of HflorgenWTFeoindsdg skiing the pillows/treees was more fun to watch in both an editing perspective and a skier style perspective.

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sickness!

Candide reminds me, reflex/skillwise/ninja-esqueness, of Gigi Ruf. They both just have, as previous posters have pointed out, a cat's agility.

Amazing stuff, I'm too lazy to search....what was Candide's big injury?

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Good to see that he's back.

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Good to see that he's back.

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OUCH!!!!! That had to fucking hurt. I felt that sucker watching it. The guy is good in any book.

What were his injuries? That looked bad from far away.

vid gives me chills every time i watch it... the music and editing are perfection

bump...

i think i just watched it for the 8th time. :)

over rated.

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Nice eyes Blurred.

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Blurred is like a conservative talk show. He doesn't really care about the actual issue he's talking about, he just needs a way to get attention. Some morons get sucked in to his side, some morons argue with him. Either way he gets what he needs. Blurred is a Pandora's Box of shit from which there is no reprieve.

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Originally Posted by alto

Blurred is like a conservative talk show. He doesn't really care about the actual issue he's talking about, he just needs a way to get attention. Some morons get sucked in to his side, some morons argue with him. Either way he gets what he needs. Blurred is a Pandora's Box of shit from which there is no reprieve.

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And you're my groupie. Get back to sucking my cock, fuckface.

PS-check my sig video and listen real close to the words......it's about you. ALL of it.

smooth as a warm eclair
http://www.spunsugar.com/images/eclair.jpg

the 1080 off the booter is my fav bit

Erm, so basically, my friend sends me this link to a video, which I greatly enjoy and am somewhat moved by (given the context), so feel compelled to share with what I once assumed was an online ski community. It prompts a decent degree of debate, and an agreeable amount of apparent appraisal of Candide's talents (and indeed the editors). The thread then dies a death, as almost all on such forums do and we move on. It seemed. The thread was then revived, not because somebody who had missed it first time around happened upon it, but because a bunch of internet morons decided it was appropriate to bicker, at length, about some absurdly banal imperfections in the video (considering its overall radness) which then disintegrates into some sort of incomprehensibly infantile internet pissing contest. What the fuck is wrong with you people (and I mostly mean you Blurred)? Honestly, do you not have anything better to do? Weak, almost weak enough to persuade an incredulous onlooker such as myself to keep my shit to myself when I next happen across something cool.

yeah go cunt up some Tom Wallisch thread on newschoolers instead - leave this one for smooth skiing appreciation re: that sick video

Vive le Candide

Damn, I missed this the first time around. That was some of the sickest snow-sliding I've seen.....ever.

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Erm, so basically, my friend sends me this link to a video, which I greatly enjoy and am somewhat moved by (given the context), so feel compelled to share with what I once assumed was an online ski community. It prompts a decent degree of debate, and an agreeable amount of apparent appraisal of Candide's talents (and indeed the editors). The thread then dies a death, as almost all on such forums do and we move on. It seemed. The thread was then revived, not because somebody who had missed it first time around happened upon it, but because a bunch of internet morons decided it was appropriate to bicker, at length, about some absurdly banal imperfections in the video (considering its overall radness) which then disintegrates into some sort of incomprehensibly infantile internet pissing contest. What the fuck is wrong with you people (and I mostly mean you Blurred)? Honestly, do you not have anything better to do? Weak, almost weak enough to persuade an incredulous onlooker such as myself to keep my shit to myself when I next happen across something cool.

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Nice blog.
this thread was revived simply because rip bumped it.
Is everyone in the UK brain dead, or is it just you?

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over rated.

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OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



YOU HATER!!!!!!!!

;)

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Originally Posted by Blurred

Nice blog.
this thread was revived simply because rip bumped it.
Is everyone in the UK brain dead, or is it just you?

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to which the simplest reply would be "is everyone a cunt in Amurkah, or is it just you" but that would be a B-rate response so instead:

dear blurred,
kindly refrain from cunting up my thread you sad, bored, lonely little man. i once met your dad, and he's nowhere near as bad as you make out. time to get over it champ.

yours, xx

^^ You're probably better off ignoring that shit, he's just trolling.

There's a lot of cool stuff to be found here.

Thanks for posting the vid

Too much violin needs more cowbell.

Blurred, when does your vacation end?

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What were his injuries? That looked bad from far away.

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He broke his back.

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Originally Posted by JakeCast

I uploaded a version to vimeo...I hate propitiatory flash players. That being said, it's worth going to his site as I'm sure they appreciate the traffic and that version has better resolution-

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This needs to be posted again. Sweet vid, and even better in HD full screen. Double drop at 3.51 is super smooth!

okbye

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The REAL reason there is a big HD projector in the conference room!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/chattin/2-15.jpg

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Blurred is like a conservative talk show. He doesn't really care about the actual issue he's talking about, he just needs a way to get attention. Some morons get sucked in to his side, some morons argue with him. Either way he gets what he needs. Blurred is a Pandora's Box of shit from which there is no reprieve.

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this made me laugh.

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Originally Posted by steepconcrete

this made me laugh.

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Me too.

That was the first video in a long time that actually made me want to ski, let alone in the middle of Summer. I've always thought Candide was one of the best all around skiers. I had a chance to meet him and take a run at Breck a long time ago and all he wanted was to smoke weed..kind of funny I guess. Great athlete regardless. The Kreitler comparison kind of made me chuckle..really? To each his own. Maybe when Kreitler first came on the scene with Morrison and others. It was all stoke back then.

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Originally Posted by mitch_cumstein

That was the first video in a long time that actually made me want to ski, let alone in the middle of Summer. I've always thought Candide was one of the best all around skiers. I had a chance to meet him and take a run at Breck a long time ago and all he wanted was to smoke weed..kind of funny I guess. Great athlete regardless.

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Candide is easily one of the most fluid riders on the planet. He just has that easy and nonchalance that makes it look so easy. Smoking bowls with Candide and shredding Breck... Shit man, does it get any better than that?