Candide Thovex Hops Down The Alps

Folly Or Finesse?

Professional athlete Candide Thovex makes gravity work. Click below for video.

Hold my beer while a take a run, will ya? Actually, it’s Candide Thovex, professional athlete, making a spectacular run off-piste somewhere in the Alps. Some might say this kind of extreme skiing is irresponsible; others might say there is skill here to be admired. Whatever your stance on this kind of dramatic skiing activity, you have to say this 30-second video clip gives you an emotional hit. Did we mention the two avalanches?

How say you? Folly? Finesse? Other? Let us know.

By the way, SeniorsSkiing.com has another video clip of Candide Thovex here, doing his thing at the Val Blanc.

Author
Recent Posts

mikemaginn

Mike is the co-publisher of SeniorsSkiing.com.His skiing career started at Song Mountain NY in his college days. He worked for SKIING magazine in the early 70s, learned to love cross-country, took a 20 year hiatus from skiing and came back to short skis and efficient boots. When Jon Weisberg suggested there should be a site for senior skiers, he joined him in developing SeniorsSkiing.com.