Faction Candide 5.0 21/22 Freeski
The fan-favorite CT 5.0 gets a big upgrade for 21|22.
Firstly, the ski now boasts Austria-made quality. Secondly, it’s benefiting from our Air Poplar tech; the stability and playfulness are just the same as always, but now in an even lighter package, ensuring your legs stay fresh until the very last puff of powder has been pillaged. Third, the shape is new, with slightly narrower tips and tails providing enhanced maneuverability without sacrificing float. Candide continues to refine his tool of choice, and this iteration is the best yet.
Candide Thovex’s signature skis are responsive, high per formance machines for those who demand the very best from their equipment, just like the legend himself. The Faction Collective have relentlessly mixed the most reliable materials with modern shapes and camber lines in order to create the per fect tools across all freeski disciplines. Beginning with the ultra-fat CT 5.0, the magic shape is retrofit ted for each sibling in a precise delta: the shape is reflected in the park-specific, reinforced CT 1.0; the recently redesigned, ultra-versatile, always-in-demand CT 2.0; and the lightweight, backcountr y-freestyle-inspired CT 3.0. Our fans want to shred like Candide — these are the skis he rips, s traight out of the box.
Artwork by Candide Thovex
Core: Lightweight Poplar Core
Flex 8/10
Flat camber
CT Signature Shape
CT Signature Flex
CT Mounting Point
Full Strength Sidewall
Anti-Chip Micro-Cap
Elliptic Radius Sidecut
Matt High Resistance Topsheet
Directional Twin Tip
Designed in Verbier, Switzerland
Handmade in Europe
Brand No.: FCSKW22-CT50-NS
| Lenght (cm) | Radius (m) | Sidecut (mm) | Weight/ pair |
|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | 22 | 148 -122 - 140 | 4100g |
| 190 | 24 | 148 -122 - 140 | 4300 g |
Poplar is a light-coloured, medium-weight, durable softwood that flexes and pops nicely as well as having a whole load of vibration absorption capabilities. Used as the only wood in this core, it allows the ski to pop, butter and stomp like a park ski and also have enough torsional stability to grip impressively on the downhill.
A construction that places strips of protective material along the sides of each core, between the edge and the topsheet. Sidewalls provide the best possible edge hold and stability when the ski is engaged in a turn as well as protecting the woodcore, edges and topsheet from impact and outside damage.
Micro-cap construction is a hybrid of a premium, sandwich sidewall construction fused with a lightweight, durable cap construction. With micro-cap, the sandwich construction provides awesome edge hold and torsional stability while the ski’s topsheet wraps around and meets the sidewall, protecting the fragile join that can be prone to chipping.
Elliptical Radius Sidecut is made up of a longer radius underfoot and shorter radii in the tip and tail of the ski. The long radius underfoot means you can pivot faster and easier, while a shorter radius in the tip and tail result in seamless turn initiation. This sidecut allows for a wide variety of turns lengths and angles.
A considerably skinnier tail width than in the tip provides ultimate downhill performance for attacking the mountain. A twin tip in the tail encourages playfulness and freestyle attitude, meaning you can ride switch without problem.
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