 However, he ended his season coming up short on 'The Big Bertha', another over-the-top jump he'd dreamed up, which resulted in a fracture to his L1 vertebrae.At first, doctors thought he might never be able to ski again or at least that he would never ski at the same level as before; no more tricks, no more big airs.Returning from injury in 2008, Candide signed on to ride for Coreupt skis.