 Candide Thovex was born 22 May 1982(37) in Annecy, in the Haute-Savoie area of France, and grew up in the village of La Clusaz.He learned to ski at age 2.5 in the Aravis region of the French Alps.As a 4-year-old, he began building little jumps behind his house, and at 5 he joined the local skier club where he developed a passion for Mogul skiing.