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Buying my first expensive pair of skis (and I don’t want to fuck it up)

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HombreKraken
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hoping to ski a lot this winter so I am finally buying a fresh pair of skis.

Pretty sure im going for the Candice CT 3.0 with armada shift bindings (found this set for 750$ ish). How would you mount them for a season of some touring, powder skiing, buttering, and “using the whole mountain as a terrain park” haha?

Any input on the setup itself and the mounting would be madly appreciated (skiing European alps and Nordic resorts)❤️

Cheers bois n gals
Jul 27 2020 12:38PM
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anders_a
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I mounted mine at CT line, they feel awesome there. Such a fun ski.



I'm assuming your used to a more forward mounted binding.
Jul 27 2020 5:39PM
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WoFlowz
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Haven’t heard to many good things about shifts, but I’d like to know how they work for you?
Jul 27 2020 8:25PM
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GayWolf420
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Dont fret on the price sometimes, though skiing is expensive. Nothing better than fresh skis arriving to your doorstep when you know you worked hard for em
Jul 27 2020 9:46PM
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animator
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I have the exact same set up and I mounted on the CT line, don’t mount it anywhere else or you’ll fuck with the sidecut. It skis like a missile on the line and it can do literally everything
Jul 27 2020 10:39PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Fair warning: I have heard nothing but absolute praise for how the Candide 3.0s ski

I have also heard many horror stories about them breaking very easily. That said, Faction's warranty is superb, so go for it!


Jul 28 2020 1:59AM
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anders_a
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I have both the 18/19 model and the 19/20 model of the 3.0 and the build quality seems to be good on both.
Jul 28 2020 7:02AM
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keagan.karstens
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Armada makes bindings?
Jul 28 2020 6:20PM
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animator
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keagan.karstensArmada makes bindings?

They have the Warden and the Shift because they’re under the same umbrella of America Sports as Salomon is, so they’re just rebranded
Jul 28 2020 6:34PM
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methscratchface
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dont sleep on the dynafit rotation binding.
Jul 28 2020 8:51PM
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