In the spring of 2001 Candide was invited to ride at Superpark 3 in Mammoth, California. Candide proceeded to impress his peers by sticking the 'jump heard around the world'; a 110-foot (33.5 meter) cork 540 tail grab. On the contest side of things, Candide won the Halfpipe and Big Air contests at that year's X Games in Australia. Candide's injury from the previous season had left him with plenty of down time. He took advantage of that to launch his career as a filmmaker and created 'WW Prod'. That same year his first production company went on to release the first of 8 films under the 'Rastafaride' title, selling more than 10 000 DVDs of the first video worldwide. He was also voted 'Skier of the Year' by the European specialized media.