every one arguing about when skis are shipped to the us and so on heres is what happens (in steps)
1.manufacture will send the U.S. distirbuter sample skis around january (enough for select riders and for reps)
2. Shops make orders, now for orders there are sevral deadlines for the first dead line you usally get a discount and you will get your skis in the first run of skis
3. The skis are made, usally the skis are made in runs first batch depending on the comany could arrive as early as mid april and latest run could arrive around augest the last run usally doesnt go to stores it is kept in a warehouse waiting for re-orders
4. you go to store/e-store (eventhou you should support your local shop) give them your mommy or daddys money they give you some new planks, you go home and brag about them on newschoolers
that is the story of a ski
excuse my bad spelling im a lil tired and dont feel like reading over what i typed