how many is too much??

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Hello, I just wanted to ask you opinion on whether or not you think there are too many ski companys emerging, I mean its great for the ski industry, and from a buyers stand point the more options the better right?

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hell ya then ppl can be more themselfs and no be copyin eachother

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me and a bunch of ppl have a ski company called ONE REALITY out of placerville california. its a custom thingy so like any ski or board can be made. any shape size or flex or graphics. yay

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see, all these new companies are unreliable, and if u want a good ski that u know doesnt break, or works really well for u, go with something trusted and that everyone knows about...maybe

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there are a ton of new ski companys...but htat means you can find just the right ski for you

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^touche, but, I'd rather ski on a ski that has been around for alot longer because they'd be more reliable.

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yea def but th skis that are coming out are dedicated to our sport....unlike other companys that make skis for everything. so in 2 or 3 years these new companys will have everything worked out and itll be sick

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Still, with all these sompanies coming up they will force an evolution of the shi indusrty. Hopefully like snow borading a few companies can hold a fai share of the market. The problem with new school skiing is that unlike snowboarding, the average skier (non-newschooler) will not buy armada, but the average boarder, who never hits park will buy burton or sims.

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The new companies are going to increse competition which will do A)Make skis tighter or B)Make skis cost less, so either way we win with the new companies. And a bunch will not make it past their first or second season, sad to say. Regardless, the new companies will only benefit the new school movement and not harm it.

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I think the main reason you see so many new companies emerging recently is because the market is growing and there are ways to make product better. If you believe just because a company has been around a while makes them reliable, I question where you are getting your criteria for reliability. If you call the good warranty policy ever time you break your salomon foam core skis reliability, sweet. If you want to keep replacing your K2 Skis because they keep delaminating (hence K2 installed rivets in their skis from the factory). If you think reliability is using a product with sales numbers in mind, go with the big companies that have been around a while.

Armada, 4Frnt, Faction, NinthWard, Liberty, and the other new companies are emerging because skiers are finding ways to make the product better. Skiers today are using their equipment much differently than in the past. For a big company, it is very expensive to start fresh and design an entirely new ski. Only just now have the big companies felt that the sales numbers and profits would justify creating new expensive molds and production processes for the new generation freeride/park ski.

For the new companies, it is much easier to start building a solid product. From the beginning, everything in and about the company is focused on one goal, designing and producing a product specifically for our market. Just like the abundance of skateboard deck, truck and wheel companies out there that were established to meet the wants and needs of a specific market.

I think the big companies will always have a line of products designed for park/freeride, but the real quality products will be designed by the smaller, more specific companies simply because the efforts are more centrally focused.

I advise all of us as skiers to support these core companies because they are the ones who will listen, keep up with the trends and stay ahead of the big corporate manufacturers.

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The problem is, how many people find these companies reliable? Line has been there since the beginning, and has a really good team of skiers,hence proven themselves. Armada has an incredible team showing the quality of their skis. 4Frnt does not have alot of big name riders, but after one season their skis have proven to be top notch or so it is said on this forum. They didnt have alot of competition in the rider owned department ;ast season. However all these new companies rising up this year have teams made up mostly of underground heros and will have to depend on an excellent product to get sales going. After all sales are what keep the company alive, and this year the rider owned competition is even more intense. Sales rely on quality of the product and marketing (sponsored pro team), and sometimes only having one of the two doesnt cut it. Also, with the growing amount of companies, skiers will have a harder time chosing their equipment, and they will often go with what they already know, a ski thats been on the market for 2 years and already improved or re-designed.

It's a shame, but we can probably expect one of these companies to shutdown after this season.

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