Production is the time of the year when you wait on your materials from all around the world to arrive. For us that arrival destination is Reno, Nevada, where we make all of our skis. It's also a time to wish that it would start snowing again because you constantly look at next year's product every day.

So far this year we have made the Comi, Ruby 180/188/190, M1 182/192, and Tahoe 180/188. All the skis this year have new and improved materials. We have a new core with Pine in addition to our super light Aspen. The Pine is a better wood for screw bite thus reducing pullouts. It also has a lot of other great properties that make the skis more fun and lively. We also have two new topsheet materials this year, some with different textures and finishes to change how the graphic looks and to reduce chipping.

Along with all the fun of making the same skis over and over all summer we also get to play around with new designs. Several new skis are already being made for testing in New Zealand and Whistler.