Replying to How hard is it really to get skis made?

Just kinda curious... seems that none of the 'core' ski companies, (with the exception of LINE/Karhu) even have the capabilities yet of making their own skis. It cant be too much to get a run of skis made...tell em what you want in em, and the attributes (Why not just copy the same exact stuff say... armada puts in their skis) and theyll do it for you. What am i missing here, besides R & D? We could go get the Newschoolers.com pro model made up...

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