From Rick Halling: HOW DOES GEAR WEST GET ITS SKIS

First, the staff of Gear West tests the prototypes and tells the company what to do:

The revisions are tested:

The new ski is produced by hand for Gear West:

Then it gets tested by the International Nordic Director:

Then it gets tested one more time by the dealer:

ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO FLY TO AUSTRIA TO HAND PICK SKIS.