Brands can also make different skis in several different factories.
Adding yet another layer of complication, brands often change factory from year to year.
RMU are currently made at Utopie, but are reportedly moving to the Blizzard Factory for next season.
These are original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs.
In other words, they make the skis that other brands sell.
Some brands embrace their OEM factories, while others remain secretive and defensive.
This in response to simply being asked What factory are your skis made in?
Where is that located?
If you borrow money or get an investor to make it happen, youll simply delay bankruptcy.
Oversight and a close relationship with the factory are also essential to monitoring the quality of skis.
These skis are built all over the globe by all different types and sizes of manufacturers.
Here we have sought to present the manufacturing information in a space that typically lacks clarity.