Squaretail: An idea...

I don't know if this would mess up Volkl's relationships with ski shops, but I was wondering if it would be possible to offer a direct-order from Volkl for certain skis, say, 197 goats or katanas.

I know you'd like us to pester our local shops and drive up demand and all, but frankly, I, like (I guess) many others on the board, won't pay shop retail prices. And frankly, I'd wouldn't feel honest if I said that my local shop should order something I wouldn't consider buying from them.

However, if Volkl offered a chance to order the ski directly from them for $500-$550, I could see a lot of people ordering, possibly enough to justify making the big lengths. That way volkl would still make their sales margins, and people could get the skis at a good price. Think of it as a form order, just with less discount.

I know I'd be willing to put down a deposit for 197, explosiv-ish stiff katana (assuming the end price was right). And I bet I'm not the only one. It seems to me like this might be a decent way to guarantee demand for the big skis.

Hi Squatch,

Sorry, but we just couldn't do that. We'd be nothing without our dealers and they surely would not embrace any type of direct sales program.

I/We really do appreciate the interest. Maybe there's another way...we could turn this thread into somewhat of a Katana 197 petition. Anybody genuinely interested in the ski can post...If we get enough posts, I'll print the thread and include it in the assorted materials for the buying shows. This would hopefully show the reatilers that there is a market for this.

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Originally Posted by squaretail

Sorry, but we just couldn't do that. We'd be nothing without our dealers and they surely would not embrace any type of direct sales program.

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Could it be done in a bulk-purchase-discount through a retailer? I'm thinking of the BCA Covert pack deal set up through backcountry.com. Or does Volkl have minimum retail prices that it requires of its retailers?

I think one of the biggest problems is that most of us are not 6'10":fmicon:

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Originally Posted by dblatto

I think one of the biggest problems is that most of us are not 6'10":fmicon:

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well maybe you should all sack the fuck up then.

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ST: thanks for the quick reply, as usual.

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Originally Posted by Squatch

well maybe you should all sack the fuck up then.

;)

ST: thanks for the quick reply, as usual.

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But you suck. Explain that.

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Originally Posted by Rontele

But you suck. Explain that.

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I blame BGH in all the milk I've drunk for my unnatural growth.

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Originally Posted by Squatch

I blame BGH in all the milk I've drunk for my unnatural growth.

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This has nothing to do with your suckiness.

Squaretail, on another note, how come it looks like the Katana was a swallowtail except that there is some clearish material to round out the tail?

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Originally Posted by Rontele

This has nothing to do with your suckiness.

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I blame that on being friends with you.

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Originally Posted by Raps

Squaretail, on another note, how come it looks like the Katana was a swallowtail except that there is some clearish material to round out the tail?

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Go to the volkl snowboard site (I'd link it but it's flashed...http://www.voelkl-snowboards.de/en/index.html) and check out the selecta line.

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Originally Posted by Raps

Squaretail, on another note, how come it looks like the Katana was a swallowtail except that there is some clearish material to round out the tail?

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So that it skis like a swallowtail, and sells like a Gotama?

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Originally Posted by squaretail

Hi Squatch,

Sorry, but we just couldn't do that. We'd be nothing without our dealers and they surely would not embrace any type of direct sales program.

I/We really do appreciate the interest. Maybe there's another way...we could turn this thread into somewhat of a Katana 197 petition. Anybody genuinely interested in the ski can post...If we get enough posts, I'll print the thread and include it in the assorted materials for the buying shows. This would hopefully show the reatilers that there is a market for this.

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I did tell my local shop that I wanted a pair of Katana 197. But, the dude's prices are a little high (like MSRP sometimes :nonono2: :nonono2: ), so we'll see what happens.

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Originally Posted by Yossarian

So that it skis like a swallowtail, and sells like a Gotama?

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The Katana's tail was actually one of the cooler innovations/ideas I saw at SIA. You've got a twin tip and a swallow tail in one ski. Brilliant.

Squatch, thanks for the link - got it - looks cool

And Yoss and MD9, thanks for clearin it up - sounds cool - they will be high on the priority list for next season

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Originally Posted by El Chupacabra

Could it be done in a bulk-purchase-discount through a retailer? I'm thinking of the BCA Covert pack deal set up through backcountry.com. Or does Volkl have minimum retail prices that it requires of its retailers?

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As far as I understand Volkl's policy, it is just a minimum advertised price.

I would be willing to work out a TGR group buy for any skis I carry, Volkl, Movement, Rossi, Salomon, Elan, K2

http://www.voelkl-snowboards.com/snb...s/42/image.jpg

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeenterestingggggggg........

Wow, even MORE snowboard technology driving the industry!!
How...enlightening! (:FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil )

heh....meh.

My rep at the mountain said thata 197 would be out on pro-form for the katana to bad in this regard I am more of pussy than you squatch and am getting the 190.

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Originally Posted by rideit

Wow, even MORE snowboard technology driving the industry!!
How...enlightening! (:FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil )

heh....meh.

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The circle is complete! What was that inbetween surfing and skiing?:fm: :fm:

This space reserved to ridicule skiers and piss of iceman.

I'm skiing with our Int'l product manager tomorrow. I'll see what it takes for him to guarantee me a 197...

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Originally Posted by rideit

Wow, even MORE snowboard technology driving the industry!!

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So are you gonna man up and make the switch like everyone else?

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Originally Posted by Cono Este

The circle is complete! What was that inbetween surfing and skiing?:fm: :fm:

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Skateboarding?

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Originally Posted by RootSkier

So are you gonna man up and make the switch like everyone else?

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The switch to what?

Snowlerblading?

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Originally Posted by Jumper Bones

http://www.voelkl-snowboards.com/snb...s/42/image.jpg

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looks very cool, but similar to what scott did for the pure in the past two winters

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Originally Posted by rideit

Wow, even MORE snowboard technology driving the industry!!
How...enlightening! (:FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil :FIREdevil )

heh....meh.

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Reg:
All right, Stan. Don't labour the point. And what have they ever given us in return?
Xerxes:
The aqueduct.
Reg:
Oh yeah, yeah they gave us that. Yeah. That's true.
Masked Activist:
And the sanitation!
Stan:
Oh yes... sanitation, Reg, you remember what the city used to be like.
Reg:
All right, I'll grant you that the aqueduct and the sanitation are two things that the Romans have done...
Matthias:
And the roads...
Reg:
(sharply) Well yes obviously the roads... the roads go without saying. But apart from the aqueduct, the sanitation and the roads...
Another Masked Activist:
Irrigation...
Other Masked Voices:
Medicine... Education... Health...
Reg:
Yes... all right, fair enough...
Activist Near Front:
And the wine...
Omnes:
Oh yes! True!
Francis:
Yeah. That's something we'd really miss if the Romans left, Reg.
Masked Activist at Back:
Public baths!
Stan:
And it's safe to walk in the streets at night now.
Francis:
Yes, they certainly know how to keep order... (general nodding)... let's face it, they're the only ones who could in a place like this.

(more general murmurs of agreement)
Reg:
All right... all right... but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us?
Xerxes:
Brought peace!
Reg:
(very angry, he's not having a good meeting at all) What!? Oh... (scornfully) Peace, yes... shut up!

Except for bases and edges and cores and topsheets and camber and sidecut and bindings and ski areas and lifts...What have the skiers ever done for us?!?

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Originally Posted by iceman

Except for bases and edges and cores and topsheets and camber and sidecut and bindings and ski areas and lifts...What have the skiers ever done for us?!?

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It's sorta like pizza before pepperoni. Ice cream when there was only vanilla. Sex, after the invention of the condom...


mmmmmmm. cheese