How Early do Next Year's Model come out - Snowboarding Forum

Snowboard_Otaku · 11-04-2011, 09:15 PM

How early do next year's models and graphics get released ? are the boards only previewed and demo before they are released late next year ?

BurtonAvenger · 11-04-2011, 09:33 PM

You answered your own question. I should be getting in some 2013 stuff for review and what not next month hopefully.

Snowboard_Otaku · 11-04-2011, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BurtonAvenger

You answered your own question. I should be getting in some 2013 stuff for review and what not next month hopefully.

i guess i should have been more specific in my question.. what i meant to say was if lets say u get the boards 2013 to demo next month... they will only be avaliable in store at sept 2012 ish ? or are they hitting shelves at the end of this season ?

arsenic0 · 11-04-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowboard_Otaku

i guess i should have been more specific in my question.. what i meant to say was if lets say u get the boards 2013 to demo next month... they will only be avaliable in store at sept 2012 ish ? or are they hitting shelves at the end of this season ?

Most likely September yes, thats when my local shop got their NS boards....and its when most bigger shops like REI take down their non winter gear and put up the winter stuff.

Snowboard_Otaku · 11-04-2011, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by arsenic0

Most likely September yes, thats when my local shop got their NS boards....and its when most bigger shops like REI take down their non winter gear and put up the winter stuff.

So pretty much any 2013 gear review we see we would not be able to buy until next season starts ? they are released to the public solely for review purposes i guess..?

sorry for the question i just never really got it lol... silly me

wrathfuldeity · 11-05-2011, 05:47 AM

At the local hill ocassionally folks will bring next year's protos for the public to demo. Or a sponsored friend let you take a run on a proto. Iirc, a couple years ago lib/gnu let out some stuff in the spring (perhaps only locally) that really wasn't marketed til the fall. Otherwise have to wait til sept when the inventory comes in.

BurtonAvenger · 11-05-2011, 09:09 AM

The public doesn't get stuff released to them for review unless they can catch an end of season demo that has them.

Snowboard_Otaku · 11-05-2011, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BurtonAvenger

The public doesn't get stuff released to them for review unless they can catch an end of season demo that has them.

that cleared it all up... thanks a bunch

david_z · 11-05-2011, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by wrathfuldeity

At the local hill ocassionally folks will bring next year's protos for the public to demo. Or a sponsored friend let you take a run on a proto. Iirc, a couple years ago lib/gnu let out some stuff in the spring (perhaps only locally) that really wasn't marketed til the fall. Otherwise have to wait til sept when the inventory comes in.

some brands do let stuff out late-spring like April/May to some shops, but they're few & far between. Mostly yeah it's September or October depending on where you are.

Definitely check the resort calendars for demo events. Burton does them all over the place, that is the only brand really that no matter where you ride, you probably have a local opportunity to demo in-season. Look up on local brands, too. They will also likely do local demo events as a way of marketing and reaching out to potential customers.

jdang307 · 11-06-2011, 02:09 AM

People were buying Proto's (NS) very early this year. It was crazy.

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wrathfuldeity Resident poet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bham Posts: 2,701	At the local hill ocassionally folks will bring next year's protos for the public to demo. Or a sponsored friend let you take a run on a proto. Iirc, a couple years ago lib/gnu let out some stuff in the spring (perhaps only locally) that really wasn't marketed til the fall. Otherwise have to wait til sept when the inventory comes in. __________________

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BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,045	The public doesn't get stuff released to them for review unless they can catch an end of season demo that has them. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

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11-06-2011, 02:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
jdang307 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,063	People were buying Proto's (NS) very early this year. It was crazy.