200cm Karhu "Kilpa" Wood Cross-Country Racing Skis - ALMOST NEW - FinlandHelsinki based Karhu (Finnish for "bear") has equipped skiers ranging from the Finnish army to World Champions such as Harri Kirvesniemi. They focus more now on footwear and apparel; the former still bearing the "M" striping that refers to "mestari", the Finnish word for champion. Fun fact: in the 50s Karhu used a three stripes branding on its footwear, but sold it to a fledgling German sports equipment maker. This pair of skis hails from the mid 60s.

(side note - Milford is situated directly across the Penobscot River from Old Town

The shafts are in great shape - no splitting

And who says you need some fancy ski binding to hold your feet on when you have an old bicycle tire and some leather hanging around the house

sometimes referred to as "Kandahar" bindings

and 79mm ("bred")

Because of the relatively arid climate in Finland

Are they backcountry skis

Rottefella of Norway

Rare 145cm length - poles were measured up to the armpit back in the "old days"

Helsinki - the "Pearl of the Baltics"

We don't sell a lot of fiberglass skis here at Skifabrikk

This brand was the descendent of some of the first laminated wood skis from the 1930s