180cm Karhu of Finland Vintage-Retro-Really Old Wood Cross-Country SkisHelsinki 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. In the 1950s when these skis were made,

Lommedalen is close to Oslo

Karhu was a full-on ski maker

Plus they sell headbands

Weight (pair): 476gm

Weight (pair): 1840 gm w/ bindings

Bonna skis were some of the most popular wood skis sold in America during the 1960s and 1970s

to use this fine tool

Blå-Skia skis were some of the best

Bindings may be removed for shipping

on just a king can of Labatts and one of those leaf-shaped maple candies

Oslo is the home of skiing in the home country of skiing

These skis were just "imported" from Suomi herself