205cm Karhu "Erikoiskilpa" Wood Cross-Country Racing Skis - Beautiful Natural ColorHelsinki 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 early

The bases have been refinished by the rock stars at Skifabrikk

The tip is called "sukkerbit" in Norwegian

This pair of light touring skis - "tur-langrenn" - has been lovingly restored by the pros at Skifabrikk

This pair is in nice condition

experimented with different materials and pole features to make the highest-performing poles available

Well the problem with plastic baskets is that they occasionally break

Over the years these skis have been touched up and/or repaired

I run a business

Skilom was a marketing brand created by a group of Norwegian ski industry companies to sell products overseas

Example is the 4 tins of blue hard wax pictured - while on the surface they look the same there are differences in cap design

Size: 125cm

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