A nordic skiing set + shoes + wax is pretty cheap, and that's all you really need. If you aren't going to outgrow them they last you a pretty long while too. Alpine sets are far more expensive, so I've always just rented mine when I've managed to go alpine skiing. Got my cross-country set two years ago. I only started cross-country skiing because I needed something to do during the winter and I knew that I'd have to know how to ski during my armed service period in the Finnish Defence Forces.
Ah well. Another year, another pretentious squinty furrow-browed wannabe-artsy tri-tone self portrait with a beanie. They're such fun!
Ah well. Another year, another pretentious squinty furrow-browed wannabe-artsy tri-tone self portrait with a beanie. They're such fun!
If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.
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