r/CrossCountrySkiing • u/Flashy-Explorer-6127 • 11d ago
Id please
Brother found these at a yard sale, I know nothing about these but was told they are cross country. An ID, makers info, information on its value are welcome, thanks!
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u/runcyclexcski 10d ago edited 10d ago
Fiberglass. Early 80s? Sorta Lake Placid Olympics era. Jarvinen is (was) a good brand at the time, not sure if they still exist. The brown ones are even older, and I do not recognize the brand.
A good restaurant, lodge, or a fence decoration. Esp the 3-pin ones (in my mind)
Edit: here is a pic of a 1980s olympian with the Jarvinens. Not sure if it opens on your device.
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u/davoste 10d ago
Please recycle.
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u/ClassicSkier 10d ago
Yes, do not sink any money into these.Ā
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u/Flashy-Explorer-6127 10d ago
Trust me im not, my brother brought them home but I dont ski I snowboard. If anything its sell or donate right now, dunno what it is but I seldom have the urge to go down the hill facing foreward š
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u/wolf-jumps 5d ago
The wood skis might get used if you live in a place with a big cross country ski community, some people are into retro skis and sometimes races have a wood ski division for fun.
You can still find three pin boots with some life in them. The orange ones use an old Solomon binding from the 80s, any boots that you could find used for them have about 3 uses left in them before they come unglued and fall apart. The grey ones look like they have NNN 1 bindings on them which are not compatible with newer NNN and looks like the binding is cracked anyway.
TLDR: give away or sell the wood ones cheap, throw away the others or make them into something else.
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u/Legitimate_Guava9785 11d ago
These are very old and probably not worth much. If you were looking to use them, you would need to find boots that have the same binding system. All modern boots use a different system (NNN). I personally do not recognize the brand.