>>417635>My beater skis are waxless and they work fine.So are mine, but last time I glide-waxed them I noticed the scales in the grip zone are wearing down a bit so eventually they'll be waxables.
I only mentioned scratching them up because I wouldn't want to use nice new skis for crossing pavement but yeah, if OP gets some cheap used skis it's not a big deal (I do it too when I can't be bothered taking them off for a 10m portage) . Around here old 80s-ish skis with 3-pin bindings are dirt cheap to free if you can find boots.
>>417634But for stuff like that I still think snowshoes and good boots might be better. For one thing skis are pretty unweildy when you aren't wearing them. Things like
>>417622 are great for ice and glazed hardpack snow or you can do this:
http://www.skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm>>417652>>417636A fatbike might work for OP but they're expensive. In general though as much as I love snow biking, if there's enough snow to ski, skiing is a better way to get around.
