Photography by Jonathan Pushnik // Styling by Jessica Vermeer Hawkes

 

 

Norsk skis by Whitewoods, $239 at the Ski Bum, 955 Baltimore Pike, Glen Mills, 
610-459-4778, and 218 East Main Street, Newark, 302-454-9829.

 

Last year, during Snowmageddon, 
cross-country skis suddenly reappeared. Pole-flanked, kick-step-propelled, these wood-core gliders skimmed over otherwise impenetrable streets, making us: 
1) jealous; and 2) eager to deplete stock at Buckmans and the Ski Bum. This year, 
vintage-looking versions, such as these cherry beauts by Whitewoods, seem even more apropos. Sure, we like them as eco-
vehicles. But we also love their Nordic tweediness. Our plan: Lean them prominently by the front door as we await the snow day when we can don them with other retro-yet-right-now accoutrements — perhaps a plaid cape, cuffed gray flannels, or anything warm and woolen from un-likely label du moment L.L. Bean Signature.