I'm a bit late to this, but we both XC ski with old school wooden skis. My husband is an excellent skiier and has always used his family's finnish skiis and I started off with some fibreglass waxless ones but soon realized that the old school ones has a lot better glide in our conditions (good skiing days -10C, though sometimes -5C). I've acquired a couple of free pairs and free boots as well as thrift store poles. Yes!