Ski stick

Without wielding a ski stick, skis are useless. You will fall every time you try to ski and hurt yourself a little. Contrary to popular belief, wielding two ski sticks does not boost your speed, and may even slow you down. The Northern Spear can be used in place of a ski stick. While the description for Northern spears state that they can be used as a ski stick, they do not function this way. This is likely to be a bug.

To make a ski stick you need an axe, a slender tree trunk and 1 pound of leather.