A matching winter kit sounds expensive. It doesn’t have to be. Our Cold Storage shelf is full of ice and snow finishes that cost very little, so we built two complete loadouts from real listings, each under €50 in total. Prices are in EUR, and a few items were on sale when we wrote this; where that matters, we show what to swap if the sale ends.
Reading the labels
FN means Factory New, MW means Minimal Wear and FT means Field-Tested. Cleaner wear usually costs more, but for camo-style winter finishes Field-Tested looks right at home. A little frost damage is on theme.
Loadout 1: the full colony
This one covers both sides, with a main rifle for T and CT, pistols, SMGs, budget rifles and a shotgun.
| Slot | Skin | Price |
|---|---|---|
| T pistol | Glock-18 | Winterized FT | €2.40 |
| Pistol (both sides) | P250 | Whiteout FT | €3.95 (sale) |
| T pistol | Tec-9 | Ice Cap FN | €3.90 |
| SMG (T) | MAC-10 | Whitefish FN | €1.10 |
| SMG (CT) | MP9 | Arctic Tri-Tone FT | €1.60 |
| SMG (both sides) | P90 | Glacier Mesh FT | €2.20 |
| Shotgun (both sides) | XM1014 | Frost Borre FN | €2.60 |
| Budget rifle (T) | Galil AR | Winter Forest FT | €0.95 |
| Budget rifle (CT) | FAMAS | Yeti Camo FT | €1.25 |
| Rifle (T) | AK-47 | Ice Coaled FT | €14.50 (sale) |
| Rifle (CT) | M4A1-S | Bright Water MW | €13.80 |
| Total | 11 skins | €48.25 |
That leaves €1.75 in the snowbank. If the P250 and AK-47 sales have ended, the same list costs €51.30 at their regular prices (€4.60 and €16.90). Drop the P250 and you’re back to €46.70, with the Glock and Tec-9 still covering the T pistol slots.
The one gap is the CT starting pistol. The USP-S | Whiteout FT (€44.50) and P2000 | Ocean Foam FN (€27.50) are lovely, but each would eat most of this budget on its own.
Loadout 2: the AWP expedition
For players who live behind the scope. The AWP takes most of the budget, so everything around it is cheap but on theme.
| Slot | Skin | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Sniper (both sides) | AWP | Ice Coaled FT | €36.00 (sale) |
| T pistol | Glock-18 | Winterized FT | €2.40 |
| SMG (T) | MAC-10 | Whitefish FN | €1.10 |
| SMG (CT) | MP9 | Arctic Tri-Tone FT | €1.60 |
| SMG (both sides) | P90 | Glacier Mesh FT | €2.20 |
| Budget rifle (T) | Galil AR | Winter Forest FT | €0.95 |
| Budget rifle (CT) | FAMAS | Yeti Camo FT | €1.25 |
| Machine gun (both sides) | M249 | Blizzard Marbleized FT | €2.10 |
| Total | 8 skins | €47.60 |
At the AWP’s regular €41.00 the total becomes €52.60. Leave out the P90 and the M249 and you land at €48.30.
Upgrades for later
- Galil AR | Stone Cold FT (€3.20, on sale for €2.70) as an alternative Galil.
- AUG | Arctic Wolf FT (€4.80) if you buy the AUG on CT side.
- UMP-45 | Arctic Wolf StatTrak™ FT (€6.40) for a StatTrak™ counter on a budget.
- MP7 | Whiteout FT (€13.90) or P90 | Cold Blooded FN (€25.90) as SMG upgrades.
- USP-S | Whiteout FT (€44.50) or P2000 | Ocean Foam FN (€27.50) to fill the CT pistol slot.
Building your own
The Loadout builder on the home page is the quickest way to try your own combination. Every item arrives by Steam trade offer, with our bot sending the exact listing, same float and seed, and all we need is your trade URL. If it’s your first order, the coupon FIRSTFREEZE takes 5% off. Prices and sales change, so treat the totals above as a snapshot and check the listings before you buy.
