(Press release) Skiers Needed to Re-enact Historic Birkebeiner Journey at Birkie 2018 Hayward, Wisconsin (November 6, 2017) – In February 2018, an estimated 13,000 cross-country skiers will gather in Cable and Hayward, Wisconsin to take part in Birkie week ski events. The Slumberland American Birkebeiner is North America’s largest cross-country ski race and the signature event of Birkie week festivities. In homage to the race’s roots, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is seeking a...
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HAYWARD, Wis. (Feb. 9, 2017) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation is racing into the new year with a marketing campaign aimed at promoting its Kortelopet (Korte) cross-country ski race and the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle. With help from a $12,450 Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation looks to increase participation in the 29 kilometer race slated for Feb. 23, 2018. This year’s...
(Press release) Registration to Close 11:59pm, Thursday, November 3 The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation announced today that registration for the 44th Slumberland American Birkebeiner, the “Birkie,” North America’s largest cross-country ski race, will close at 11:59pm, tonight, Thursday, November 3. The American Birkebeiner (55K classic/50K skate) race is scheduled for Saturday, February 25, 2017; the Kortelopet (29K), North America’s second largest ski race, and Prince Haakon (15K), are slated for Friday, February 24, 2017. While both...
Birkie 2017 Event Registration Opens Today! Exciting New Schedule! Waves Fill Fast! Click here Friday – February 24, 2017 Kortelopet & Prince Haakon Ski the International Bridge! Finish in Downtown Hayward! Saturday, February 25, 2017 Slumberland American Birkebeiner Experience the New Start Line! Test Your Inner Warrior! Saturday, January 15, 2017 BirkieTour Tour the Birkie Trail Aid Stations & Untimed Food, Friends & Fun! Saturday, March 11, 2017 45NRTH Fat Bike Birkie World’s Largest Fat Bike...