Fundraise to Help Cure Diabetes and Get an Entry to the 2013 Birkie or Korte! ( We’re glad to hear that 34 skiers have already signed up for these entries! There are still 16 left. Here’s how it works. Raise a minimum of just $500 for JDRF by November 30 and its research to cure diabetes and receive one of these remaining entries to the Birkie or Korte, your choice. SIGN UP NOW! For Your “Second Chance”...
Press release) Raise a Minimum of $500 for JDRF by November 30! JDRF, the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is the Birkie’s new Skiers For Cures partner for the next three years. As a way to help kick-off this fundraising effort and help skiers who did not get a 2013 Birkie or Korte entry on time, JDRF and the Birkie have arranged to make 50 entries available through JDRF’s “Second...
Those unfamiliar with the American Birkebeiner and cross-country ski culture in the Midwest might not get it. How does a point-to-point ski marathon in northern Wisconsin 120 truckloads to Main Street. There, they spread the pristine white stuff 6 inches to a foot deep for the ½-kilometer finish. The ABSF also made sure the Birkie trail was in tact, unloading 500 totes of snow – each weighing 300 pounds – on the course, and shoveling...
Press release) Greetings Again! Registration for the 2013 Birkie and Korte races is officially closed: Online Registration (and Fax) closed Monday at 3:00 p.m. (CST), October 15. Mailed Registrations postmarked October 15, 2012, will still be accepted and processed. The Prince Haakon 13K is still open, and you may continue to register online, and by fax and mail. Please note, too, as a follow-up to the final Birkie.com and Click Here to Register To Register for the Prince Haakon If you have additional...
Birkie and Korte Close to Closing ( This is the Final Update: Please birkie@birkie.com or call 715-634-5025.
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Birkie Registration Has Hit 9,000 of the 10,000 Cap! Only 1,000 spots left, and Wave 4 Skate is now closed. (birkie@birkie.com or 715-634-5025 with any questions.
Press release) We’re now at 8,900 total skiers registered for the Birkie, Kortelopet, and Prince Haakon races combined, to be held February 23, 2013. Our total, combined cap for these three races is 10,000 skiers, so if you plan on being part of our 40th annual celebration, click here.
(Press release) Enter for a Chance to Ski the Historic Re-Enactment of the Original Birkebeiner! This annual contest is now open for entries. The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is searching for three cross country skiers to depict the two Birkebeiner Warriors and Inga, the mother of baby Prince Haakon, at this year’s 40th annual American Birkebeiner ski race. Each year a trio is selected to ski the 54 kilometer journey from Cable to Hayward,...
(Note: On April 25, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation announced it issued a formulated a plan to build about five acres of trails and a new trailhead on 120 acres south of Cable. Telemark joined the conversation and released a proposal of its own in late March. In a bullet-point letter, Telemark Resort outlined several possible solutions for keeping the race there, which included guaranteed easements to Telemark trails for Birkie events, free year-round access...