Birkie Week Smaller Events Registration Also Opens North America’s #1 & #2 Cross-Country Ski Races Filling Fast (Press release) HAYWARD, Wis. (September 5, 2018) – With fall temperatures in the air, thoughts turn quickly to the change in seasons, fall leaves, and snow. The Birkie week of festivities is a mere 168 days away and thousands of skiers have already registered for the Slumberland American Birkebeiner, Kortelopet, and Prince Haakon races to date. Friday, September...
(e-newsletter) Be Inspired! Gold Medalist, Jessie Diggins, Shares Her Birkie & Korte Story… What Will Your 2019 Story Be? -Plus, Important news below!- Register by June 28 at 11:59pm and SAVE! Friday, June 29 marks the next price increase! Time to Write Your Story… Ski the Korte! Register for the Korte Ski the Birkie! Register for the Birkie Ski the Prince Haakon! Register for the Prince Haakon & Over the coming weeks and months, watch for more on...
(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! Kortelopet & Slumberland American Birkebeiner Experience the New Start Line! Test Your Inner Warrior! Saturday, January 15, 2017 45NRTH Fat Bike Birkie World’s Largest Fat Bike Race! Test Your Skill on the Rolling Hills! A Race Distance for Everyone!
Slumberland American Birkebeiner and Kortelopet race registration will close Tuesday, November 3, at 11:59 p.m. CST! We don’t want you to miss out on the 2016 Birkie experience! Based on registrations received as of this morning, the participant cap will be reached by Tuesday night! Please share this with family and friends who have yet to register! Prince Haakon registration will remain open! Slumberland American Birkebeiner – Skate & Classic! February 20, 2016 Register Now Prince Haakon...
CLOSING TODAY at MIDNIGHT We have reached our participant cap for the 2015 Swix American Birkebeiner. Registration for both the Birkie and Korte events will close tonight (Thursday 10/23/14) at 11:59 pm CDT. The Prince Hakkon 13K will remain open. Take Advantage of This Last Day to Register! Click HERE to Register Now Click Here for Event Details
Before Registration Closes for the 2015 Swix American Birkebeiner! (
(www.birkie.com. New for 2015! There are a few changes and additions this year, including the brand new Birkie website, a new event insurance option, and a chance to win a Birkie Week VIP package when you Like the Birkie Facebook page. See details below. REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 2 at 8:00 a.m. CST www.birkie.com. The ABSF suggests you visit the new site to get familiar with the Birkie ski events page. The new website makes it...
Registration for the 2014 Swix American Birkebeiner officially closed Tuesday at 2:00 pm (CST) as the Birkebeiner 50/54K and Kortelopet 23K events reached a combined total of 10,000 skiers and an historic new race cap. Another first, this is again the earliest in the 41-year history of the American Birkebeiner that registration for the Birkie and Korte has closed.
With the number of entrants nearly maxed out, registration for the 2014 American Birkebeiner and Kortelopet ends Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. Central time.
Get Info on 50 “Second Chance” Entries It’s here! We’re quickly counting down to the last 85 American Birkebeiner and Kortelopet entries. (Like last year, the Prince Haakon 12K will remain open until those spots fill.) PLUS … get info below on 50 “Second Chance” entries through our “Skiers for Cures” charitable partner. Once again, JDRF will have these entries available to those who sign up to fundraise to help JDRF research and find a...
More Wave Closings – Sept. 27 Only 500 Spots Left 50 “Second Chance” Entries And, More Wave Closings: 1:00 p.m., Sept 27 It looks like we’re there, the final countdown for the remaining registrations for Birkie 2014. We now have Click Here for information. Next Waves to Close: Sept. 27, at 1:00 p.m. Classic Waves: 1 and 5 Skate Wave: 5 The following waves, below, have already closed. Please look for continued updates on CLICK...
Even though it's a steamy 95 degrees here in Hayward, WI, this week, people are thinking snow and Birkie. Registrations are rolling in for the 2014 Swix American Birkebeiner on Feb 22. And, with 7,674 registered as of this afternoon, we are now starting to close in on the 10,300 cap.
Registration for the 41st American Birkebeiner Opens Monday, June 3.
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...
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.
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.