The American Birkebeiner Board of Directors set a registration cap of 8,400 skiers for the 2011 Birkie and Kortelopet races. A cap of 400 skiers has been established for the Prince Haakon event. In addition, to the cap there is also an overall deadline of January 31, 2011 for the events.
Skier registration will close upon reaching the cap or the deadline whichever comes first. The status of registration for the 2011 event will be reported in the Birkie's Carpe Skiem electronic newsletter as well on the Birkie website.
Race day is Saturday, February 26th, 2011.
Race Registration for the Birkie/Kortelopet & Prince Haakon will open at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 15th.
Bib Pick Up for these events is available at Telemark Resort from:
Be sure to bring your Photo ID
when registering or picking up Race Packet/Bib.
All registered skiers will receive a confirmation of his/her event registration.
Online registrations can be viewed in the Skier Confirmation within 4 days of completing the process and mailed or faxed entries are typically available one week from receipt.
Please be sure to confirm your Wave Assignment and Ski Technique on the following materials:
For information on Race Day registration and bib pick up for all other events please visit the individual event's page, from the Events section.
The deadline for requesting the following changes is 6 P.M. ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011:
*Availability - If the race has not filled based on the established cap then changes will be allowed until Monday, February 14th. Wave assignment will be based on availability at that time.
All change requests must be made by phone. Call 715-634-5025. Credit card number will be required and fees will be charged as listed above.
More information on Qualifying Races and Criteria is available here.