51st Annual Slumberland American Birkebeiner & Birkie Week Updates

  • Open Track – Yes, we are aware of the cold temperatures for Wednesday morning. Currently, we are not adjusting start times. We will continue to monitor the forecast.
  • DATE CHANGE – ParaBirkie has been been moved from Friday, February 21 to Thursday, February 20.

Join us at 7:00pm on February 17 for the final Q&A livestream before we’re #BackToBirkie
We will also host live daily course condition updates throughout Birkie Week.

Past Live Q&As

The key takeaways from the February 10 presentation:

  • We will finish on Main Street.
  • Participants should be prepared to see areas of low snow, especially in the last 10k of the race
  • Check the Trails & Conditions page leading up to your event
  • Participant guide will be released later this week

The key takeaways from the February 3 presentation:

  • We will have a race.
  • You will be timed. Your time will count toward next year’s wave placement. 
  • We will be carefully watching the forecast this week.
  • Final course determination Monday, Feb 10.