Birkie News Archives for
Personalize Your Commemorative Birkie Photos
Elite Cartography and LIVEALITY are offering two new keepsakes for skiers to remember and relive their 42nd American Birkebeiner. Through Elite Cartography, skiers can get an official American Birkebeiner commemorative […]

Participant News: Nutrition and Hydration
You can’t ski the Birkie on a cup of coffee and a peanut butter sandwich. The 50 plus kilometers necessitate proper hydration and nutrition. This year, the Birkie food stations […]

Birkie Behind the Scenes
When Bill and Beda McKinney took over running the Powerline food station some 30 years ago, the American Birkebeiner cross country ski race started in downtown Hayward and finished at […]

Birkie Tour Update
Wowza! The Birkie Tour is more popular than ever! With a little under two weeks before the event (11 days to be exact, but who’s counting) we’re making a couple […]

Food Fun at Birkie Tour
Top 5 exciting reasons you should sign up for the Birkie Tour and Seeley Hills Classic Combo weekend! 1. The next price increase is coming so register by Dec 31st […]

Birkie Skiers in FIS Marathon Cup
This past weekend saw the start of the FIS Marathon Cup for the 2014-2015 season in Livingo, Italy. Birkie Ambassador Holly Brooks (USA) started the season off right with a […]

Birkie Trail Open for Early Season Skiing
With early snowfall and consistently cold temps the Birkie Trail is groomed tip to tail to near mid-winter condition. With over 75km groomed on the skate and classic trails from […]