12 Tips for Crushing Your Birkie Trail Run Event

Jan Guenther . Gear West 1st Place Finisher 2X – Birkie Trail Marathon Birkie Trail Run Festival . Sept. 29-30, 2017 Caught your attention? Ok, for some maybe it’s not […]

Continue Reading...

American Birkebeiner, Kortelopet & Prince Haakon Race Registration Price Increase Fast Approaching

Last Chance to Guarantee Birkie Gear Bag for 2018 Races Hayward, Wis. (June 26, 2017) – Registration for the 2018 American Birkebeiner schedule of ski events opened in May and […]

Continue Reading...

Be a Part of the Fabric of Birkie Week 2018

ABSF Announces Annual T-Shirt Design Contest Hayward, Wis. (June 1, 2017) – Each year the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) sends out a call, far and wide, for Birkie fans […]

Continue Reading...

Birkie Powered Fit & Healthy Fun 4 Kids!

ABSF Announces Summer Programming Opportunities for Kids Hayward, Wis. (May 24, 2017) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation is excited to announce their summer programming scheduled designed to get youth […]

Continue Reading...

Sleep Better and Ski, Run, Bike ANY Birkie Event for Free

Purchase any Tempur-Pedic mattress from Slumberland Furniture and get a free entry to ANY year-round Birkie event Hayward, Wis. (May 18, 2017) – Slumberland Furniture and the American Birkebeiner Ski […]

Continue Reading...

ABSF Executive Director Ben Popp to Receive John Hugus Leadership Award at 2017 CXC Awards Presentation and Dinner

The Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC) will be recognizing community leaders and friends at their annual CXC Awards Presentation and Dinner as part of the 2017 CXC Congress. ABSF […]

Continue Reading...

Hayward Area Schools Get Moving With National Walk & Bike to School Day

Students Get Riding on May 10, 2017 Hayward area school students are invited to join a nationwide movement on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 for National Walk & Bike to School […]

Continue Reading...

American Birkebeiner Foundation 2018 Event Registration Opens Monday, May 1, 2017

Birkie, Korte, Prince Haakon, BirkieTour & Fat Bike Birkie Hayward, Wis. (April 25, 2017) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) board of directors today announced that registration will open […]

Continue Reading...

ABSF and USATF Announce 2017 Half Marathon Trail Championship

Birkie Trail Run Half Marathon Selected as Championship Race Hayward, WI (April 21, 2017) – September 30, 2017 marks the 16th Birkie Trail Run Festival held on the legendary hills […]

Continue Reading...

Welcome Home, Jessie Diggins, Skier Extraordinaire & Birkie Ambassador!

Jessie Diggins Welcome Home Event Wednesday, April 12 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Slumberland Campus, Discovery Building 1 Imation Drive, Oakdale, MN On Hwy 14 just East of 694 (formerly […]

Continue Reading...