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Borah Teamwear Proudly Sponsors “Birkie Trail Kids” Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Borah Teamwear Proudly Sponsors “Birkie Trail Kids” Program, Empowering the Next Generation of Outdoor Enthusiasts  Coon Valley, WI — Borah Teamwear is thrilled to announce our partnership with the “Birkie Trail Kids” program as a sponsor for the next two years. This collaboration with the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation is a natural fit […]

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Team Birkie Auction Begins Today at 11am CST!

(MINNEAPOLIS, MN) – Team Birkie’s most creative fundraiser begins as a kickoff to the ski racing season. Team Birkie members are on-snow in Europe, and Alayna Sonnesyn has already kicked off the competition year in Finland’s arctic circle community of Muonio in an FIS classic sprint, Friday. Racing continues next weekend for Zak Ketterson in […]

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Snowmaking Update From Our Trail Manager Erik Blow

The temperatures are dropping and that can only mean one thing; snowmaking! While we certainly hope we’ll receive more assistance from Mother Nature this year producing the white stuff, we are ready to get moving as soon as the temperatures reliably drop below freezing to get as best of an early season start as we […]

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American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Announces Expansion of ‘de She’ Series with the Inaugural Shred de She – Fat Bike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Announces Expansion of ‘de She’ Series with the Inaugural Shred de She – Fat Bike   Hayward, WI – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is excited to present Shred de She – Fat Bike, an event dedicated to celebrating women in biking. Originally known as Ladies Fat Bike […]

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Podiumwear Extends Its Partnership With Team Birkie

Podiumwear, a leading custom team apparel brand, today announces the renewal of its sponsorship agreement with Team Birkie. Podiumwear has been the exclusive official custom team apparel partner of Team Birkie since its inception in 2021. Podiumwear’s agreement will continue with rights to design and create the exclusive men’s and women’s race uniforms for Team […]

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Trek Bicycle Teams Up With Team Birkie In Sweepstakes

You can win a TREK bicycle worth up to $5,000 when you support Team Birkie.  The Trek bike sweepstakes fundraiser supports Team Birke, with 100% of all funds raised going directly to Team Birkie athletes, with the drive and dedication to pursue a spot representing the United States in the upcoming World Cup season and […]

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Fueling for Taper Week: Your Path to a Strong Race

Alex Larson is a sports dietitian for endurance athletes. She’ll be speaking at this year’s Ski de She Camp, but in the meantime, she’s providing us some nutritional insight for the upcoming Birkie Trail Run: With race day just around the corner, it’s time to fine-tune your nutrition strategy for taper week! This is the perfect […]

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Base Camp Grand Opening Featured on Northern News Now

EDIT: The new building is called Base Camp at Mt. Telemark Village. This news story incorrectly refers to the building as Home Base at Mt. Telemark Village which is a terrific lodging option during your next visit to Mt. Telemark Village.

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Birkie Trail Run Partners With Nutritionist Alex Larson

We are 7 weeks out from race weekend and now is the time to start planning out your race-week nutrition! Here’s a checklist from endurance sports dietitian Alex Larson, sharing what you can do in these final weeks to perform your best on race day. Carb Loading. For those running the half marathon and full […]

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Birchleggers & Birkie Green Bib Initiative featured on WPR’s Larry Meiller Show

On Wednesday July 24, Wisconsin Public Radio’s Larry Meiller show featured a segment on upcycling plastic. Birchlegger Jim Tenorio called into the program to inform the state-wide (and beyond) listening audience of the Birkie Green initiatives surrounding our bibs which are made out of recycled water bottles. But the life those bibs don’t end on […]

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