Meet your Warriors & Inga for Birkie 2015

Congratulations to Jeremiah Menk, Ben Menk, and Alison Menk Please join the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation in congratulating the winners of the 2015 American Birkebeiner Warriors & Inga Contest. The […]

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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 […]

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Week 15: O is for…OO!

Time sure does fly when you’re having fun!  After a bunch of travel the past couple days, some holiday preparations and family arrivals, Wednesday really snuck up on me.  As […]

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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 […]

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Update on the ABSF Capital Campaign

We are making progress, but still need YOUR help! December 10, 2014 – Hayward, WI  — We are happy to report that we’ve passed OO!  To date we have raised […]

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Week 14: N is for Names

When I sat down for this week’s Birkie countdown, I drew a blank.  I know what I’m doing for next week, but for some reason “N” was cramping my mental game. […]

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Madshus “Smart Skis” with Chips and an App: At Two Birkie On-Snow Ski Demos

American Birkebeiner Announces Madshus Move to Gold-Level Sponsorship HAYWARD, Wisconsin (December 8, 2014) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is proud to announce its growing relationship with Madshus, maker […]

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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 […]

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Week 13: M is for Money

As much as professional skiers enjoy skiing for the people they meet, the places they travel, and the experiences they have, there is usually one facet of skiing lurking in […]

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Special Edition: Why I Birkie

Happy Thanksgiving!  Thanksgiving is a day filled with delicious food, but also a day to reflect and contemplate what we are thankful for.  Recently I wrote a piece for the […]

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