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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Week 12: L is for Loppet Nordic Racing

In West Yellowstone it is easy to remember why cross country skiing is awesome.  People flock from all around the country (although perhaps disproportionally so from the Midwest) for early season […]

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Birkie Tour Partners With Seeley Classic

The Birkie Tour and the Seeley Classic will join forces Jan. 17 and 18, 2015, giving skiers the opportunity to participate in one or both of these events over the […]

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Week 11: K is for Dennis Kruse

I was lucky enough to have a conversation with one of the more avid adventurists and true lovers of the outdoors earlier this week.  Up for week 11 in the […]

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Week 10: J is for Jennie Bender

Getting into the double digits of the countdown (10 weeks, woohoo!), I thought I’d head back to some question and answer.  After a successful collegiate career at the University of […]

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Advantage Emblem Named Official Merchandiser of American Birkebeiner

Launch Begins with Grand Opening of All-New Online Birkie Store, November 11 HAYWARD, Wisconsin (November 11, 2014) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is proud to announce its new relationship […]

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Week 9: I is for Intensity

As you all know, Holly Brooks is a fellow Birkie Ambassador.  She is taking on the Marathon circuit, and I have no doubt she will do amazing things and make […]

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American Birkebeiner aims to buy land, improve trail through capital campaign

Some of $2.3 million sought would secure 75 acres of Telemark property Tom Held Monday, November 03, 2014 8:19 AM   The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation has launched a capital […]

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