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by Dana Mauer By now, you’ve heard of the Full Moon Birkie,….the fantastic night of skiing at Cooking Lake-Blackfoot, organized by the Canadian Birkibeiner Society.  …

Continue reading “Half Moon Birkie?”

by James Brohman When I met my wife she did not know how to X-C ski and I came from a racing background (bad combination)! Many …

Continue reading “Justice on the Ski Trail”

by Tammy Fedun My introduction to the sport of cross country skiing came a few years ago through a friend’s invitation to an annual spring …

Continue reading “Ski Lessons – Who needs them?”

by Vaughn Scalia What is your cross country ski background? I’ve been with Edmonton Nordic for 8 years now (at the time, 6 years), and …

Continue reading “14 year old completes 55 km with Pack”

by Ken Sloman There may be more stories per skier about the Canadian Birkebeiner than Birkies skied. Enthusiasm is Contagious.       Following the Birkie during the …

Continue reading “Kilometre Thirty-Nine”

by Phil Dunn After 30 other full length Birkebeiners, I thought there would be nothing new. Think again, Phil. In late October, after steadily declining …

Continue reading “Not Just Another Birkie”

by Phil Dunn   July 13, 2015 (Nephew) Joe Milne Fellow Haakon Haakonson Recipient #1 Frozen Land, Canada Dear Joe, I’ve seen many, many doctors …

Continue reading “Letter to Joe”

by Brad Hardstaff During the 2010 Birkie, a few cm of early morning snow made for a last-minute waxing nightmare. To make things even more …

Continue reading “Fast Trax saves the day”