51st American Birkebeiner Race to Finish on Main Street in Hayward
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hayward, WI (February 10, 2025) – After a low-snow winter threatened the traditional Cable to Hayward course of the annual American Birkebeiner ski race, organizers have officially announced a Main Street finish thanks to the help of this past weekend’s snowfall.
“We are beyond exited to announce we’re able to bring the race back downtown,” said ABSF Executive Director, Ben Popp. “Mother Nature has come through with some last second snow, the trail crew is doing all they can to firm up a base, Lake Hayward has ice thicker than ever, and the International Bridge is coming out of hibernation….we are back to Birkie!”
However, conditions on the course won’t be ideal. “We’re not going to sugar coat it, the trail is spotty, especially south of Hatchery,” explained Popp.
“Safety is always our number one concern,” says Event Director Kristy Maki. “We’re going to continue to monitor the course conditions over the next seven days, and our trail crew will work on problem areas. Participants should be prepared to see areas of low snow, along with some grass and leaves in spots, especially in the last 10K of the race.”
The Birkie week of events kicks off Wednesday February 19th with the Open Track day. The ABSF will host one last Q&A Live Stream on Monday February 17th at 7:00 PM-CT to provide the latest updates. Those live streams will be hosted on the ABSF YouTube, Facebook and birkie.com.
For more information and to register for the events, please visit https://www.birkie.com/.
For additional comment email Shawn Connelly: media@birkie.com or 715-575-1168
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Posted February 10, 2025 at 7:07 pm
