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  • Birkie/Korte Registration Closes Thursday Night

    CLOSING TODAY at MIDNIGHT

    We have reached our participant cap for the 2015 Swix American Birkebeiner.

    Registration for both the Birkie and Korte events will close tonight

     (Thursday 10/23/14) at 11:59 pm CDT.

    The Prince Hakkon 13K will remain open.

    Take Advantage of This

    Last Day to Register!  

    Click HERE to Register Now

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    When a wave closes, upon registering you will
    be placed in the next available wave.

    *Please remember, due to our new registration system, you must REGISTER AS A GUEST

    Questions? Email birkie@birkie.com or call 715-634-5025

  • Complimentary Birkie Entries via Concept2 SkiErg

    Concept2 Offering Two Birkie/Korte Entries

    (Press release)

    Birkie sponsor Concept2 SkiErg has two complimentary entries for the upcoming 40th annual American Birkebeiner or Kortelopet they would like to pass on to a skier.

    Anyone interested can enter the Concept2 SkiErg drawing, which will take place on 1/24/13. Those interested should email skiing@concept2.com and describe briefly why they would like to ski this year’s Birkie or Korte—why they should be given one of these two entries!

    Hopefully this helps a couple of people who missed the deadline, just decided recently they would like to ski this year, or would like to join a friend or family member at the event.

  • More Birkie-Korte Entries Still Available Through JDRF

    (Birkie.com press release)

    Update as of 12/6 – There are still a limited number available.

    Call JDRF at 1-866-233-3354.

    (Several people who intially signed up for a “Second Chance” entry were not able to use it because of injury or work conflict, so those few entries are being offered again. Call now to sign up or click below! The fundraising deadline has also been extended to January 11.)

    On October 18, right after registration closed for the 2013 Birkie and Kortelopet races, we made the following announcement: “JDRF, the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is the Birkie’s new Skiers For Cures partner for the next three years. As a way to help kick-off this fundraising effort and help skiers who did not get a 2013 Birkie or Korte entry on time, JDRF and the Birkie have arranged to make 50 entries available through JDRF’s “Second Chance” program.

    Here’s how it works. Raise a minimum of just $500 for JDRF by the extended deadline of January 11 and its research to cure diabetes and receive one of these remaining entries to the Birkie or Korte, your choice.

    SIGN UP NOW!

    For Your “Second Chance” Entry

    Choose the “Register Now” option

     QUESTIONS?

    Call JDRF at 1-866-233-3354.

     

    Here are the details 

    – The first 50 people who sign-up for this “Second Chance” fundraising option will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Register online through the link above (16 of these 50 entries are still available).

    – To register, each of these people will be required to make an initial, non-refundable deposit of $50.

    – JDRF will send them their Birkie Entry Form as soon as they raise the minimum of $500. (Also see Additional JDRF Rewards, below!)

    – When they register online for one of the 50 Second Chance entries, each person agrees that they are responsible for raising and/or donating $500 to JDRF by January 11. They also agree that if they do not raise that amount by January 11, they have the option to simply pay the remainder. If they choose not to, JDRF will make that Second Chance entry available to someone else.

    – The skier should complete, sign, and return the Birkie or Korte entry form to the Birkie office as soon as possible and by January 31 at the latest. Wave placement will be based on availability.

    Send entry to:

    ABSF, P.O. Box 911, Hayward, WI 54843

    Your fundraising will also qualify you for these additional JDRF Rewards!

    – Raise $150

    Earn a Team JDRF cross-country ski hat

    – Raise $250

    Get an entry into the Norway trip drawing (prize includes entry for two people in 2014 Norwegian Birkebeiner, three nights lodging and air travel)

    – Go the Distance

    Be one of the Top Ten fundraisers and receive a complimentary 2014 American Birkebeiner registration.

    SIGN UP NOW!

    For Your “Second Chance” Entry

  • 16 More Birkie/Korte Entries Left Through JDRF

    16 More Birkie/Korte Entries Left Through JDRF

    Fundraise to Help Cure Diabetes and Get an Entry to the 2013 Birkie or Korte!

    (Birkie.com press release)

    If you are still interested in skiing the 2013 Birkie or Korte, but missed out on registering before registration closed on October 15, there are stil 16 “Second Chance” entries left.

    On October 18, right after registration closed for the 2013 Birkie and Kortelopet races, we made the following announcement: “JDRF, the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, is the Birkie’s new Skiers For Cures partner for the next three years. As a way to help kick-off this fundraising effort and help skiers who did not get a 2013 Birkie or Korte entry on time, JDRF and the Birkie have arranged to make 50 entries available through JDRF’s “Second Chance” program.”

    We’re glad to hear that 34 skiers have already signed up for these entries! There are still 16 left.

    Here’s how it works. Raise a minimum of just $500 for JDRF by November 30 and its research to cure diabetes and receive one of these remaining entries to the Birkie or Korte, your choice.

    SIGN UP NOW!

    For Your “Second Chance” Entry

    Choose the “Register Now” option.

     

    Here are the details

    • The first 50 people who sign-up for this “Second Chance” fundraising option will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Register online through the link above (16 of these 50 entries are still available).
    • To register, each of these people will be required to make an initial, non-refundable deposit of $50.
    • JDRF will send them their Birkie Entry Form as soon as they raise the minimum of $500. (Also see Additional JDRF Rewards, below!)
    • When they register online for one of the 50 Second Chance entries, each person agrees that they are responsible for raising and/or donating $500 to JDRF by November 30th. They also agree that if they do not raise that amount by November 30, they have the option to simply pay the remainder. If they choose not to, JDRF will make that Second Chance entry available to someone else.
    • The skier should complete, sign, and return the Birkie or Korte entry form to the Birkie office as soon as possible and by January 31 at the latest. Wave placement will be based on availability. Send entry to: ABSF, P.O. Box 911, Hayward, WI 54843

    Your fundraising will also qualify you for these additional JDRF Rewards!

    • Raise $150: Earn a Team JDRF cross-country ski hat
    • Raise $250: Get an entry into the Norway trip drawing (prize includes entry for two people in 2014 Norwegian Birkebeiner, three nights lodging and air travel)
    • Go the Distance: Be one of the Top Ten fundraisers and receive a complimentary 2014 American Birkebeiner registration.

    SIGN UP NOW!

    For Your “Second Chance” Entry Choose the “Register Now” option