American Birkebeiner names new executive director
Tom Held reports on TheActivePursuit.com that Ben Popp has been named the executive director of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation.
- May 9, 2013
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Tom Held reports on TheActivePursuit.com that Ben Popp has been named the executive director of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation.
Andrew Krueger of the Superior Telegram reports on the strange weather that lead to cross-country skiing near Hayward last week.
Ski season at Granite Peak Ski Area is over, but a group of friends who have skied together for more than 50 years will continue their friendship through the summer off the slopes.
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation in Cable is grooming cross-country trails today, the latest grooming date in the history of the organization. Bill Pierce, chief of Birkie Trail course grooming is at work on the grooming portions of the lighted loops at 'OO.'
A recent trail editorial addresses some of the issues the booming Fat bike craze brings to trail systems. Great comments here as well-check them out!
Blogger Steve Meurett is a cross-country skiing coach for the Special Olympics team representing the United States at the World Games in South Korea this winter. Below are a series of reports written by Meurett over the last week:
Gliding through powdery snow on cross-country skis a few days ago was exhilarating.
I had an interesting conversation with an older gentleman recently who had just finished up a fat bike ride on our packed singletrack trails at Levis Mound. He talked of his early days skiing at Levis at a time when there were few trails, no facilities and no grooming. The good old days? He asked when I started volunteering here and if I’d skied some of the old treacherous goat trails we had at that time (I had) and how I came to work there.
Wildflower hike: The Northwoods Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance will conduct this hike at 10 a.m. in Lincoln County's Harrison Hills. Bring a lunch and water for the trail. Take Highway 51 to Highwy J at Irma, east on Highway J for five miles to Turtle Lake Road and north three miles on Turtle Lake road. Or from the east take Highway 17 to Highway J at Bloomville, then west on Highway J to Turtle Lake Road and turn north. Contact Ruby Jaecks at brjaecks@airrun.net or 715-443-3586. More events | Events map
Birding: Discover birds arouned Wisconsin in events hosted in Ozaukee County, Door County, the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Columbia County and Horicon Marsh. Times and hosts vary. For more information or to register visit https://www.cvent.com/events/great-wi-birdathon-big-day-trips/registration-941aca6cd282454189211661afb27a0a.aspx. More events | Events map
Fly fishing school: The Frank Hornberg Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold this event at the Riverside Bible Camp, south of Amherst, next to Stedman County Park on the Tomorrow River. Sessions will cover casting, knots, gear selection, entomology, fly tying and reading a stream. Meals and two nights lodging are included. Total cost is $200 for registrants before April 15, $250 after and $150 for youths accompanied by an adult. For more information contact Matt Salchert at 715-321-1394 or mattsalchert@yahoo.com.More events | Events map
Paddle: Paddle Namekagon covers 92 miles of the Namekagon River. Visit http://www.scrapaddle.org for more registration information and additional details. Registration has begun and is limited to 80 participants. More events | Events map
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