Yesterday, I skied the Birky Tour with a few friends - Bill Baldus and Eric Hedman. It was a lot of fun! The Birkie Tour was created to have a "open-track" style event that is non-timed. The Tour allowed skiers to ski the same Birky course as the regular Birky but in a more relaxed manner. We really enjoyed our ski!
Yesterday, I skied the Birky Tour with a few friends - Bill Baldus and Eric Hedman. It was a lot of fun! The Birkie Tour was created to have a "open-track" style event that is non-timed. The Tour allowed skiers to ski the same Birky course as the regular Birky but in a more relaxed manner. We really enjoyed our ski! We started at the Hytte at Telemark around 9:00 AM. We proceeded on the Birkebeiner Telemark loop, to the Korte Trail, onto the Birky Classic Trail - and then at Firetower Hill we skied on the Birky Trail to the end. We wanted to ski 50+ K; so we decided to ski to Lake Hayward and then back to Fish Hatchery for the finish. 52K! They bussed us back to Telemark from Fish Hatchery, it was very convenient. Along the way we chatted with folks, tried eachothers skis (Eric's were fast!) and even talked Vikings with some Packer fans at Mosquito Brook.
There were drinks at aid stations, and even Hot Dogs and Chili at 00 and Fish Hatchery. We were glad we signed up for the event!
Yesterday, I skied the Birky Tour with a few friends - Bill Baldus and Eric Hedman. It was a lot of fun! The Birkie Tour was created to have a "open-track" style event that is non-timed. The Tour allowed skiers to ski the same Birky course as the regular Birky but in a more relaxed manner. We really enjoyed our ski! We started at the Hytte at Telemark around 9:00 AM. We proceeded on the Birkebeiner Telemark loop, to the Korte Trail, onto the Birky Classic Trail - and then at Firetower Hill we skied on the Birky Trail to the end. We wanted to ski 50+ K; so we decided to ski to Lake Hayward and then back to Fish Hatchery for the finish. 52K! They bussed us back to Telemark from Fish Hatchery, it was very convenient. Along the way we chatted with folks, tried eachothers skis (Eric's were fast!) and even talked Vikings with some Packer fans at Mosquito Brook.
There were drinks at aid stations, and even Hot Dogs and Chili at 00 and Fish Hatchery. We were glad we signed up for the event!
