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Cross-Country Skiing
Cross-country skiing is a life sport that provides nourishment both for the body and the spirit. This publication features stores and advice on everything from the American Birkebeiner to the Worldloppet Ski Federation.
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 15
The 50th Running of America’s Greatest Ski Race is Coming and Nobody Is Ready
In a year without snow…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 27, 2023
Reflections on Becoming a Birchlegger
Twenty years seems to take forever, and then it passes in the…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 15, 2023
My Unapologetic Wax Tip for the 2023 American Birkebeiner
If the wax doesn’t work, it just makes it…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 10, 2023
How Our Family Started Doing the American Birkebeiner
It turns out the real story is the exact…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Feb 28, 2022
Reflections From the Finish Line of the 2022 American Birkebeiner
Every completed race means more than…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Jan 29, 2022
The First Birkie: As told by Founder David Landgraf
One of the most important historical accounts of…
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Oct 12, 2020
California Birkie
Attempting a ski marathon with no training on snow
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Walter Rhein
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Cross-Country Skiing
Sep 24, 2020
My Inspirational Teacher Was also a Cross-Country Skier
How a chance meeting can change your…
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