Outdoor Ventures Offering Birchleggings Club Members 20% Discount on Selected Items!

Outdoor Ventures is offering Birchleggings Club Members a 20% discount on cross-country ski clothing, wax and waxing accessories such as wax irons and brushes, ski equipment such as poles, boots, and cross-country skis until the end of this ski season. The offer does not include items already on sale.

Birchlegger Racing Suits and Jackets Can Be Ordered Through Borah TeamWear!

Birchlegger Racing Suits and Jackets Can Be Ordered Through Borah TeamWear through the link on the Birchleggings Store.

Boulder Nordic Sports added as Ski Shop Discount Participant!

Boulder Nordic Sports added as a Ski Shop Discount Participant for Birchleggings Club Members! Show your membership card when shopping with Boulder Nordic Sports.

New Membership Drive November 23, 2016 – January 31, 2017!

Join the Birchleggings Club and help support the American Birkebeiner – the greatest XC race in North America !!

Join during our membership drive November 23, 2016 – January 31, 2016 and become eligible for fine prizes in our random drawing.

 

 

1 Grand Prize - Birkie Registration for 2018

 
2  (almost as grand) prizes – 2017 race day parking passes

 

15  Other prizes – choice of Birchlegger ball cap, ski hat or T-shirt

 

For More Information go to the Membership Section of the website!

New: Swix-Birchleggings Club Branded Clothing Collection!!!

NEW: Swix-Birchleggings Club Branded Clothing Collection !!!
From Steven Poulin, President/CEO, Swix Sport USA ======================================
Hello Birchleggers,
We are so excited to announce an all NEW Swix – Birchleggings Club Branded Clothing Collection available on-line.
Swix has created a Birchleggings Custom Web store that allows you to order customized Birchleggings embroidered pieces and have these pieces shipped directly to you.
Swix has identified key pieces of clothing that will comprise the inaugural collection. We will offer two order windows for purchasing clothing:

•   Order Window # 1.
  Place your order between November 23 – December 1 and you will receive your order by January 1.
  
•   Order Window # 2.
  Place your order between December 5 – December 20 and you will receive your order by February 1 or earlier.
  This historic partnership between Swix and the Birchleggings Club allows us to do something really special. Swix will give back to the organization by giving 10% of the overall sales to the Birchleggings Club.
  

Here’s

how to order from the web store:

1. Go to https://shop.swixcustom.com/BirchleggingsClub2016-Copy
   
2. Enter the store access code: Birchlegger
   
3. Browse the store and select the items and sizes you would like to order
   
4. When you're ready to pay, click LOG ON if you're a returning user, or click PAYMENT and "register" during checkout if you're new to the site.
   
5. Pay online with your credit card on this secure site.
   

Remember Order Window # 1 closes 12/1/2016 !
Any questions can be directed to our Custom department manager Emma Collins at
ecollins@swixsport.com
Enjoy shopping and Merry Swixmas!
Steven Poulin Swix Sport USA President/CEO

Birchleggings Club 2016 Annual Meeting Minutes Now Available!

The meeting minutes from the 2016 Birchleggings Club Annual Meeting from September 2016 have been published. Go to the Meeting Minutes Page to read and / or download a copy.

Become a Tony Wise Museum Docent!

Equation: You Love the Birkebeiner + You Love to Ski = You Love to Talk about Skiing and the Birkebeiner. Correct? Picture yourself in the equation?

How about becoming a Museum docent at the Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner? Docents are volunteers in a Museum who guide visitors by answering their questions and providing information about the exhibits and the subject at hand, sometimes incorporating their own stories and experiences. 

The Birkie’s new docent program offers training, perks (a Birkie vest!) fun, and the satisfaction of keeping the Birkie legacy alive. Work on your own schedule – one to four hours, once a week or once a ski season – you choose what works best for you.

Contact Allison Slavick at aslavick@cheqnet.net.

Birchleggings Club Annual Meeting and Board of Directors Election

The Birchleggings Club Inc annual meeting will be held in Hayward, Wisconsin on Friday, Sep 30, 2016 at the ABSF office at 2:00 pm. The address is: 10527 Main Street, Hayward, WI 54843. All members are welcome to attend.

The Birchleggings Club was incorporated as a 501(3)(c) in 2013. The election of Board of Directors members takes place at the annual meeting. As per our Bylaws, Board members are elected to three-year terms, with one-third of the nine Board positions up for election each year. The Board terms of Directors Steve Carmazon, Toni Popp, and Dave Balsiger will end this year. Board members may be re-elected for a second term.

Ballots will be sent to all members on Sep 2, 2016. Ballots must be returned by Sep 20, 2016 - or you can vote in person at the annual meeting.  No proxy voting.

Help Build the Tony Wise Museum's Scrapbook!

A nifty feature in the Museum will be an electronic scrapbook (viewed on a large touch-screen). Visitors will be able to see, year-by-year, race photos, videos, the year’s poster and bibs, the winners’ photos and times, weather, race anecdotes, and more.

We invite Birkebeiner and Kortelopet enthusiasts to help us compile photos and other information on Saturday, April 30, 9:00 a.m. to Noon at the ABSF headquarters in Hayward. We have slides and photos that need detective work (location or year, for example, and Birchleggings skiers will be especially helpful with this), printed materials to categorize and select, and photo captions to be written. As Ben Popp likes to say, “it takes a village.” We need at least a neighborhood to join in on this compendium of all things Birkebeiner.

Be part of our history! Please RSVP (we’ll provide lunch) to aslavick@cheqnet.net or call the ABSF at 715-634-5025.

Birchleggings Club Donates Proceeds of Three Birkie Trail Markers to the Tony Wise Museum

The Tony Wise Museum has once again benefited from the Birchleggings Club.

During the Awards Banquet on February 21, 2016 we auctioned three original trail kilometer markers, mounted on a nifty plaque with a certificate of authenticity.

The result of the auction was a donation of $2,250 to be used directly for the Tony Wise Museum’s exhibits. This donation, along with a previous $2,000 from our club and contributions from individual Birchleggings skiers, brings the total donated to the museum near $30,000!

A big thanks to all the Birchleggers that contributed to this great effort!