Birch Legacies
We are sharing stories celebrating the motivation, the perseverance, and the lifestyle choices necessary to reach the status of Birchlegger - that is, skiers who have completed 20 or more American Birkebeiner ski races.
Birch Legacies
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Scott Smith - Skier, instructor, and Birkie singer
Scott Smith was the oldest person completing a full Birkie in 2026 and it's his goal to become the oldest to ever do cross the finish line in a few years. Amazingly he only began skiing the Birkie at age 49 and now has 24 Birkies under h...
The Ski and Tea group - Part 2
Years ago a small band of women in the Hayward area formed what became the Ski and Tea training group. Since then it has grown to include hundreds of women who support each other year-round and in various ways. First and foremost, it creates a ...
Leave no Woman behind - The Ski and Tea training group
Years ago a small band of women in the Hayward area formed what became the Ski and Tea training group. Since then it has grown to include hundreds of women who support each other year-round and in various ways. First and foremost, it creates a ...
A skiing life with Nancy Bauer
Nancy Bauer has built a life around skiing. Through their family ski adventures, a cabin near OO, high school, college, club, World Cup and even Olympic competition, the Bauer family has done it all. After 25 Birkies and 10 Korte's, Nancy conti...
Birchleggers Stats with Jim Coors
Jim Coors had a question. How does Birkie performance change with age? As a Birchlegger (36 birkies) Jim was in a unique position to find the answer. He is an agronomy professor with a lifetime of experience analyzing large data sets. Jim took ...
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He is a great story teller, as you captured so well in that episode. I look forward to listening to more. - Gary T La Crosse WI.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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