Events & Festivals
Sports & Recreation
Description
This official coordinates the 13 km Mini-Birkie and the 2.5/4 km Ole’s Tour events and starts.
The Canadian Birkebeiner Society (CBS), founded in 1985, is a not-for-profit organization focused on the planning and provision of the annual Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival that takes place in the greater Edmonton area. Operating from an Edmonton-based office, the Festival serves to promote the sport of cross country skiing within Alberta and Western Canada through the provision of events for skiers of all ages and abilities while providing a family atmosphere. The "Birkie" is one of the largest classical cross-country ski events in Canada. In the spirit of the Norwegian Birkebeiner legend, the festival consists of five events ranging in distance from 2.5 km to 55 km.
It takes up to 550 volunteers to plan, organize and run the Birkie each year. Some volunteers work year-round on a committee while others volunteer on the weekend of the ski events. There are many different areas requiring a variety of skills including marketing, logistics, registration, food and aid stations along the courses, the large festival food tent at the finish line, course patrollers, medical, communications, timing, etc.
The Canadian Birkebeiner Society (CBS), founded in 1985, is a not-for-profit organization focused on the planning and provision of the annual Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival that takes place in the greater Edmonton area. Operating from an Edmonton-based office, the Festival serves to promote the sport of cross country skiing within Alberta and Western Canada through the provision of events for skiers of all ages and abilities while providing a family atmosphere. The "Birkie" is one of the largest classical cross-country ski events in Canada. In the spirit of the Norwegian Birkebeiner legend, the festival consists of five events ranging in distance from 2.5 km to 55 km.
It takes up to 550 volunteers to plan, organize and run the Birkie each year. Some volunteers work year-round on a committee while others volunteer on the weekend of the ski events. There are many different areas requiring a variety of skills including marketing, logistics, registration, food and aid stations along the courses, the large festival food tent at the finish line, course patrollers, medical, communications, timing, etc.
