2024-05-14T08:39:14-05:00 2023-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 3402 OAKWOOD MALL DRIVE SUITE 100 EAU CLAIRE WI 547017672 990 2022-07-01 391503175 AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER SKI FOUNDATION INC AMER 7156345025 PO BOX 911 HAYWARD WI 54843 BEN POPP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7156345025 2024-05-13 1 BEN POPP 999009999 1 DAWN YARRINGTON P01584414 7158521100 2024-05-09 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BEN POPP PO BOX 911 HAYWARD WI 54843 5954721 0 X WWW.BIRKIE.COM X 1984 WI THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT THE WORLD'S FINEST CROSS COUNTY SKI COMPETITION, TO SERVE AS GOOD STEWARDS OF THE AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER SKI TRAIL AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. 13 13 41 2020 0 0 2746538 2632025 2478553 3044625 360308 107663 32689 110408 5618088 5894721 10000 0 0 0 1397174 1816375 0 0 495892 2767462 3104822 4174636 4921197 1443452 973524 8260022 9855751 3273250 3909654 4986772 5946097 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT THE WORLD'S FINEST CROSS COUNTRY SKI COMPETITION, TO SERVE AS GOOD STEWARDS OF THE AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER SKI TRAIL AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. 0 0 1221251 0 992919 THE 54-KILOMETER AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER, 29-KILOMETER KORTELOPET AND 15-KILOMETER PRINCE HAAKON CROSS COUNTRY SKI RACES AND RELATED EVENTS CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION TO HANDLING ALL OF THE LOGISTICS FOR SKIERS PRIOR TO AND ON RACE DAY (REGISTRATION, TRANSPORTATION, SECURITY, SANITATION, FOOD, MEDICAL, TIMING, ETC.), THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE RACE COURSE KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER SKI TRAIL. THIS INCLUDES MOWING, BRUSHING, FALLEN TREE REMOVAL, ETC. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND SNOW GROOMING DURING THE WINTER MONTHS; AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS AMENITIES ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS...PARKING LOTS, LIGHTS, SHELTERS, SANITATION, SIGNS, ETC. THE 107-KILOMETER TRAIL NETWORK IS UTILITIZED BY SKIERS, HIKERS, RUNNERS AND MOUNTAIN BIKERS AND REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH BAYFIELD COUNTY, SAWYER COUNTY, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE CITY OF HAYWARD AND SEVERAL PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. 58312 0 51151 THE BIRKIE TRAIL RUN & TREK IS A SEPTEMBER RUNNING/WALKING RACE/TOUR MEANT TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND SHOWCASE THE AMERICAN BIRKEBEINER SKI TRAIL TO A POTENTIALLY NEW AUDIENCE. 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