American Birkebeiner: The Nation's Greatest Ski Marathon

An exhilarating behind-the-scenes journey into the history of America’s largest cross-country ski race

Each February, cross-country skiers from across the nation and around the world descend upon the sleepy northern Wisconsin town of Hayward to compete in the American Birkebeiner—the largest cross-country ski race in North America. In American Birkebeiner: The Nation’s Greatest Ski Marathon, author and skier Jerome P. Poling traces the remarkable history of the famed “Birkie,” from its mod...