Welcome to the Birchcast - the Official Podcast of the American Birkebiener Ski Foundation and the Birkie Ski. Run. Bike. Live lifestyle. For the pasts 50 years, the American Birkiebiener has been an instrumental part of growing the sport of cross county skiing in North America and the world. As the birthplace of the Worldloppet race series concept, and not to mention home to the current Worldloppet president, our executive director Ben Popp, the Birkie is proud to have played not only an in ...