. HISTORY First race: 24th February 1973, 48 km (34 participants), 22 km (19 participants) Highest number of participants in main race: 9183 (5851 skate skiers and 3332 classic skiers) in 2011 Worldloppet membership: founding member American Birkebeiner was founded in 1973 by Tony Wise, alpine ski resort owner of village Cable. In the beginning of the 1970s he … Continue reading American Birkebeiner