
2025 Summer College Training Program
Registration is now open for the 2025 Summer Training Program. The program focuses on NCAA and USCSA athletes who are looking to immerse themselves in a professional athlete environment and experience training alongside Team Birkie's professional athletes under the guidance of Team Birkie's full-time coaching and high-performance staff.
Your college coaches know what Team Birkie knows: your collegiate ski racing success depends on high-quality summer training.
Team Birkie’s Summer College Program offers collegiate ski racers a proven, high-quality environment for improvement in the months you are not allowed to work with your collegiate coaches. Experience why Team Birkie is the best option for your summer training goals.
Highest quality training group in the Midwest
Highest level of mentorship with Team Birkie World Team athletes as available
10-week training program starting on June 1, 2025 (option to start earlier per request)
5 morning practices usually starting around 8:00 a.m.
3 afternoon practices usually starting around 4:00 p.m.
Varied training locations around the Twin Cities
Team Birkie summer training t-shirt and shorts
REGISTER TODAY: https://donorbox.org/events/736918/steps/choose_tickets
Add-ons available:
Physiological Testing Profile
Camp opportunities with World, Continental, and Regional teams as available
Spots are limited (first come, first serve), and we recommend that all athletes preferably have a training log from the past season and are part of an NCAA or USCSA College Program.
Experience why Team Birkie is the preferred choice of Midwestern collegiate skiers and their college coaches! Train with some of the best skiers in the United States.
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Team Birkie is a Midwest-based professional cross country ski team formed through a collaboration between the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, The Loppet Foundation, and Central Cross Country Skiing (CXC). With athletes competing at the FIS World Cup, U.S. SuperTour, and regional marathon levels, the team is dedicated to advancing skiing in the Central Region. With its home base in Minneapolis, MN, Team Birkie promotes partnership and community engagement, striving to set higher standards in the sport and inspire the next generation of Nordic skiers.
“With the support of Team Birkie, no goal is out of reach.”
— Zak Ketterson; Current Team Birkie Athlete and U.S. Ski Team Member
Zak has been a part of Team Birkie since the team was founded in 2021. He currently lives and trains in Minneapolis.