August 24, 2023 - It’s Finally Happening! As an important member of our Birkebeiner family, we are thrilled to tell you about the public launch of our $10 Million campaign for Mt. Telemark Village – our new home for real Northwood’s adventure.

The Village will build upon the legacy of the historic Telemark Resort, continuing its rich tradition of community while conserving the land, expanding amenities, and providing opportunities for more to be involved.

Expanded Outdoor Opportunities, including . . .
Trek Trails Powered by OTM – mountain bike trails ranging from beginner level, to downhill and competition trails, from cross country to fat-bike trails – all radiating directly from Mt. Telemark Village.
More and better ski trails – including state-of-the-art snowmaking capabilities, a biathlon range, and the George Hovland Trail – a 5km paved loop.

Hiking trails and the new Kawabaming Tower – climb to the top of Mt. Telemark and take it all in.
Family friendly additions – like an outdoor strength/play area, a new sledding hill, and picnic areas.
All that surrounding a building that will act as a jumping-off point and community center – a launching point into the outdoors. The 12,000 square foot base camp building provides a place for beginners to learn and start their adventure, for friends to gather and laugh, for skiers to warm up, and for all of us to break bread and tell our stories together. Facilitating all of this, the base camp building will feature Backroads Coffee, New Moon Bike Ski and a Trek Store for rentals and repairs, the Tony Wise Museum in order to honor the past, and the Gantz Great Room to gather!

The entire project is wrapped in a blanket of stewardship for the land that we love. Through the project over 500 acres of the original Telemark land lies under permanent conservation easements – protecting and preserving them forever. With the Thatcher Solar Prairie, Mt. Telemark Village will offset all of its energy needs with green power!

The Campaign is off to a great start, with over $5.2 Million already committed! Now, with the fiftieth anniversary of the American Birkebeiner right around the corner, the ABSF is inviting all of you – the entire Birkie community – to get involved and help us reach the finish line so we can leave a lasting legacy of stewardship of the land and a love for the outdoors for generations to come! In fact, the community has already started the migration . . . check out this exclusive new footage!

It takes a village to raise a village!
Join the Village!
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