High School and Middle School
State Distance Championships
February 10 – 11, 2024 | Cable, WI
Dates are updated for the coming season.
Many other details will be updated as information becomes available.
Registration
Registration for the State Meet will be done using MileSplit, linked through the button below.
Registration Fee: $40 per athletes covers both days.
Deadline: February 5, 2024
The meet is open to non-team affiliated or independent skiers from Wisconsin. We want to encourage the growth of the sport and welcome skiers who may not have a team in their immediate area. Hopefully it will lead to the development of more teams. These skiers can use the team registrations spreadsheet and follow the same submission instructions. Please feel free to contact anyone on the race organization committee for more information on forming a team in your area. There is a provision for guest skiers for out-of-state teams. If you are interested in this, please contact john@performancetiming.com for more details.
Standard Athlete Waivers: All athletes are expected to have signed waivers that are in the teams possession. We will not ask you to turn those in at registration, but instead will ask each coach to sign a statement that indicates they have signed waivers from each of their athletes parents or guardians. Both the standard waiver and coach form is provided below.
- Standard Waiver (one for each athlete)
- Coach Waiver Confirmation (one for each team) – turned in at race packet pickup
Schedule
Schedules are preliminary and will be established firmly based on number of participants in each event and other factors as we approach race day. The order of events should remain the same barring unforeseen circumstances. Make sure to check back on race week to see a final schedule.
Wednesday, February 7
7:30 pm – Coaches Meeting via Zoom
Friday, February 9
Location: Birkie Start Area
Noon – 4:30 PM – Course opens for race inspection and practice
Location: Birkie Start Area – Near Great Hall
2:00 -4:30 pm – Bib Pickup
The final race schedules will be determined by the number of skiers entered in each division and the necessary time to run the event to completion. Weather conditions may also dictate schedule changes. Technique used each day will swap with last year’s order with Classic being run on Saturday and Freestyle on Sunday.
Saturday, February 10
Location: Birkie Start Area
7:30 AM – Course Open for Warm-up
8:00 AM – Late Bib Pick-up Open
9:45 AM – Course Closes
10:00 AM – HS Girls Classic
11:00 AM – HS Boys Classic
– 15 min Protest Period (begins after final finisher)
12:15 PM – Course Open
12:15 PM – High School Awards (outside in front of Great Hall)
12:45 PM – MS Girls Classic
1:30 PM – MS Boys Classic
– 15 min Protest Period (begins after final finisher)
2:30 PM – Middle School Awards (outside in front of Great Hall)
2:30 PM – Course Open (closes at 5PM)
Races on Saturday will use an interval start with one skier released every 15 seconds for both High School and Middle School races.
Sunday, February 11
Location: Birkie Start Area
6:30 AM – Course Opens for Warm-up
8:45 AM – Course Closes
9:00 AM – MS Girls Freestyle
10:00 AM – MS Boys Freestyle
– 15 min Protest Period (begins after final finisher)
10:45 AM – Course Open
11:00 AM – Middle School Awards
11:30 AM – HS Girls Freestyle
12:30 PM – HS Boys Freestyle
– 15 min Protest Period (begins after final finisher)
1:30 PM – High School Awards
Races on Sunday will use a pursuit start using the finish order and times from Saturday to determine the start order and time.
Course and Stadium Information
The courses for the 2023 State Meet are posted below.
Updated Maps will be posted for 2024 when available.
>>Please be sure to access the venue via Telemark Rd and not McNaught | Map
>> The Great Hall will be open for warming up. Backroads Coffee/Vibes bakery along with sandwiches from Lakewoods will be sold. No waxing inside!
The 2024 State meet courses start in the Birkie Stadium. Skiers for both days, Middle School and High School, will enter the course by walking past the Timing/Warming Hut and proceed through to the Start area or tracks headed south towards the Birkie Skate Trail. The race course proceeds from the start up to the left hand turn onto Snowmaker, climbs onto the old Korteloppet trail which climbs up to “The Rock” at 1 kilometer.
Skiers then take a sharp right hand turn and descend on the Birkie Classic trail, reverse of normal flow, and then left onto the Birkie Skate trail. This continues past the 2k mark until it meets with the section of the World Cup Trail that we’ve previously skied in the opposite direction. A hard left at that point takes you 600 meters back to “The Rock” and just past the 3k marker.
A right hand turn at The Rock takes you onto the Birkie Classic Trail, reverse direction from what we’ve skied past years. This continues back to the Birkie Skate Trail for a very brief section before another left hand turn feeds skiers onto The Birkie Roller at around the 4K mark.
This trail will essentially lead us past 5 and 6 kilometers coming back into the competition stadium and then up a final ascent of the new stadium climb and around the Pond Loop for a total distance of 7.1 kilometers. Skiers will enter the Birkie stadium by going over the tunnel, a swooping right hand turn, and another gentle left hand turn to lead them on to the finish straight away as we have in the past.
Warmups will be conducted on the Birkie Skate Trail behind the finish area and extend to where the Birkie Classic and Skate trails separate. Also groomed and open for testing and warmups will be the trails to the east of the Great Hall, climbing up to Telemark Condo Rd.
Middle School Course Description
The Middle School course and high school course are the same up to “The Rock”. At that point MS will turn left for a short way and then rejoin the HS course onto the Birkie Roller where they will ski for the remainder of their course on the HS course entering the finish stadium as the high school course described for a total of 3k.
Wax Facilities/Restrictions
The waxing protocol passed by the league will be used for the Wisconsin Nordic Ski League Championships . There will be no indoor waxing space at the venue. If interested in getting access to power outside, email Jim Sokup | jim.sokup@birkie.com
Volunteer
You can be a part of the State Meet, too! Volunteering is a great way to learn more about the event, meet new people and enjoy the event in a whole new way! Most jobs require no experience. Please take a look to see how you can help make this a great event for our kids.
Volunteers are needed for a number of positions throughout the weekend to help make the event a success. You can sign-up for postions by accessing our volunteer sign-up page by clicking on the button below. Of, if you prefer, email our volunteer coordinator at cathegelhoff@gmail.com and she will get you a spot.
Livestream
Results
Find race results for all races by clicking below. Also, check out the streaming video coverage of the event.
2023 Results, Video & Photos
- 2023 Saturday Freestyle Results
- 2023 Sunday Pursuit/Classic Results
- 2023 HS Team Championship Standings
- 2023 Skinnyski.com Coverage
- Saturday Freestyle Video Replay
- Sunday Pursuit/Classic Video Replay
2022 Results, Video & Photos
- 2022 Race Results
- 2022 Podium Photos
- Saturday Classic Video Replay
- Sunday HS Freestyle/Pursuit Video Replay
- Sunday MS Freestyle/Pursuit Video Replay
Past Results
Sponsors
Contact/More Information
Questions?
Jim Sokup – Race Director | jim.sokup@birkie.com
Jake Barnes – Chief of Course | trim@wi-net.com
Catherine Egelhoff – Volunteer | cathegelhoff@gmail.com
John Burke – Timing/Registration | john@performancetiming.com
Ken Schoville – Chief of Competition | schoski@gmail.com
Ben Popp – WNSL President/League questions | ben.popp@birkie.com
If you lost something over the weekend, you can report it lost here. If you found something in your possession when you got home that is not yours, use the same form to report that and we will try to reunite the items with their owner.