Birkie

Dan Wolfe tags along with the Nimrods, who've ascended to an elite level Giant Ski.

The new center will be located on the sight of the old Telemark Lodge, a few hundred yards south of the starting line.

This year, Petersen partnered with the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation to create videos of how she practices and prepares for the full-distance race, which is 50 kilometers.

Scott Smith, who lives near Hayward, started skiing about 42 years ago.