The Michigan Tech Ski teams will head to the American Birkebeiner race in Cable, Wisconsin this coming weekend, in what should be an exciting weekend for the skiers.  The race is hailed as the second largest ski race in North America.  Over 10,000 skiers, 2,000 volunteers and 15,000 spectators are expected to descend this weekend for a 50K Skate, a 54K Classic, 23K Kortelopet, and a Prince Haakon 12K.  Over 20 countries will be represented as well as 47 American states. The US, Canada, Norway and Finland make up the top three countries with people racing and the states sending the most racers are skiers from the Midwest (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois) plus Colorado.

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