Birkebeiner crew upbeat on course conditions

The Hayward area has received enough snow to keep the Birkebeiner trail open, despite unusually warm winter weather, and skiers from the Twin Cities and Eau Claire, where snow is scarce, have been traveling north to use the trail, said Susan Kendrick, media coordinator for the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation.

By: By Joe Knight, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis., Superior Telegram