I was there for the disgrace while skiing my second Birkie in 2012, finishing 12 min behind Joe. It shook my faith in humanity. Thank you for restoring it with this beautifully crafted tale of redemption.
Just watched this at the local showing of the Banff Mountain Film Festival. This comedic documentary has everything from the struggle against amateur bureaucracy to comments on punctuation. Love it!
Just saw this at BMFF in sunny Encinitas CA and immediately sent it to my x-c skiing sister in Alaska. I hope she’ll sign up with me for the first female tandem ski next year! This was brilliant. Worth watching twice in one night.
This video is just the best! My husband I tried tandem skis today and it was difficult, to say the least. My hat is off to you guys going the distance on them. So much fun to watch this!
Just saw the video tonight (1/13/2024) at the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Duluth at the DECC. Fantastic story! So much fun to watch. Great work! Impressive skiing!
The best video I have seen today. You guys really capture the spirit of the Birkie. Thank you so much for the belly laughs! ABSF Board Member “Joe broke our fall with is face😅!”
I didn't have the joy of spotting you guys unfortunately, but I was one of those skaters stepping on poles and trashing the classic tracks last year. Don't hate me! The Birkie track is so narrow, I've never seen anything like it in a race. 1 part skiing and 2 parts rugby. This edit was excellent on so many levels, not the least was bringing back so many memories from my time at the Birkie. I shopped at Pioneer Midwest, did my wax check at Hyland Reserve, and asked a pimply-faced kid working a gas station in Spooner, WI "I hear Spooner blows, it that true?". He lowered his eyes and mumbled "yeah, it kind of blows". Congratulations on your win!
honestly insane story and production. Did you face any negativity from other competitors or the Birkie foundation? Did they just laugh until you passed them?
The only negativity experienced was from skate skiers endless hunger of destroying tracks and breaking equipment. Maybe they should try some shrimp nibblers at White Castle to fill their appetite.
Great production. Gordy Backmann and I did it tandem back in the 90's. I ?think? we were the third ones to do it then. It snowed almost the entire race (south to north that year) and was a total death march. You guys actually skied it, ours was more of a trudge fest. Well done guys.
