COVID-19 restrictions.“This is so hard for the skiers and the volunteers. We have worked at planning a safe event since early fall, with thousands of hours invested in designing a Birkie that would be possible with outdoor sports gatherings of up to 100 people,” Birkie president Dave Cooper said in a media release Wednesday.“Sadly, it seems the continuing COVID-19 situation and health regulations will not allow this limit to be in place by the time the Birkie starts on Feb.
12.” Return of the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival sees good conditions for athletes The organization will hold a virtual event this year instead.