Birkie Plans to Buy Telemark Property, Attract New Development


Birkie Plans to Buy Telemark Property, Attract New Development


American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation plans to demolish existing lodge and work with private developer for new opportunities

CABLE, Wis. – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation is hoping the Telemark Resort property will become a prime destination again.

The iconic Birkebeiner ski race starts at Telemark every February. Now, the race foundation wants to buy the resort property, and could close on it as early as September.

It will cost the Birkie about $2 million to buy the land and demolish the existing Telemark Lodge which opened in the 1970s, went through multiple bankruptcies, and closed permanently in 2013.

The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation and the Town of Cable have applied for a $500,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to demolish most or all of the lodge so a new development can be built on the site...

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Ken Notes: I would coop the existing property if it is structurally sound for just a few dollars a month to cover maintenance and any renovations needed. Imagine 200 skiing advocates for the entire property. If your are spending 2 million to tear it down what difference does it make to keep it up and generate a little income and a lot of public support.

We continue to price ourselves out of the very market that built much of Wisconsin, middle class tourists form the cities looking for an escape...

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