Report from dropping off my wife at the Birkie Ridge parking lot on Friday:

Portions of the lot, especially the entrance, are muddy and rutted. Saturday might be icier ruts as things freeze up more. Traffic was backed up especially from the south as people had to navigate slowly into the lot. For Saturday, you’ll definitely want to leave some extra time to get in and out of the Birkie Ridge lot, especially if you are coming from the south (they seem to be prioritizing traffic from the north since there is less queue space there, although this may change given where the buses are coming too and from).

So give yourself a few extra minutes, especially if you are in an early wave. We’ll post any more intel from our Korteloppet correspondent here later, and maybe even a short podcast as well.