Crosscut Citizens Biathlon Race — Sprint

Crosscut will host two Citizen Biathlon Races during the winter of 2021-22. The first on Saturday, January 29 will be a sprint format and the second on Sunday, March 6 will be a pursuit format.

We invite the community to come join us for these fun races and learn about biathlon. No prior experience with biathlon is necessary. Ammo and rifle will be provided to participants. A novice safety and training session will be held the morning of the race (mandatory for all novices). Crosscut’s biathlon coaches will be on hand to go over safety protocols and zero rifles. This is a great opportunity for the biathlon-curious to experience the sport!

Race Format

The January 29th event will be a skate ski sprint race with penalty loop. The race will consist of 3 skiing laps (1.5-2k per lap) and 2 shooting bouts. Pentalty loops will be skied for missed targets.

No race-day registration

Schedule

8:30-9:30am – Bib pick up at the Crosscut Biathlon Stadium

9:00-9:30am – Novice Safety Clinic (all novice racers must attend safety clinic)

9:00-9:45am – Zeroing (lanes assigned morning of event)

10:00am – Start

Class order and start list will be assigned after registration closes on January 28th at noon. All sport categories will race consecutively starting at 10am, novice races will follow.

Detailed event schedule will be sent out the week of the event.

USBA Membership

Competitors will either need to be USBA (United States Biathlon Association) members or pay a one-day membership fee of $10 during registration.

Parking

Race parking will be in Crosscut’s Lot D adjacent to the new Biathlon Stadium. This lot is accessed from the Bridger Bowl road. See parking map for info.

Course

We will post a course map – check back soon. Ultimately, the course will be dependent on race day conditions.