Races canceled due to melting snow
Join us for a full weekend of skiing and biathlon spring racing! Each day will feature both xc skiing and biathlon races, fun for participants and spectators alike!
For all pertinent details (and to register to race), head on over to SkiReg.com.
We’re excited to host US Biathlon’s International Team Trials, December 17-20. These trials races are intended for senior level racers hoping to qualify to race for Team USA in Europe. Non-US athletes (senior-level only) are welcome to participate as guests but will not be factored into the Trials points calculations. Click title for full details.
Need an opportunity to put on a bib and practice going hard? Join our low-key biathlon time trial. Read more.
Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. Novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the race. Club rifles will be provided. Click title for full details and registration.
This camp provides a stepping stone for for kids who have been a part of our weekly practices as well as skiers who want to start doing biathlon. Come safely jump in and learn the basics. Click title for full details.
Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. Novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the race. Club rifles will be provided. Click title for full details and registration.
This mini-camp for 13 and 14 year-olds is a great way for budding biathletes and interested skiers to go all in for three days on biathlon training. Click title for full details.
Join us to kick off the biathlon winter race season in the northeast! Biathlon Eastern Regional Cups are great race opportunities for experienced biathletes of all ages.
Registration is live for the second Singletrack Shootout of the summer - September 9. Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. A novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the four stage race. Club rifles will be provided.
Registration closes at 8:00pm. 100 total entries, across all categories. NO day-of-race registration. (While not a requirement to participate, Craftsbury Annual Members save on their registration! Read more about membership.)
8:00-9:00am - Bib pick-up
9:00-9:45am - Novice safety talk and clinic (required if using a club rifle)
9:30am - Zero (for the experienced category - those bringing a rifle: points 13-15)
9:45 - Short Demo Race by GRP Biathletes
10:00am - Bike start (15 sec intervals)
10:30 - Noon - Running waves will start (both novice and experienced category)
NOTE: The exact start schedule is TBD, based on number of entries. Check your pre-race email for more info, but be prepared that your wave's scheduled start can vary greatly depending on registration numbers.
All categories will complete a four stage biathlon race: lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap. So that’s starting with a lap, four shooting stages, and ending with a lap. For each miss, there will be a short penalty lap to complete before returning to the course. This will be an interval start for bikes, and a wave start for runners.
For anyone not bringing their own rifle. Club rifles and ammo will be provided. All shooting will be in the prone (lying down) position, using a support block for the rifle. Targets will be set to standing (bigger) targets.
Anyone bringing their own rifle. Zero period before race as stated in schedule. Will shoot two prone stages on prone targets and then two standing stages on standing targets.
Running: 1k lap, ~5k total.
Mountain Biking: 1.5k lap, ~7.5k total.
You betcha.
Questions? Please email us at biathlon@craftsbury.com.
Interested in eating at the dining hall for lunch? Call our office at 802-586-7767 to reserve your spot. Reservations can only be made within 48 hours of the meal (so call starting Thursday lunch time!).
This camp provides a fun-oriented stepping stone both for kids who already have shooting experience or for skiers who want to jump right in to biathlon in a safe way.
New this summer: This mini-camp for 13 and 14 year olds is a great way for budding biathletes and interested skiers to go all in for three days on biathlon training. A shorter intensive yet fun style of camp like this can not only solidify what athletes have learned at weekly practices but can also rapidly advance their skills in a way that weekly practices cannot.
Open to experienced biathletes and interested skiers with no biathlon experience alike!
It’s back: the Singletrack Shootout! Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice.
This camp gives U17 athletes a chance to develop their biathlon skills in the summer while simultaneously progressing their ski training.
The Regional Cup is designed for biathletes of all ages that have some shooting experience and attracts athletes from the New England area (and beyond!).
Biathletes: you're invited to our 2nd annual Halloween Mixed Relay! Sunday, October 30 Craftsbury Outdoor Center hosts the single mixed relay rollerski biathlon.
This is not a novice event. We will not be offering range instruction and will only be providing equipment to participants in our regular BKL/junior biathlon programs, other participants are expected to have all their own gear.
Teams of two can compete in one of these categories:
Mixed gender
Mixed distance
Mixed distance & gender
Costumes are highly recommended. Staggered mass start on penalty loop, seeded based on costume quality. (Costume quality will be judged, during zero, on overall appearance, coordination between teammates, creativity, and our discretion).
Each teammate will complete a total of 4 shooting stages in sets of two (prone, standing), alternating with their partner. Specifically:
Athlete1 - P, S, tag
Athlete2 - P, S, tag
Athlete1 - P, S, tag
Athlete2 - P,S, Finish
Up to 3 spare rounds can be used in each shooting stage.
For those who don't want to carry rifles on the Dino loop, rifle pick-up will be entering the range. All racers will need to ski the field loop carrying their rifle, and can drop it back off after they tag their partner.
9:00am - Bib Pickup
9:30am - Zero
10:15am - Race start
2k Lap
The first athlete on each team will ski the Dino loop (~1.5km), shoot 5+3 shots prone, then ski the "field loop" (just around the solar panels, ~ 500m) and shoot 5+3 shots standing*, then tag. No Round-a-bits.
The second athlete will then do the same, and tag back off to the first athlete, who will then tag back off the second. The second athlete will ski one final field loop to the finish after their final shooting stage.
Kids or those who are uncomfortable skiing the Dino loop will instead ski the field loop for both of their laps.
*U13/U15 kids will shoot from the prone position for all stages, either with a block or cuff depending on ability.
Online only, no DOR. This event is free. Each teammate must register individually. You will be asked for a team name and teammate name when registering. If you don't have a partner to race with please just indicate that in the 'teammate' field of your registration and we will work to get everyone paired up.
Will be on our webscorer results page.
Hope to see you here on Sunday Oct. 30th!
We’re pleased to announce the return of the popular Singletrack Shootout. Come give biathlon a try, no matter your experience level! It’ll be a fun morning of biathlon racing - running or mountain biking, your choice. A novice clinic will teach you everything you need to know to complete the four stage race. Club rifles will be provided.
Sunday, September 25th
8:00-9:00 am - Bib pick-up
8:15 am - Exhibition race (by the Craftsbury Green Racing Project biathlon team)
9:00-9:45 am - Novice safety talk and clinic (required if using a club rifle)
9:30 am - Zero (for the experienced category - those bringing a rifle; points 13-15)
10:00 am - All-comers race (both novice and experienced category.
Race format: All categories will complete a four stage biathlon race: lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap, shoot, lap. So that’s starting with a lap, four shooting stages, and ending with a lap. For each miss, there will be a short penalty lap to complete before returning to the course. This will be a wave start - waves will be assigned day of at check-in.
Novice category: For anyone not bringing their own rifle. Club rifles and ammo will be provided. All shooting will be in the prone (lying down) position, using a support block for the rifle. Targets will be set to standing (bigger) targets.
Experienced category: Anyone bringing their own rifle. Zero period before race as stated in schedule. Will shoot two prone stages on prone targets and then two standing stages on standing targets.
Running: The course will be a 1k lap. So 5k total.
Mountain Biking: 1.5k laps. So about 7.5k total.
Prizes? You betcha.
Questions? Please email us at biathlon@craftsbury.com.
Interested in eating at the dining hall for lunch? Call our office at 802-586-7767 to reserve your spot. Lunch runs 12-1pm. Eating at the Outdoor Center just requires proof (picture) of a negative at-home antigen test from the previous 24 hours. Reservations due by Wednesday, September 21st.
Registration here.
The Regional Cup is designed for biathletes of all ages that have some shooting experience and attracts athletes from the New England area (and beyond!).
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center invites you to attend the 2021 United States Running
Biathlon Championships at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vermont on
September 24-26, 2021.
Running Biathlon Championships 2021
Lost Nation Shootout 2021
Not sure this event is for you? Would you like to try biathlon? Read me.
Course map
Register for Run Biathlon Championships
Friday September 24. Official Training
Training times are available throughout the day, courses will be marked.
Saturday September 25. Sprint.
Competitive Categories: 9:00am zero, 10:00am start
Novice Categories: 1:00pm intro clinic (open to non-racers too!), 2:00pm start
NOTE: novice racers are required to attend the intro clinic.
4:00pm-Lost Nation Shootout. Must have own rifle. Shooting clinic followed by a static shooting contest.
Sunday September 26th. Mass Start.
Competitve categories. 9:00am zero. 10:00am start.
Saturday Sprint:
Men: 4km Prone Standing (PS)
Women: 3km PS
Jr Men: 4km PS
Jr Women: 3km PS
Novice: 3km (prone both laps, off a block)
Sunday Mass Start:
Men: 6km PPSS
Women: 5km PPSS
Jr Men: 6km PPSS
Jr Women: 5km PPSS
Sprint: $25
Mass Start: $25
Registration Here
Novice clinic ONLY $5. Registration.
Lost Nation Shootout: $10 (DOR only)
Questions? Email biathlon@craftsbury.com.
Mass Start rollerski biathlon race. Four shootings with five 1.3k Dinosaur Loops, possibility of shorter/flatter kids loop. Option to carry rifles or not. 10:00am zero, 11:00 am start. Starts will depend on number of registrants. Pre-registration is required, $5. Registration. More details. Questions? Email biathlon@craftsbury.com.
Join the GRP Biathlon team for a free intro to biathlon clinic on Sunday July 11th at 1pm, following the Lost Nation Roll.
This no cost event does not require any previous experience or equipment, and rollerskiing is not required.
Participants must be 12 or older. Minors must be accompanied by an adult, unless they are participating in and have registered for the Lost Nation Roll.
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center will host the third stop in the North American (NorAm) Cup Series. Sprint and Individual races for all age classes, from U15’s through Senior Veteran II (70+). Saturday will be a Sprint day for all competitors, with racers shooting two times and skiing between 4.5k and 7.5k. On Sunday, everyone will do an Individual, with prone, standing, prone, standing shootings and cover between 5km and 20km, with time penalties assessed for missed targets. Zero will begin at 9:00am each day, with races starting at 10:00am.
See the Event Invitation here, which provides more details. More information will become available on the US Biathlon website. Register here.
Join us for this low-key biathlon race designed for biathletes of varying ages and abilities! This race will take place after the completion of Sunday’s IBU Cup Trials Sprint race. The race will be a sprint, with every racer completing two shooting bouts. There will be an Open category, and U13, U15, and U17 categories. Each of the kids categories will have age-appropriate shooting requirements, as specified by the US Biathlon Association and Biathlon Canada. The Open race will be 7.5k, and the kids races will be 3-4k. Zero will begin at 12:00pm, with U13 racers beginning at 1:00pm, followed by U15’s, U17’s, then Open racers.
You can see the event invitation with more details here, and register here.
This race series is designed for athletes looking to qualify to represent the United States in international competition during the 2020 winter. This is a three race series, beginning with a sprint on Thursday December 19, followed by a mass start on Friday December 20, and ending with another sprint on Sunday December 22. Zero is at 9:00am each day, with races beginning at 10:00am. These races will follow the United States Biathlon Association same-wax protocol. More details on the US Biathlon website, Event Invitation. and registration.
Thursday Start List; Results
Friday Start List; Results
