Winter Race Series (open to beginners)

A 6 race winter (freestyle technique) biathlon series will be held on Thursday evenings throughout January and February. Race dates are January 5, 12, 19 and February 2, 9, 16 (Awards and raffle at last race). These races are open to first timers as well as experienced biathletes. Race distance is usually 5 to 6 kilometers. Safety clinic, instruction and shared rifles are available for novices. Awards are given at the end of the series. Safety clinic and zero 5:30 to 6:00PM, Race Start at 6:10PM. Registration is on SkiReg and you must be registered by 1:00PM on race day to compete. No walk-in registrations. IMPORTANT - If you are sport class (novice) you will have to complete a safety clinic before you can race. These clinics will take about 30 minutes and will be offered from 5:15 to 5:45pm on Thursdays during the race series. If you are late for the race night clinic you will not get to race. There is no charge for the safety clinic and you will get to do some shooting.

2022 North American Rollerski Biathlon Championships

Communications 

 1. Spectators, parents, etc. will be allowed on base without being on the roster. You will need to show a ID at the gate. Please obey the 25mph speed limit and park in the lots, not on the road. 

 2. Training at the range during the week prior to the event will be as follow: 
     Tuesday, August 2 - 8:30am to 11:00 and 5:00 to 7:00pm, shooting and skiing. Let me know if you would like to ski at another time on this day. 
     Wednesday, August 3 - 8:30am to 11:00, shooting and skiing. No other training times. 
     Thursday, August 4 - 8:30am to 11:00, shooting and skiing. Novice and expert running biathlon race 5:00 to 7:00pm. Let me know if you would like to ski at another time on this day. 
     Friday, August 5 - Official training, 9:00am to 11:00am. Coaches meeting: 4:30pm. 

 3. Volunteers get socks and free banquet. Let me know if someone coming with you would like to volunteer. 

 4. The banquet is Saturday evening at the Walker Building at the range. The meal will be a Pig Roast catered by "Squeels on Wheels". The menu will include whole roasted pig, garden salad, potato salad, rolls, beverage, and desert. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Hallie Grossman following the meal. Athletes and volunteers will get free admission to the banquet. Parents, coaches and friends will need to purchase a ticket by the Thursday cut off. Extra tickets are available on SkiReg.

5. We are asking that participants and spectators do not bring dogs on to the base. 

2022 Summer Running Biathlon Races (open to first timers without a rifle)

A 6 race summer (running) training biathlon race series will be held on Thursday evenings throughout July and August - July 7, 14, 21, August 4, 11, 18. These races are open to beginners (must be 14 years old to race with a .22 rifle) as well as experienced biathletes. No experience is needed and first timers with no shooting experience are welcome. Race distance is usually 5 kilometers on mostly dirt with some pavement. Safety clinic, instruction and shared rifle use (rifles stay on the shooting mat) is available for novices. Awards are given at the end of the 6 race series. Registration is on SkiReg (opens June 2) and you must register before 1:00pm on each race day. 5:00 to 5:30 PM safety clinic, zero 5:30 to 6:00 PM for experts, Race Start at 6:10 PM. Cost is $15 per race). Discount for EABC members. IMPORTANT - If you are sport class (novice) you will have to complete a safety clinic before you can race. These clinics will take about 30 minutes and will be offered at 5:00pm on Thursdays before the races. If you are late for the race night safety clinic you will not get to race. Safety clinics are good for one year. There is no charge for the safety clinic and you will get to do some shooting. Please email if you have any questions. ALSO VERY IMPORTANT! Speed is 20MPH on Base. If you are caught speeding we could lose our lease. Thank you for going the speed limit.

End of Season

With the change in weather and after a great National Championship for the club, we will be taking a break until sometime in June. Looking forward to seeing everyone again. Check back to the website for starting dates and summer camp opportunities. Enjoy your Spring!

We need your shooting from January 27th Race!!!!

 Many people didn't come talk to me in the timing building post race. If you remember your shooting and didn't tell me, please email eabiathlon@gmail.com.



Winter Kids (ages 10 to 13) Programming

Kids Programming (ages 10 to 13) will begin practice January 4, 2022 and continue for 6 to 8 Tuesdays (weather dependent). Practice will be from 5:15pm to 6:30pm. Kids will be given instruction in the safe handling and use of a biathlon rifle and biathlon skills. The emphasis will be on safety and fun with lots of skiing to keep the kids warm. All shooting with a .22 rifle at this age is done with one on one supervision. Parental help is encouraged. The number of kids in this program will be limited. Coaching will be provided by Peter Vile (vile00@gmail.com) and Matt Thomson (matt@roald-thomson.com).

Winter Training Race Series (open to beginners)

A 6 race winter (freestyle technique) biathlon series will be held on Thursday evenings throughout January and February. Race dates are January 6, 13, 20 and February 3, 10, 17 (Awards and raffle at last race). These races are open to first timers as well as experienced biathletes. Race distance is usually 5 to 6 kilometers. Safety clinic, instruction and shared rifles are available for novices. Awards are given at the end of the series. Safety clinic and zero 5:30 to 6:00PM, Race Start at 6:15PM. Registration is on SkiReg and you must be registered by noon on race day to compete. No walk-in registrations. IMPORTANT - If you are sport class (novice) you will have to complete a safety clinic before you can race. These clinics will take about 30 minutes and will be offered from 5:15 to 5:45pm on Thursdays during the race series. If you are late for the race night clinic you will not get to race. There is no charge for the safety clinic and you will get to do some shooting.

Masters Clinic Opportunity

On snow clinic for Masters with Andrea Henkel. December 4th and 5th, Craftsbury Outdoor Center. Spaces will go fast. Please contact trainer@andrea-burke.com to reserve your spot!

Tonights (8/19/21) race is canceled

We had hoped the rain would move on but looks like it will be with us for the evening. Sorry to say we are canceling tonights race.

2021 USBA Rollerski Championships Results

 Saturday's results are here.

Sunday's senior Women/Men Mass Start results are here.

Sunday's Pursuit results are here. 

No Thursday Night Race This Week (8/5/21)

See you all on the 12th for our 4th race of the series. Come watch the National Rollerski Championships this weekend!

Summer series results

 Week one results are here.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z0qy8BuwWpoj7oF1Esm7k51qKjgFKqv3/view?usp=drivesdk

We have our Lease!!

We now have a signed lease to use the range this Summer and Fall. We hope to resume training on Tuesday if we can get the last I's dotted and T's crossed on Monday. If that all goes well, we will hold an RAO/OIC class (tentatively) on Tuesday before practice and have practice from 1700 to 1900 hrs as usual. Stay tuned for Monday's confirmation.

USBA Coaches Conference May 19 thru 21, 2021

Even if you are not a coach there are some great talks to tune into inluding a presentation by Sverre Huber Kaas who happens to coach Tiril Echoff! Check it all out on the USBA website. https://www.teamusa.org/US-Biathlon/News/2021/May/06/US-Biathlon-Coaching-Conference

Masters Camp in Craftsbury

Andrea Henkel is holding a Masters Biathlon Camp in Craftsbury May 22 and 23. The cost is $375 for the two days and meals and loding can be arranged if needed. If you are interested and want more details, contact John Madigan, jpmad2013@yahoo.com. Only 5 slots left!

Summer Range Use

The Vermont National Guard is reopening the range this summer for civilian use. We are in the process of getting our lease approved and hope to be up and running June 1. Stay tuned for more updates. There have been changes to the fee structure for our use of the range, but I think this will be manageable. Welcome back!

New EABC Kit Available for the 2021 Race Season -- Order Now!!!

 Hey, everyone,  it is time to order the new 2021 EABC kit! 

The EABC Clothing Storefront is now live on the Apogee website. Here is the link for ordering:


Toward the top of the page (immediately below the red banner), you can adjust the website to display in English and US Dollars (don't be shocked by the prices when you first open the page - they will display in Canadian Dollars by default!). 

The rest should be pretty straightforward. You make your clothing choices and build a shopping cart. When you are done shopping, you go to "check out." You will be asked to confirm your order and provide credit card information for payment. 

PLEASE BE SURE TO USE THE FREE SHIPPING CODE EABCSHIPFREE IN THE DISCOUNT CODE BOX AT CHECKOUT. 

The online storefront will be open through midnight (EST) on Wednesday, December 2. No orders will be accepted after that date. There is a $4.00 processing fee on each order.

One final note... The sizing chart provided is fairly accurate. We have found that if you sit on the border of two sizes, the smaller size often fits well. Beyond that opinion, we think the sizing chart provided by Apogee is quite helpful. 

We expect the order to arrive at EABC headquarters in early January. Your order will be made available as soon as we receive the shipment from Apogee. 

Please write to us at ethanallenbiathlon@gmail.com if you have any questions. 

2020 Summer (running) Biathlon Race Series - Canceled

Hopefully looking ahead to a return to summer activities - A 6 race summer (running) biathlon race series will be held on Thursday evenings throughout July and August - July 9, 16, 23, August 6, 13, 20. These races are open to beginners (must be 14 years old to race) as well as experienced biathletes. No experience is needed for novice race.  Race distance is usually 5 kilometers on mostly dirt with some pavement. Safety clinic, instruction and rifles are available for novices. Awards are given at the end of the series. Preregistration at SkiReg is required by Noon of race day. No day of race registration. Safety clinic at 5:00PM, Zero at 5:30PM, Race Start at 6:15 PM. Cost is $10 per race or $35 for the series for members. IMPORTANT - If you are sport class (novice) you will have to complete a safety clinic before you can race. These clinics will take about 45 minutes and will be offered at 5:00pm on Thursdays before the races. If you are late for the race night safety clinic you will not get to race.  Safety clinics are good for one year. There is no charge for the safety clinic and you will get to do some shooting.

End of Season

With winter coming to a close and no more races ahead of us, we have decided to end practices for the season. It was a great winter and we look forward to starting up again this Spring. Keep an eye out for the exact start date beginning of June.

Eastern Region Open Results

Results for Saturday 3/7/2020 Sprint are here.
Results for Sunday's Super Sprint are here.

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