Winter is coming and we’re excited to help you get on snow! Winter ski and biathlon program registration goes live on October 1 - get your annual membership lined up in advance of registration opening to make the process smoother! Find all the current information for this winter.

March 8 Update - After a gnarly week of warmth and rain that has eaten even much of the manmade snow, we’re canceling the Biathlon race of Sunday, March 17 - along with the rest of our scheduled XC ski racing for March. 

Racers will receive a credit in Skireg they can apply to any Craftsbury event posted on Skireg between now and April 1, 2025. Credits should hit your Skireg account by the end of the weekend. 

We're as disappointed as anyone by the abrupt end of racing, but we hope to see you this summer for dryland programming and racing. 

-the folks at Craftsbury

Due to popular demand, we are adding some winter biathlon races for novices. Similar to our summer Singletrack Shootout event but on skis, the Bayley-Hazen Biathlon Races will include beginner clinics under the guidance of expert instructors, and races for both novices and experts. This is your chance to try this wildly popular Olympic sport!

17 Feb 24, 7:20p UPDATE - Results

Due to popular demand, we are adding some winter biathlon races for novices. Similar to our summer Singletrack Shootout event but on skis, the Bayley-Hazen Biathlon Races will include beginner clinics under the guidance of expert instructors, and races for both novices and experts. This is your chance to try this wildly popular Olympic sport!

Registration is now closed.

Racer information:

Preliminary start list

Zero lane assignments (for expert race)

Map

Experienced Race Schedule: 

7:45-8:45am - Bib pick-up open for Experienced Race at event barn in the stadium 

8:00-8:50am - Experienced Race Zero 

9:00am - Experienced Race start (wave starts) 

Novice Race Schedule: 

9:00-10:00am Bib pick-up open for Novice Race at event barn in the stadium 

10:00am Novice safety talk and clinic (required) at the shooting range 

11:00am - Novice Race start (wave starts) 

Bib pick-up 

Please arrive early enough to pick up your bib at the event barn before your safety clinic (novice) or zero (experts). In addition, you will be given a race number sticker that should be worn during the race on the side of your leg, just below your right hip. Please stick this on when you are inside as it helps the adhesive work better. 

Novices- If you are racing the novice race, you must attend the safety and instruction clinic at 10am. We recommend you wear gloves, not mittens, as you will need dexterity to squeeze the trigger and load magazines. 

Experts- Please do not bring your rifles into the ski lodge. You can store them in the event barn.  

Race course 

The course is 5 loops of 1.4km for adults and 0.6km for kids (see map link above). Racers will start in waves. There will be a 75m penalty loop after the range.  

Courses will remain open to the public during the race and all users must travel in the direction of race traffic. Maps are posted on the skireg page. We will likelytake a slight modification to the posted kids course to send racers up “pipeline” rather than “chip hill” between the fields since it is a little less steep. 

If for some reason you do not finish the race, please let race officials know and return your bib to the finish line area. 

Range 

Novices will shoot 4 times, only on big targets.  

All experts will shoot 2 times on small targets and 2 times on big targets. Range will be split roughly in the middle with higher points set to big targets and lower points set to small targets. There will be a divider but we might shift it around slightly based on how many shooters of each type we need to accommodate at a given time, so check for it each time you come in. If you are in the adult race, those second two shooting bouts will be from the standing position. If you are a kid, you shoot everything from the prone position.   

Our range has 15 targets, which is smaller than a standard biathlon range size of 30. This means only 15 people can be shooting at once. We’ve done our best to configure start waves so that we do not overflow our range capacity, however it is possible we might overflow on occassion. If you come into the range in there is no point available, stay calm and raise your hand to let range officials know. We will give you a time credit based on how long you wait and you’ll benefit from a little extra recovery time. 

Carrying/Not Carrying 

Beginners will NOT ski with rifles. The rifles will live on shooting mats at all times. 

Experts will ski with rifles, although we will make exceptions for several of the younger expert kids. After talking with several coaches from participating clubs we feel that this will make for a more positive and safe experience. In these cases, coaches will need to help shuttle their rifles. If you are in the expert kids race and unsure if you should be carrying a rifle or not, please check in with your coach and range officials during zero and we’ll create a plan.    

Awards 

We will have prizes for the top 3 from each category and will do an awards ceremony after each race gets completed. We will aim to have the experts podium happen during the novice clinic. Novice podium will happen as soon as results have been compiled after the last finisher.     

We welcome Cross Country Skier magazine's Tour de Trail to the Center Sunday, 9:00am-3:00pm. Free demos from Salomon, Alpina, Kästle, Madshus and Atomic, as well as raffles that support NENSA and offer you a chance to win gear. Details. 

2023 Singletrack Shootout #2 - Run and Bike

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. 

Schedule

Thursday, Sept 7

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.)

Saturday, Sept 9  

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.

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 an interval start for bikes, and a wave start for runners. 

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. 

Courses

Running: 1k lap, ~5k total.

Mountain Biking: 1.5k lap, ~7.5k total. 

See both courses here.

Prizes

You betcha. 

Questions? Please email us at biathlon@craftsbury.com.

Registration is here.

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!). 

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.

Race Day Schedule:

9:00am - Bib Pickup
9:30am - Zero
10:15am - Race start

Distance/Courses:

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.

Registration:

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.

Results:

Will be on our webscorer results page.

Hope to see you here on Sunday Oct. 30th!

Results: 2022 Singletrack Shootout, September 25, 2022 - Run and Bike

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. 

Schedule

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. 

See both courses here.

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.

Calling all BIPOC who are interested in an afternoon of outdoor activities and community building! OGE and Craftsbury Outdoor Center are excited to announce the 2nd annual BIPOC Outdoor Festival!

This will be a setting for BIPOC to try new activities or enjoy old ones in a supportive environment. The purpose of this event is to create a space for BIPOC to feel welcome to learn and build a sense of community at the same time.

A variety of group activities will be offered, with equipment and instruction provided. Many of these activities will be led by BIPOC instructors as well as white instructors who share a sense of making space for BIPOC

Check-in and activity sign-ups begin at 10:30am, with sessions of instruction starting at 11:00am.

BIPOC community vendors will offer food and libations. If the sessions aren’t your thing, feel free to come by and hang out with your friends and have a great time! After an afternoon of activity, join us from 4:30-6:00pm for Happy Hour and general celebration.

Activities include:

• Biathlon,

• Paddleboarding,

• Kayaking,

• Nature Walks, and

• Mountain Bike instruction.

Stay tuned for more information on activities

Reserve your spot today!

If you have any questions please email.