Mountain Bike Biathlon

July 18 2020

Join WYSEF and Altius as they host the 24th annual Summer Biathlon.

WYSEF and Altius Handcrafted Firearms invite you to West Yellowstone’s Rendezvous Ski Trails Biathlon Range for our annual Mountain Bike Biathlon. This unique competition is open to any interested participants. It provides a training opportunity for experienced Biathletes and a chance for others to experience the Olympic sport of Biathlon. Mountain Bikes and Summer Trails substitute for skis and snow but the rifles and shooting are the same.

COVID-19 Statement
WYSEF and Altius are committed to creating a safe event for participants and staff.  Field size for this event will be limited to be in line with current State of Montana guidelines and CDC recommendations.  Social distancing will be enabled through modified start, finish, and range protocols and by maintaining separation between competitors and between competitors and staff as much as possible within safety constraints.  Novice participants using WYSEF-supplied rifles will be limited to 10 total participants so that each participant may have a dedicated rifle.

A MANDATORY competitor information meeting starts at 8:00 a.m.
Zero is 8:10-8:55 a.m. and the Race starts at 9:00 a.m.

Give yourself time to get to the range as parking is not available there. You are welcome to park at the trailhead and
​bike or hike the 1.5 km in or park on the south side of South Plateau road (USFS #1700) and bike or hike the 0.5 km in.
Educate yourself prior to heading out in grizzly bear country! Follow these tips:
Bear Aware
IBU Class Biathletes must have their own equipment and will shoot on standard IBU targets. Novice Class Biathletes will be provided with rifles and ammunition and will shoot on the larger, ‘Standing’, targets from the Prone position. Overall and age group awards will be presented.  Course maps below are for Winter courses.  Mountain Bike courses may differ and will be marked Friday afternoon for inspection.

Location

Rendezvous Ski Trails
201 S. Geyser Street
West Yellowstone, MT 59758

From the South:
Highway 20 to West Yellowstone
Turn right (South) at first street (Iris Street) when entering Town. 
Proceed approximately 1 mile to “Summer Biathlon Parking’ sign.

From the North
Highway 191 to West Yellowstone
Proceed straight through 2 stop lights.
Turn right (West) at Yellowstone Avenue (stop sign)
Follow to end and turn Left (South) on Iris Street. Follow to “Summer Biathlon Parking’ sign.

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