We will again be holding two shooting clinics this spring.  We also hope to do a fall clinic and an early winter on-snow clinic if the weather cooperates.  We will continue to support skiers at local races over the winter and encourage them to participate at the World Junior Team trials over the holiday break.

The first clinic this year will be a FREE one day program dedicated to biathlon shooting at the Saratoga Biathlon Club on Saturday May 25^th.  We will go over proper rifle fit, position, technique & skills training with some light combination training & fun competitions.  We are pleased to announce that we will again have Algis Shalna as a special guest instructor!  Algis is a USBA developmental coach and an Olympic Biathlon gold medal winner! 

The second FREE shooting clinic will be held in Old Forge NY on Saturday June 8^th.  An added bonus for this clinic is that the Polar Bear Biathlon Club will be hosting a summer biathlon (running & shooting) race the following day on 6/9/13 so the kids can put what they learned to the test right away! 

**Space at the clinics will be limited so please call or send an email to Sean Halligan ASAP if you are interested.  When doing so, please provide your:

1. Name & email address & phone number.
2. Experience levels with Nordic skiing and biathlon.
3. If you have a biathlon rifle &/or have access to one you can borrow.

**Biathlon newcomers should reply ASAP as loner rifles will be limited!  If you need a rifle, make sure you tell us if you are left or right handed! 

Please note that we will only be sending the firm details for each program to those people who express an interest in coming, so if you are interested you have to let us know!  Tell us sooner than later, even if it is a “maybe” so we can properly plan and keep you in the loop.

518-583-6132  (Sean Halligan)   Sean@halliganci.com

845-255-5636  (Art Stegen)      AStegen@att.net

315-369-3624  (Carl Klossner)   C_klossner@hotmail.com

Ann Jardin, a regular at past biathlon events has traded her biathlon rifle in for a shot gun and has been competing – quite successfully – in national and international trap competitions. Ann has her sights set on the Olympics in Rio, we have a chance to help with an Olympics dream and help one of our own (and have some fun along the way). The Syracuse Biathlon Club will be holding a fund raiser event for Ann on 3/2. This will be a super sprint format, with some modifications, which will consist of two races. In the first race, athletes will ski 5 x 1.2km loops, four shooting, prone-prone-standing-standing shooting, interval start, no penalty loop, time penalty will be assessed for missed shots. The overall top 8-9 athletes from the first race will qualify for the second race, a mass start, 3 x 1.2km loops, two shooting stops prone-standing, three extra rounds, sudden death penalty – you miss, you’re out. This will be a very fast course – no hills and short – so put on your power legs. Fastest overall male and female finishers will get a pie!

If you can’t make the race, please consider making a donation through the online registration form. Donations are made in increments of $5.

Agenda:

8:00 – Registration Opens
9:00 – Zero
9:15 – Safety clinic required for those doing biathlon for the first time this winter
10:00 – 1st race start
2nd race start will depend on 1st
Awards to follow

Race registration is online: https://www.skireg.com/Net/3476 or go to skireg https://www.skireg.com/ and search for Ann Jardin fund raiser

Race will be held at Osceola: http://www.uxcski.com/, located: http://goo.gl/maps/weWze

Cost of race is $30 for pre-registration. Online registration closes Thursday, 2/28 at 6:00pm. Day of registration is $35. Registration will be at waxing building.

Snow looks good with 22-34″ base!

Volunteers are always needed, so if you can help, let me know at kurt@kurtdonath.com.

Let me know if you have questions

Kurt Donath
kurt@kurtdonath.com
President, Syracuse Biathlon Club

http://www.syracusebiathlon.com/

CRNA will also be selling raffle tickets for a SWIX T75 iron and Caplock ski vice donated by a North River Nordic enthusiast who wishes to remain anonymous. $1/1, $5/7, $10 for an arm length. You can buy tickets right from the website. Tickets will be mailed to you. The drawing will be at the NYSSRA Nordic Champs in March

Any ?s, please email/call Russ Myer at 315-396-9967

See you this coming wk end

The XC races are still on, and people who have registered for biathlon can compete in the XC races.  Larry Wilkinson, the XC race director, has the biathlon roster and will add in anyone who shows up to the XC race.