Summer Biathlon National Champs

The Auburn Ski Club will host the 2012 USBA Summer Biathlon National Championships at Donner Summit, California August 23-26 2012

This will be the 25th annual summer biathlon championships, which were first contested in 1988.

Summer Biathlon combines running and shooting

 

Participants in the USBA National Championships must:

  1. be members of USBA (daily memberships available) or Biathlon Canada 
  2. be 14 years of age or older on the day of the competition. (Biathletes, younger than 15 years old, will need permission to compete, based upon ability to participate safely, from the Chief of Competition.)
  3. have competed previously in winter or summer biathlon competition
  4. have their own equipment (rifle, ammunition, spotting scope, etc)

Schedule:

  • Thursday, August 23: Official Training
  • Friday, August 24: Mass Start Races (men 6km, women 5km)
  • Saturday, August 25: Sprint Races (men 4km, women 3km)
  • Sunday, August 26: Pursuit Races (men 6km, women 5km)

Details for the event will be finalized in the coming months. As the details become available, they will be posted here

The Auburn Ski Club has a long and rich history of promoting winter sports in the Sierras. The original Auburn Ski Club Inc is one of the oldest Ski Clubs in the United States.  Founded in 1928, Auburn Ski Club Inc owns the property on which the club’s training center and cross country ski and running trails are located.  A sister organization, Auburn Ski Club Associates was founded in 1964 to promote and run programs and events to encourage lifetime participation in winter sports. Auburn Ski Club has supported a biathlon program and biathlon events for over 25 years. The Club was named a USBA Regional Center of Excellence in the 1980’s.

The Club has a long history of hosting World Class ski events. Most recently:
  • 2004 NCAA Championships
  • 2005 USSA Junior Olympics
  • 2009 USSA Junior Olympics

And each year the Club organizes many local citizen and school races including 3 biathlon events:

  • The 10th Mountain Division Biathlon Competition
  • A Spring Biathlon Event
  • The Chuck Lyda Memorial Summer Biathlon
The Auburn Ski Club Training Center offers:
  • 12-15 lane summer biathlon range with mechanical targets
  • 20km of trails
  • 6000 sq. foot building with locker rooms, gathering and seating areas, kitchen, offices, meeting room, large sun deck, rest rooms, and showers
  • 2000 sq foot Sprung Structure
  • 100+ car parking lot
  • Maintenance garage

Reno-Tahoe International Airport

is less than an hour away and serves most major airlines and rental car companies

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Lodging and dining is just 10 mins away on Donner Summit
or 20 minutes in the town of Truckee

 

Sightseeing

The North Lake Tahoe Region is known for its wonderful outdoor living and is a world class tourist destination – so why not plan to spend more time and enjoy the California sunshine

  • Great Hiking and mountain biking all around us
  • Boating, swimming, and fishing at Donner Lake 10 minutes away
  • The famous blue waters of Lake Tahoe are just 20 miles away
  • Donner Memorial State Park and Museum
  • Squaw Valley USA (Scenic cable car ride to High Camp for views of the Lake) is 30 mins away
  • Reno – its the “mini Las Vegas” for all you gambling fans is 50 minutes away
  • The fun city of San Francisco is just 3 hours away
  • Explore Gold Country in The Sierra Foothills an hour to the West of the Club
  • World famous Yosemite National Park is a scenic 4 hr drive away
  • Come early and train at altitude and compete in our Squaw Mountain Run on Aug 4th

See the Official Tahoe Visitors Guide or The California Vacation Guide for more ideas

 
Previous National Summer Champions:

1988 – Anna Sonnerup – Keith Woodward

1989 – Anna Sonnerup – Keith Woodward

1990 – Laura Schweitzer – Erich Wilbrecht

1991 – Angie Stevenson – Keith Woodward

1992 – Lesley White – Keith Woodward

1993 – Lesley White – Jim Frazier

1994 – Laura Haefeli – Keith Woodward

1995 – Angie Stevenson – Curtis Schreiner

1996 – Tracy VandeVenter – Jim Frazier

1997 – Kristy Lippencott – Shaun Marshall-Pryde

1998 – Laura Haefeli – Shaun Marshall-Pryde

1999 – Ann Sorenson – Erich Wilbrecht

2000 – Laura Haefeli – Shaun Marshall-Pryde

2001 – Laura Haefeli – Logan Hammer

2002 – Laura Haefeli – Logan Hammer

2003 – Laura Haefeli – Erich Wilbrecht

2004 – Deb Nordyke – Erich Wilbrecht

2005 – Ann Sick – Erich Wilbrecht

2006 – Deb Nordyke – Douglas Hoover

2007 – Grace Boutot – Douglas Hoover

2008 – Stephanie Blackstone – Douglas Hoover

2009 – Stephanie Blackstone – Samuel Morse

2010 – Sibylle Wilbert – Douglas Hoover

2011 – Emily Shertzer – Robert Killian

2012 – ????? -?????

Have questions? – Contact us by email or call 530 426 3313 x 103