Fall 1998 Newsletter

Awards for winners were provided by the USBA, Runners Roost in Boulder, Neal Johnson's Gunsmithing in Colorado Springs, The Russian Spa of Denver, and via a personal monetary donation from Dr. Kenneth Greenberg of Denver.

Thanks again to Bill Hay and all of the associated volunteers for their time and organizational efforts which resulted in two great events.

Results from the Snow Mountain Ranch Summer Biathlon, August 23, 1998

Elite race (time credits of 00:30 for both prone and standing positions)

Citizen's Race (00:15 time credit prone, 00:30 time credit standing)

Results from the Snow Mountain Ranch Summer Race, September 5, 1998

Elite race (time credits of 00:30 for both prone and standing positions)

Citizen's Race (00:15 time credit prone, 00:30 time credit standing)

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• CBC will buy pellet targets to support junior development and locate them at Snow Mountain Ranch. We also need to acquire a supply of paddles to replace broken ones on various targets. Ideally, we would like to purchase up to 5 targets and 20 paddles, but the actual orders will depend on our current budget.
• Should we take advantage of our increased pool of officials and identify a jury to handle any rule infractions? The jury could consist of 3 or 4 people, appointed at the beginning of the season.
• It would be useful to calculate points after our races (using the aggregate method), before publishing results.
• A clear mission statement and goals for CBC helps guide our club activities. We may want to revisit and formalize such a statement.

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As far as the resident biathlete population of Snow Mountain goes, Jeremy Randle and Andy Hay will be spending their winter working and training at the YMCA. If those two aren't enough to keep the pressures on the seniors, Nick Waldow now has a Fortner-action rifle, and plans to use it! That group is in addition to the Snow Mountain club group of seniors and masters, so there will be a significant biathlon presence this season at SMR.

The volunteer work weekend went well, with a total of a dozen people from both Snow Mountain and CBC helping with various projects. Big thanks are due to Fred Call of Rock Springs, WY, who made the 4.5 hour drive over - and back - to put in one long day of range work. He also supplied his generator and power tools, making the wood work go much faster. The target deck was completely rebuilt. It is now level, much sturdier than before, with extra reinforcements and assembled with lag bolts rather than nails. All 13 targets (9 are Colorado Guard, 2 are Wyoming Guard, and 2 belong to Jim Young) are in place, level, square and painted. A couple still need paddle and/or bearing work, and Mike Lohman is making paper target holders that will fit onto the top of the metal target frames to replace the boards we had on the back of the range. The hut is plastic-encased, at the cost of Elizabeth Pike's forearm, and there is a huge pile of fresh firewood (courtesy of Charlie Rau's woodworking/cabinet shop) in front of the building that still needs needs cutting and stacking inside. The old pellet targets are history, and new ones will be in place as soon as the purchase logistics can be sorted out. Finally, a new short (500 meter) trail has been cut so that kids - and seniors doing interval/combo workouts - no longer have to jump off the end of the penalty loop to do a shorter loop. That's a good thing, because it is also now a bigger drop off the end of the penalty loop!

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Dave Wells hopes to get the targets up to Frisco in the next couple of weeks before snow becomes too much of a factor. He'll be working with Rick and Elke Jones and George Rutherford to schedule a work day. Stay tuned for details...

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• Date and time: Saturday, November 28 at 10 AM sharp!
• Location: Snow Mountain Ranch (YMCA of the Rockies) Nordic Center, second floor.

Contact Dave Wells (H-303.985.4481, davidwells@earthlink.net) or Dave Martinez (H-303.932.0748, martinezda@co-mail.ngb.army.mil) for more information.

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• There is now space to approve the inclusion of your personal information (name, number, address, etc.) on the phone list that will be compiled and sent out to all paid CBC members.
• A space has also been added to record your rifle make and serial number. This is strictly optional information, but recording it has a couple of benefits: it will help us identify any open bolt infractions that occur at CBC events, and might also aid in the recovery of any rifles that sprout legs and wander off without their owner's knowledge.

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• For Sale: Alpina skate boots, size 37. Require NNN bindings. $25. Click photos below for larger image:
  
  Contact Julia at 303.946.5298 or collinsj@colorado.edu (February 15, 2008)


• For Sale: Anschutz 1827L left-handed bolt-action (non Fortner) rifle in excellent condition with ICC 14"x52"x4.5" case. Sling, harness, five magazines, aperture set, factory test target and manual. Rifle is in Grand Junction, CO. $1,750 or best offer. Contact Mike Everett at 970.623.3434 or me-nh@q.com. (January 21, 2008)


• For Sale: Left handed Lakefield model 90B Biathlon rifle. Lyman peep sight, four magazines, no sling. Very good condition. Just gone over by a qualified gunsmith. Price negotiable. Rifle is in Boulder, Colorado. Contact Kimm Singer at 303.443.3031 or kimmsinger@qwest.net. (November 21, 2007)


• For Sale: Anschutz 1827L left-handed bolt-action (non Fortner) biathlon rifle in very good condition. Complete with sights, K.G. Larsen harness, four magazines (storage in stock), manual, etc. $1650 or best offer. Rifle is in Pleasant Hill, California. Email kerriganbennett@comcast.net. (February 19, 2007)


• For Sale: Swix Team poles (one level down from top-of -the-line Stars)
  • 134 cm, 2002?, good used condition, $50
  • 145 cm, 2002?, good used condition, $50
  Alpina skate boots (all top of the line models for given year, current retail is $349!!!)
  • size 36.5, 2005, almost new, $150
  • size 37, 2004, used, $50
  • size 37, 2005, brand new, $175
  • size 37, 2006, almost new, $200
  • size 38, 2006, almost new, $200
  Contact Sarah Konrad at skonrad1@gmail.com. (January 3, 2006)


• For sale: Brand new 2005 Salomon Racing 'Skate 9' boots (size 7.5 US, 40 2/3 Euro) and Salomon Pilot bindings (still in box -- won from Salomon Series last year and just received). Most Nordic stores should be able to exchange the boots for a different size if needed. Price: $175 for boots (retail for $280), $50 for bindings (retail for $90), or both boots and bindings for $200 total. Contact Michael Brothers at 719.487.2912, brothersmichael@hotmail.com


• David Wells has produced and printed a 'CBC Snowflake' sticker to enhance your rifle, gun case, car, dog bowl, etc. (see example at right). The actual product measures 2 3/4" high and is IBU size compliant, so there's no problem having one on your rifle no matter where you compete. It's available for $3 and can be ordered through David directly: 303.985.4481, davidwells@earthlink.net.


• For sale: all things biathlon. Altius Handcrafted Firearms is the only biathlon specialty shop in the U.S. We offer Anschutz products at reasonable prices, plus our own line of accessories and custom stocks. Ammunition from Eley, Federal, RWS, Lapua, and others is available. Biathlon targets, skis, wax, and all accessories complete our product line. Gunsmithing and stock repair by factory-trained service technician also available. Contact Marc Sheppard at Altius Handcrafted Firearms at 406.646.9222 or altiusguns@earthlink.net.

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