Thanks for your interest in the Joanne Reid Women's Biathlon Festival!
The Festival was a series of biathlon (and biathlon-adjacent) events exclusively for women,
held at Snow Mountain Ranch/YMCA of the Rockies in March 2024.
Please see the event invitation (PDF) for
detailed schedules, venue information, course maps, etc.
General Schedule
- Thursday, March 21: Skills clinic
- Friday March 22, morning: Safety certification clinic
- Friday March 22, afternoon: Sprint
- Friday, March 22, evening: Biathlon Backyard Barbeque. Begin
gathering at 6pm; dinner will be served closer to 7pm.
- Saturday, March 23, morning: Mass Start
- Saturday, March 23, evening: Dinner and Q&A session with Joanne and friends.
Begin gathering at 6pm; dinner will be served closer to 7pm.
- Sunday, March 24, morning: Relay
Venue Information
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The Colorado Biathlon Club range is hosted by the
Snow
Mountain Ranch/YMCA of the Rockies Nordic Center. The range is at approximately
8800' feet elevation (and higher). See the
PDF version of the trail map.
Grooming reports are available at
Nordic Pulse.
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The range is approximately a 1km ski from the Nordic Center.
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There are no restroom facilities at the range (although we do have
a privacy shelter to save you the effort of finding a suitable
tree!)
- Our penalty loop is not regulation in terms of precise distance
nor flatness (hit all the targets and our quirky penalty loop is
irrelevant).
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Due to our small (14 firing points) range, we split our race zero period into two
25 minute zero periods, with a quick paper change in between. Your zero wave
will be assigned at bib pickup, and you will sign up for a paper
at that time.
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Your rifle must be cased until you're at the range. Rifles are not allowed
in the downstairs (rental and shopping area) at the Nordic Center, and must
not be left unattended.
Getting to Snow Mountain Ranch
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If you're flying into Colorado, allow at least 2.5 hours to make the
drive from DIA to SMR. It might be less if there's absolutely zero traffic,
but depending on the time of day and road conditions it could
(and probably will) be longer.
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Home James provides shuttle
service between DIA and various Grand County locations.
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Grand
Mountain Rides is another shuttle service covering Grand County locations.
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