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Western Montana’s Biathlon training center for all abilities.
Become part of the growing sport of biathlon and experience the benefits for the mind and body in Missoula, MT.
We’re working on building a community of skilled biathletes through a novel coaching strategy grounded in the fundamentals of precision shooting and functional fitness. This approach to biathlon training cultivates skills valuable to everyday life, such as breath control, mindfulness, teamwork, marksmanship, and optimal health. We aim to nurture an environment that is safe and fun for anyone interested in the sport of biathlon or precision shooting.
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What is Biathlon
Biathlon is a sport that traditionally pairs skate skiing with rifle shooting. Athletes typically ski several laps carrying their rifles on their backs stopping periodically to shoot 5 steel targets in prone (laying down) or standing positions, laps can vary in distance from 1.5km to 4km and the number of laps skied varies with each type of race. Generally after one lap has been completed there is a shooting portion.
This shooting portion is shot on 5 steel targets (one shot per target) and is done in two different positions, prone and standing. For every miss on a target, an athlete is either required to ski one penalty lap or time is added to their final score.
More recently, biathlon has expanded from skiing to include biking and running. This has created more opportunity for biathlon participation over the course of a year and in different biomes. We have youth and adult biathlon training programs.
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Sep 21, 2023
Target shooting with a rifle can be difficult enough, but it’s even harder when you’ve just maxed out your heart rate pedaling a bike up a mountain.
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Aug 23, 2023
A local nonprofit is in the midst of constructing a brand new $2 million indoor shooting sports complex near Missoula that will be focused on allowing kids to practice year-round.