2024 National Championships - Alternative Events

Unfortunately, the weather and snow conditions currently at the Whiskey Flat Biathlon Arena in Mount Hotham will not allow the National Championships to be held.

While some snow has fallen over the past 2 days, trails only have a thin cover and the wet snow is not able to be groomed.

The good news is that a freeze and more snow is forecast at the end of this week, which will allow Biathlon Australia to hold a replacement activity.

At this stage, contingent on weather and snow conditions, Biathlon Australia will hold the following, for all athletes that have registered to attend this weekend’s National Championships:

Saturday 20 July 

• A training session for our Jnrs (U22) from 10am to 12pm, led by our Hotham Head Coach, Agnieszka Cyl
• A rifle cleaning clinic at the Moth, run by Aga from 12pm to 12.30pm
• A waxing clinic at the Moth, run by Mikael Cyl from 12.30pm to 1pm
• A training session for athletes over 21 years of age including Masters from 2pm to 4pm, run by Aga 

Sunday 21 July 

• Zeroing commencing at 9am
• A shooting competition at 10am (with results used to determine the starting order for the Super Sprint)
• Sunday Super Sprint Event (including National Para Championships Event) at 11am 

An IBU Super Sprint Event which will consist of 3 x 1.5km loops with 2 shooting stages – Prone & Standing

If snow conditions do not permit a Super Sprint Event to be held, an alternative event will take place.

Registrations will remain open until Friday midday.

Common waxing will take place:

• Athletes are asked to hand in their skis to be used in the Super Sprint Qualification Event on Saturday as soon as possible. 
• Juniors must hand them in at the moth at the latest by 12.30pm on Saturday.
• Everyone else must hand them in at the moth by 4pm on Saturday.
• Skis will be available for athletes to collect prior to the Super Sprint Qualification Event.

Good luck to all competitors.