Our Mission is to:
Vision:
- To bring communities together through sport
- To support the talented athletes in their high performance endeavors
- To reach out to the remote communities where outdoor activities are a part of daily life
- To promote health and wellness through participation in cross country skiing and marksmanship
- To reconnect youth to the land through cross country skiing, snowshoeing and rifle marksmanship
- To educate youth in the safe rifle handling and marksmanship skills that are needed to survive in a traditional Northern lifestyle.
Goals:
- To increase the number of participants across the North
- To provide support to the elite athletes
- To recruit sponsorship and support for the Association
Why Biathlon is suited to the NWT:
- Skiing, snowshoeing, running promote a healthy lifestyle
- Rifle marksmanship is a necessary skill for hunting
- Snow is available for 6 months of the year
- Education and respect of proper rifle safety and rifle handling is needed for today’s youth who are exposed negative influences of the video game culture
- Talented athletes have been developed from the NWT despite the barriers that are in place
