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The 2026-27 Western Series is presented by Project LP

The Western Series is back for its second season! Last year 138 athletes competed in the inaugural Western Series. Aimed at bringing the strongest and deepest fields together in Western Canada, the Western Series is an event series developed by Biathlon Alberta and Biathlon BC.

 

 

The Western Series consists of two Biathlon Alberta events and two Biathlon BC events, with a season-long points race in the U17 Standing (Senior B/G), Youth M/W, Junior M/W, and Men & Women categories.The 2026/27 Western Series events are listed below:

  1. Calforex Cup #1 Canmore (November 28-29)
  2. BC Cup #1 Sovereign Lake (December 5-6)
  3. Calforex Cup #3 Hinton (January 23-24)
  4. BC Champs Burns Lake (February 6-7)

 

The Western Series is presented by Project LP. Delivering customizable rifle stocks for the next generation of elite athletes, Project LP stocks are built-to-order one athlete at a time. To learn more or to book a fitting click here.  With the support of Project LP, the Western Series will deliver prizing to the top 3 eligible athletes in the season long points race in the categories listed above.

 

In order to qualify in the season-long points race you must be an Alberta of BC division member of Biathlon Canada or represent an Alberta or BC club, and compete in at least six Western Series competitions. There is no additional cost to participate in the Western Series season-long points race, and eligible athletes will be automatically entered into the Western Series when they register for one of the events listed above.

The IBU points system will be used to determine category winners, with points awarded for each individual competition held at the Western Series events. Athletes who ‘race up’ at Western Series events will be classified in the category in which they competed in. the point breakdown can be seen below:

1st place 90 points

2nd place 75 points

3rd place 65 points

4th place 55 points

5th place 50 points

6th place 45 points

7th place 41 points

8th place 37 points

9th place 34 points

10th place 31 points

Point totals will decrease by 1 point per position thereafter, with 40th place earning 1 point.