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Ski Archery

Ski archery combines cross-country skiing sections with archery and resembles biathlon in effort pattern. The sport is rare; World Archery lists it as a discipline, but not as a current calendar core.

LevelVariant FamilyArchery Family CategoryWinter sport / precision sport

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Classification

Category Winter sport / precision sport

Family Archery Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Cross-country skiing plus archery shooting phases under fatigue.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to combine endurance and precision.

Cost Start archery class and cross-country practice separately; combined sessions only with safe range setup. Cross-country skis, poles, bow, arrows, targets, safe range, winter clothing and club/event fee. Archery club, Nordic ski club, biathlon centre or special event. Treat as a rare, source-limited discipline with review note.

First progress Basics develop separately; combining them takes several coached practices.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

cross-country skis
poles
recurve bow
arrows
targets
safe range
coach/club

First steps

take archery class
build cross-country base
arrange safe range
try small combined drills only supervised

Archery club, Nordic ski club, biathlon centre or rare ski-archery event.

Train only with range control, clear target zone, transport rules and winter-suitable route.

Weitere Angaben

Tags ski-archery, winter-sport, bogensport-familie, wintersport-praezisionssport, winter-sport-precision-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete ski sections and archery series legally with best time/error balance.

Teilnehmer

individual starters.

Teamgröße

individual, possibly relay by event.

Spielfeld

cross-country course with archery range.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

time, hits, penalties.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

cross-country skis
bow
arrows
targets

Wichtige Regelpunkte

range-safety breach
wrong shooting position
course breach
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

World Archery
World Archery (WA)

Disciplines World Archery · official-discipline-guide · high
About Ski Archery Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium
Rules USA Archery · official-rule-index · high