Clayton Mendel and Britt Cogan in training earlier this week. Mendel, owner of Eastern Sierra armory,is donating the ammunition for Roberts’ biathlon training in Mammoth. (Photo: Ostroot)

U.S. Olympic Biathlete Wynn Roberts is in town for a two week stretch to do some late-season training at Red’s Lake.

Roberts, who participated in this year’s Mammoth Biathlon, is here along with Coach Brandon Ostroot.

At the Biathlon, Dr. Mike Karch told U.S. team members that if they were interested, “we’ll make you a training camp.”

Roberts took him up on his offer.

Red’s Lake is located at the base of the Chair 13/14 area.

MMSA has generously provided ski grooming, and the U.S. Forest Service was instrumental in expediting the permit process to allow for shooting on public land during the two-week time period.

Dr. Jonathan Bourne and Lisa Tibor are providing housing, and Snowcreek has also donated use of its facilities.

Each morning, Roberts and Ostroot, each natives of Minnesota, meet at the base of Chair 1 and ski over the ridge to the training area.

The public is welcome to join them next week, starting Monday. Meeting time is 7:30 a.m. each morning.

This past Wednesday, 12 members of the public participated.

As Roberts said over a beer at the Clocktower, U.S. Biathlon is on the rise after a long dry spell and fellow American Biathlete Tim Burke actually led the World Cup standings for a three week stretch back in 2009-2010.

Roberts, 23, currently ranks 6th on the U.S. team.

U.S. Olympic Biathlete Wynn Roberts is in town for a two week stretch to do some late-season training at Red’s Lake.

Roberts, who participated in this year’s Mammoth Biathlon, is here along with Coach Brandon Ostroot.

At the Biathlon, Dr. Mike Karch told U.S. team members that if they were interested, “we’ll make you a training camp.”

Roberts took him up on his offer.

Red’s Lake is located at the base of the Chair 13/14 area.

MMSA has generously provided ski grooming, and the U.S. Forest Service was instrumental in expediting the permit process to allow for shooting on public land during the two-week time period.

Dr. Jonathan Bourne and Lisa Tibor are providing housing, and Snowcreek has also donated use of its facilities.

Each morning, Roberts and Ostroot, each natives of Minnesota, meet at the base of Chair 1 and ski over the ridge to the training area.

The public is welcome to join them next week, starting Monday. Meeting time is 7:30 a.m. each morning.

This past Wednesday, 12 members of the public participated.

As Roberts said over a beer at the Clocktower, U.S. Biathlon is on the rise after a long dry spell and fellow American Biathlete Tim Burke actually led the World Cup standings for a three week stretch back in 2009-2010.

Roberts, 23, currently ranks 6th on the U.S. team.