Snow Gun
Skiing and Shooting Near Park City

Every Winter Olympics, as you behold one astonishing Olympic feat after another, you occasionally find yourself thinking, "What a bunch of rookies."

And while it's not always true—Johnny Weir's glitter-and-sequin ensembles aren't for amateurs—we're happy to tell you that there's now a way for you to recreate one event almost exactly.

It involves a gun.

Welcome to Soldier Hollow Cross-Country Ski Resort, bringing the magic of Nordic biathlon to near Park City, Utah, and taking reservations now.

In case you've already forgotten, the biathlon's the sport where spandex-suited Euros cross-country ski in a big loop while pausing only to shoulder a rifle and blast away at targets—which you can do at the very same spot where the 2002 Games took place.

You'll start with a quick safety session led by an Olympian (this should prevent any Cheneys). Then you'll don a real-life biathlon uni in form-fitting spandex (as if there's any other kind) before hitting the slopes with about a dozen other skiing/rifling enthusiasts. While you ski (or, in the summer, run or mountain bike), you'll be packing 50 rounds of ammo and an Olympic .22-caliber rifle for when the whole thing concludes with a ski- and shoot-off against your friends. (Like Deadwood, on skis.)

When it's all over, you'll proudly strut onto the awards podium and receive a glimmering...participation certificate. Which you can brag about over lobster gnocchi and beers at the Blue Boar Inn & Restaurant next door.

Remember—shooting, then drinking.