Virtual Courses at Earthquake Park

The courses from Wednesday’s in-person meet will be available as a training exercise through Tuesday 5/18/21.  This is a great opportunity if you missed Wednesday’s meet or want to go out on a different course. Download maps

Virtual Courses at Earthquake Park 5/13/21 – 5/18/21

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Earthquake Park-O on Wed May 12th

Come out Wednesday, May 12 to Anchorage’s premier orienteering playground…EARTHQUAKE PARK. Starts will be from 5:00-7:00PM. The main event will feature five courses of varying difficulty and length on intricately mapped topography featuring more than 300 tiny lakes nestled between the lumpy-bumpy aftermath of the 1964 earthquake. We’ve beat the bugs this year, and if … Read more

First Meet of the Season – Wed May 5th

The Arctic Orienteering Club will be hosting its first live orienteering event since 2019 this Wednesday evening May 5th, 2021! Join us in the parking lot across the street from the Mosely Sports Center on the APU campus any time between 5:00 and 7:00 to start! We will be hosting three courses for this first … Read more

Getting Ready for the Season

Here are a couple of things you can do online to get ready for our first meet of the season this Wednesday. Complete a participation waiver for 2021.  This is required once a season. Pay your meet fee or purchase a season pass. Familarize yourself with the COVID19 protocols for in-person meets.  Basically masks are … Read more

Planning for Both In-Person & Virtual Events in 2021

Just a quick update that we are planning to hold both in-person meets and virtual events this season.  We will need to take COVID19 precautions for in-person meets such as masking when not running a course, six foot spacing at start/finish area, minimize touching of shared equipment, etc. We plan to have the season points … Read more

Ski-O At Russian Jack

Art Harmon has designed and put up a fun ski-O for his junior nordic group at Russian Jack Park and is leaving it up through Thursday 2/25/21 for others.   Please be sure to fill out a season waiver for 2021 before you go out on the course.  Thank you Art! Download the map and control … Read more

Ski-O at Russian Jack 2/20/21-2/25/21

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Save the Matanuska Greenbelt

The early stages of a large gravel pit are currently underway, threatening the Matanuska Greenbelt (i.e. Crevasse Morraine) with irreversible damage. The University of Alaska owns the land where the gravel pit is beginning to be developed.  Save the Matanuska Greenbelt  is a group of stakeholders that has organized to oppose this development.   The … Read more

Hillside Trail Steward

Some of our longtime members have helped to start a new group that seeks to promote thoughtful and sustainable development Chugach State Park. That’s definitely something the club has an interest in, as we value both trails and wild areas in our events (and in general!). Here is a link to their website for more … Read more