Virtual-O Meets in the Mat-Su Valley

Michael Backus, a club board member who lives out in the Mat-Su valley, has started putting up virtual orienteering courses in his neck of the woods.  These are his personal project, not club events, but are another opportunity to get out and enjoy some orienteering if you live in the valley or don’t mind the … Read more

Storck Park Virtual-O

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Register for the Season

To download course maps and view other content for the Virtual-O meets in May, you will first need to register for the season. Participant registration is free, and is the online equivalent of filling out and signing the paper Waiver/Release/Participation Form for the season. We are working a way to accept online payment for season … Read more

Ruth Arcand Park Virtual-O

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Pick. Click. Give.

This year when you file your application for the Permanent Fund Dividend, please consider using Pick. Click. Give. to donate a portion of your dividend to the Arctic Orienteering Club. Your donation helps us with the cost of creating and maintaining high-quality orienteering maps and offsets some of the expenses associated with organizing our events. … Read more

Orienteering During the Shutdown

The board meet virtually earlier this week to make decisions about the upcoming season in light of social distancing and hygene practices to help flatten the curve of the pandemic.  We believe that orienteering can be done safely but not the way we typically run our meets with people milling about at the start/finish and … Read more

Day After Halloween Results

Friday, November 1, 2019 APU 44 hardy souls braved the cold and wet weather to participate in a night-O on the APU campus. Despiste the weather, people had a good time finding controls in the darkening woods that had halloween decorations, light sticks, and treats.   Orienteers who wore costumes earned 40 bonus points! Thanks … Read more

The Day After Halloween-O @ APU

Date: Friday 11/01/2019 Time: 6:00 pm Location: APU Atwood/Carr Gottstein Parking Lot Back by popular demand, we are doing a night time Score-O to celebrate Halloween (although technically it will be the day after on Friday evening so its not a school night). Mass start at 6 pm when the sun sets.. It will be … Read more

Election Results for Board of Directors

At the end-of-season social and annual membership meeting this past Saturday, the club elected the board of directors for the upcoming year.  Eleven of the fourteen board members are returnees having served on the board last year, although several have switched positions.  Three members are leaving the board –Dan Billman, Lia Keller, and Andy Olnes.  … Read more

Final Meet of the Season

Date: Saturday, September 21st Mass start at 5:00 p.m. (arrive early to sign up) Location: Russian Jack Springs Park 1600 Lidia Selkregg Ln, 99504 Russian Jack Score-O Please join us for the last meet of the season! The score-o starts at 5:00 pm. Park near the chalet and follow signs to the start. Please make … Read more