Mike Robinson It was perfect conditions at Kincaid for the ski O: new powder on top of a slight crust, warm and no wind. Participants included beginners, kids, groups of teenagers, veteran orienteers, a handful of elite and Olympic skiers and all kinds in between. Scott Patterson, fresh off the world cup ski season, won the 7.1 … Read more
The Arctic Orienteering Club is putting on a Ski-Orienteering Race at Kincaid Park April 3rd. It will start and finish in the lower stadium parking lot, on the north end near Gong Hill. This will be a traditional style meet with a long, medium, and short course. Start times are between 5:00-6:30, or 7:00 if … Read more
The club’s board has been busy planning events for the upcoming season. One of the ideas we are investigating is having 2-day orienteering festival over the course of a weekend this summer. After considering several options, we have identified the Hatcher Pass and the Willow Creek State Recreation Area as a possible venue. We think … Read more
Thanks to everyone who attended and helped with the Halloween O! We had a lot of great costumes and plenty of new and old faces. I thought I had set it long enough course to puzzle even our fastest, but Scott Patterson got every control in the trick-o in just over 50 minutes. Springer came … Read more
Follow your map to treasure! Join us for a Puzzle themed orienteering adventure. Come in costume and enjoy some trick or treating around Kincaid. Prizes for costumes! Start: Upper Kincaid Parking Lot near the Chalet, Kincaid Park When: October 28th 4:00pm – 6:00pm Treat O will be a white/yellow traditional course with starts from 4:00pm-6:00pm. … Read more
Are you interested in another opportunity to get out in costume and enjoy Kinkaid before winter really sets in? We will be hosting the Halloween O on October 28th at the Kinkaid Chalet. Starts for the Treat O will be from 4:00-6:00 and the start for the Trick O will be at 6:00pm. The Treat … Read more
Many thanks to the Service High School Ukraine Club for organizing a great event! The courses were fun, the food delicious, and approximately $1300 was raised for supporting Ukrainian soldiers and citizens! View results/splits on SportIdent
The Service High School Ukraine Club is hosting an orienteering & potluck event this Saturday from 2-7pm at Service High School as a fundraiser for Ukraine. The event is free but donations are suggested with cash and paypal being accepted at the meet. 100% of the proceeds will go towards supporting Ukrainian soldiers and citizens. … Read more
Start: Kincaid Chalet Time: 6:00pm mass start Come celebrate the end of the season with a 45 minute Score-O! Directly after the meet in the chalet we will have the annual meeting with pizza, door prizes, awards, and more! You could even become a board member! No electronic punch, this is using old-school manual punch. … Read more
The spectacular and sunny fall weather tempted 34 hardy participants to come out and try the Super Big Bike-O, a “Tour of Anchorage” bike orienteering event using five different base maps: Glen Alps / Hemlock Knob, Far North Bicentennial Park, UMED district, Earthquake Park and Kincaid. Racers on the (not-so) Short and Long courses started … Read more