Regan Sarwas The May 17, 2017 meet scheduled for APU, has been moved to UAA because portions of the ski trails are too muddy to permit an event. The start will be in the “Sports Campus NW Parking Lot,” on Seawolf Drive, just northwest of the Wells Fargo sports center.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Earthquake Park One hundred enthusiastic orienteers showed up at Earthquake Park for the Arctic Orienteering Club’s first of many Wednesday evening Anchorage meets. Certainly the warm sunny evening, intricate (mosquito free!) terrain of Earthquake Park, and free training help everyone have a good time. Ian Moore won the men’s red (advanced) … Read more
Sunday, May 7, 2017 Crevasse Morraine, Loma-Prieta trailhead, Palmer Hilly and cool: speedy Ian Moore bested Toby Schwörer on long red course, while Springer Moore won Yellow — dad and son each under an hour! Women: Jen Joliff and Dela Grey won red and green courses, respectively. Special thanks to Art Harmon for long course … Read more
Arctic Orienteering Club Meeting of the Board of Directors February 6th, 2017 Minutes Members present: Mike Robinson, Dela Gray, Lexi Hill, Ian Moore, Regan Sarwas, Shelly Laws, Joyce Goodell, Dan Billman, Jill Follet, Eric Follet, Cory Smith and Lia Keller. The Meeting was called to order at 7:11, at Regan Sarwas home. Old Business: Mapping … Read more
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Downtown Deli, Palmer The night orienteering event in Palmer was well received by about 50 participants who had either 30 or 60 minutes to collect points. The winner nearly ‘cleared’ the course, missing only one 10-point control. Many well-lit runners cross-crossed downtown Palmer. The recent snow helped astute runners follow tracks … Read more
Night Score-O type event in downtown Palmer with navigation suitable for beginners and terrain suitable for all speeds and fitness levels. And it’s in the dark! When: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. Sign up at 6:30. Start at 7 pm. Duration: Choose 30 minutes or 60 minutes Where: Palmer, start/finish at Downtown Deli, 550 South Alaska … Read more
Arctic Orienteering Club Board of Directors’ Meeting January 3rd, 2017 Minutes Members Present: Mike Robinson; Dela Grey; Lexi Hill; Ian Moore; Regan Sarwas; Shelly Laws; Chris Thompson; Joyce Goodell; Art Harmon; Dan Billman; Anne Billman; Jill Follet Called to Order 7:16 Old Business: Website changes: Dela asked to have first thing on the website to … Read more
Dimond HS Ski Team will be hosting an informal 1 hour Ski Score-O for high school skiers not traveling to the Besh Cup Races this weekend. They have invited the public to participate as a training event. The start will be at 12 Noon Saturday (Jan. 21, 2017) at the Raspberry parking lot in Kincaid … Read more
The Arctic Orienteering Club board is trying to decide what sort of mapping projects to work on in 2017 and would like input from club members and meet participants. Orienteering maps can be expensive to create and maintain. Skilled “mappers” must be brought in to walk the terrain and make significant corrections and additions to … Read more
Junior Nordic is celebrating the end of their first session by having all groups meet at Kincaid Park on Saturday, January 6th and doing a Ski-O course. Junior Nordic will use the course from 10:15-11:30, so you might not want to be out there with 300+ kids, but we will leave the course out for … Read more