Dorn Van Dommelen Come out to the first traditional orienteering meet of the year at McHugh Creek on Wednesday (5/6/26) evening to enjoy the spectacular views and fun but challenging orienteering. Courses will be on the shorter side as it’s the first traditional meet of the season and there is some serious elevation involved on the green … Read more
The Arctic Orienteering Club hosted its first meet of the summer at Ruth Arcand! Dozens of brave souls came out for the Slush-O, which turned out to be a Slush-No with mostly dry conditions and an appearance from the sun! This was a score-o with 25 controls scattered across the park and a maximum of 590 … Read more
Gear up for the first meet of the year with a Slush Score-O! There’s currently a mix of soft snow, slush, and puddles at Ruth Arcand. The main trails are packed but soft. And conditions will continue to soften this week. Orienteers shouldn’t rely too heavily on vegetation mapping and some smaller trails may not … Read more
Next Wednesday the season will begin with a mass start Score-O at Ruth Arcand and then our series of traditional meets will start. Check out the whole schedule here: Upcoming Events – Arctic Orienteering And look for email updates coming your way soon!
The Arctic Orienteering Club hosted its third and final ski-O this year at Kincaid Park on Sunday March 29, hosted by Gary and David Snyder. The long course was 13 controls and 5.8 km and the short course was 9 controls and 3.2 km. It was perfect ski-O conditions with blue skies, no wind, and … Read more
On Sunday, March 29th we’ll have our final Ski-O of the season. Gary Snyder has set a Long Course of 5.8 km with 13 controls and a Short Course (like last event’s Medium) of 3.2 km and 9 controls. The Start and Finish will be in the stadium parking lot and the courses use parts … Read more
Arctic Orienteering Ski-O delayed by 2 hours. It’s cold out there, but warming up once the sun is out. We are delaying the start of the Ski-O to noon but need everyone to finish by 2 p.m. to comply with our permit. Starts will be from noon to 1 p.m. The second Ski-O of the … Read more
About 50 orienteers came out to the first event of 2026, and the first of three Ski-Os. The weather was a bit breezy but nice and the trails a bit icy, but navigable. Scott Patterson won the Long Course for the men and Julia Ditto for the women. Team Awesome brought home the prize for … Read more
The first Ski-O of the season is coming up soon! It will be Sunday, January 18th with starts from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. All competitors must finish by 12:30 p.m. (Our permit expires then and controls will be pulled!) The Long course will have 12 controls and is 6.9 km. It includes groomed ski trails, single-track … Read more
Hello Arctic Orienteers, Over 60 people participated in the events survey and we learned a few important things that will guide the events planning for 2026: Holding eight traditional meets is very important. There will be no change and the last traditional meet of the year will be in conjunction with another festival in late … Read more