Dorn Van Dommelen 50 individuals and 17 teams braved the intricate Earthquake Park terrain on Wednesday evening, May 13. Wildlife sightings included a pair of curious moose near the start and a steady stream of tourists. The lack of vegetation created excellent sight lines and open off-trail running. High water levels made for tricky map reading. Most participants … Read more
The Arctic Orienteering club is hosting a traditional orienteering meet at Earthquake Park on Wednesday, May 13. The intricate terrain presents an excellent opportunity to build and test navigation skills in a compact area. Early season timing means sight lines and off-trail travel are excellent. Water levels in the ponds and streams are very high … Read more
Nearly 70 orienteers started the first traditional meet of the season at McHugh Creek. Two bears and a few moose sighted and maybe they also enjoyed fun and challenging courses, snow-free terrain, and gorgeous views of the inlet. We had some incredible close races this evening with a tie on the Red course between Ian … Read more
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