Another one bites the dust! Art’s Russian Jack Ski-O (3/11) has been canceled due to an abysmal lack of snow. We are sorry to report that due to unsafe trail conditions at APU, the ski-O scheduled for Sunday (3/1) has been canceled. If we are blessed with a late winter, we will try to re-schedule this … Read more
Friend and fellow orienteer Lars Spurkland passed away suddenly on Friday, December 12th. Lars loved the outdoors which showed through his participation and volunteerism in skiing and orienteering. He will truly be missed. Our condolences to his wife and family.
The elves have prepared a three course training session for Thanksgiving. Far North Bicentennial Park Elmore Ball Fields Ruth Arcand Park All courses are up now, and will remain up through Thanksgiving weekend. Enjoy!
A training course of 14 controls is set starting at Mile 1.1 on Campbell Airstrip Road in FNBP. It uses area we don’t see in the summer near the creek for the first half and the second half is in the best running terrain on the map. A new trail near control 1 will make … Read more
Woo Hoo, there is another training course! Maybe no snow isn’t a bad thing? This course starts at the Elmore ball fields. It has a remote start, about a half kilometer from the finish in the parking area. The woods are almost snow free. Running is good. The downed trees can have ice cover and … Read more
UPDATE: this course will remain up through Thanksgiving weekend! Instead of doing a snow dance today, head over to Ruth Arcand Park and practice your map reading skills! There is a training course now set at Ruth Arcand. This is set as sprint training. Look for small, not standard, control flags. The control features are … Read more
The Orienteering Club thanks the following shops for donating door prizes for our Annual Meeting Alaska Mountaineering & Hiking Great Harvest Bread Company Skinny Raven The Sports Shop These stores are awesome. Please show your support for those that support orienteering in Alaska! Individual donations: Healthy Futures – enabling children to orienteer for free BP … Read more
Please come have some pizza, talk Orienteering, and elect next year’s Board. See the agenda for more details.
Listen to club board member Jen Jolliff discuss orienteering with Charles Wolforth and Roman Dial on the June 5, 2014 episode of Outdoor Explorer.
Arctic Orienteering Club Board Meeting Minutes by Joyce Goodell April 16th, 2014 Before meeting was called to order, Dan and Ann gave a short overview of their recent travel to Portugal and Spain for international orienteering meets. They also let us know of upcoming meets in Tasmania in Jan 2015 for the Oceania Championships, which … Read more