Mike Malvik, trailing his competitors, and on the verge of overtime disqualification pulled out all the stops on the final leg and scored a home run from high on the Ball Field. As the rest of the 30+ field limped to sore footed finishes at Glen Alps in another installment of Steve and Bill’s most … Read more
Run through the hills like sheep this Saturday for Bill and Steve’s Mountain Sore (not Score)-O, a mini-rogaine in the Front Range of the Chugach. Controls have been set far, wide and high with participants choosing to reach as many as they can in their choice of three durations: one hour, three hours and five … Read more
About 20 stalwart orienteers participated in tonight’s sprint training. Everyone enjoyed the “all-you-can-orienteer” format and many ran multiple courses. Courses included two short sprints, two longer sprints, a traditional sprint finale, and a “no map” course. The bravest souls chose that map first. They had one minute to memorize their routes and then off they … Read more
Get ready for the Sprints! Wednesday, August 13th, 5-7 p.m. outside UAA’s Beatrice McDonald Hall. Parking is free. There will be a number of practice courses on the UAA map for sprint practice including a few short ones, some of moderate length, and one full sprint course. Run on one or more of these courses … Read more
From the OUSA July Newsletter Want to race on a map like the one below, from the 2009 WSOC in Japan? The USA Ski-O National team is seeking applicants for the senior team for the Ski-O World Championship (WSOC) in Japan, March 1-6, 2026. The site and date for Junior Ski-O World Champs has not … Read more
Summer is winding down and our orienteering season is about to go through its annual transformation. We’re sorry that the last traditional meet was cancelled, but we’ve packed a lot into the season already with eight traditional meets, including one nationally ranked event, and several other great meets. In addition, we’re soon to have the … Read more
We had 55 orienteers divide into 23 different groups to run the Kincaid Relay O on a gorgeous evening at Little Campbell Lake (aka Beer Can Lake). There were a lot of positive comments from participants who enjoyed exploring some of the lesser visited areas of Kincaid, some constructive criticism about vegetation and control placement, … Read more
Come join us for some quick relay fun at a lesser used venue. Bring your own relay partner or create a team at registration. All courses have two legs with a map and clue sheet exchange in the middle. Start and finish is at Little Campbell Lake (aka Beer Can Lake) off the Kincaid Park … Read more
There is no orienteering event this week 🙁 but we will be back in business next week. During this brief hiatus, please consider taking the time to review and comment on the Recreational Trails Plan that will guide the development and maintaince of trails in the Anchorage and Chugiak-Eagle River for years to come. The … Read more
Kathy’s Memorial-O: 78 people came out to enjoy an evening of orienteering at Service High, and to remember Kathy Faryniarz. The evening was blustery – we had to take the tent down – but also not rainy so we didn’t need the tent. It was a banner night for teams – only a few in … Read more