The following is a preliminary list of fixtures for the upcoming season. Note that events in New England and Quebec are included in an effort to avoid conflicts and to offer alternatives in case of cancellations. Further details will be added as provided. If you wish to add/change a date or to provide details please (read more)
NYSSRA SKI ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS, FEB. 23-24, 2019 This will be a 2 day competition with prizes awarded to the male and female finishers with the lowest combined times for the 2 races in 3 age categories (under 20, 20-49 and over 50 years) per course. Racers who can compete in one event only will not (read more)
Snow conditions are good enough at CNS to offer three regular Ski O courses, beginner, Intermediate and advanced. People are also welcome to do the courses on foot or with snowshoes. People on foot run on the side of the ski trails. The club will not be providing food for this meet because the Nordic (read more)
With last night’s snowfall, plus more on the way today and Friday, conditions have improved considerably and we’ve rescheduled our 2 day ski-o weekend for Feb. 23-24. Saturday’s event will be at Mt. van Hoevenburg in conjunction with the Citizens’ cross country race, while Sunday’s will be at Dewey Mt. in Saranac Lake. These events (read more)
It’s with deep regret that we’ve made the decision to postpone the 2 ski-o events scheduled for this weekend, Feb. 9-10. We’ve experienced wildly fluctuating temperatures here in the Lake Placid area this week, and trails at Dewey and the VIC are mostly down to a bare ice base, leaving nothing for the grooming machines (read more)
Saturday’s race will be held at Dewey Mt. in Saranac Lake. Registration opens at 9:30 and the start window is from 10:30 – noon. Race director is Phil Hawkes-Teeter and there will be 3 courses: Short – 2.8 km; 9 controls; 1 map Middle – 3.9 km; 10 controls; 2 maps Long – 5.6 km; (read more)
Registration is in the ski lodge. Registration opens at 10:30am with starts 11am-1pm for both ski- and snowshoe-o. 3 hour time limit for ski-o, 2 hours for snowshoe-o. The cost is a Garnet Hill trail pass; no additional fee for the orienteering. Compasses available to rent for $1. Courses, with straight line distance, map scale, (read more)
Ski Orienteering in Craftsbury 2019: Sunday Feb 17th. At Craftsbury Outdoor Center – registration starts 9:30am – race starts from 10am-Noon -beginner clinics at 10 and 11 am – 2 middle distance courses that can be run back-to back to make a long distance. Mostly on the wide-groomed trails. – (read more)
Registration and starts 10-12 at Cavalry Lodge. Three courses will be available: beginner 2.4km, 8 controls intermediate 4.7km, 10 controls advanced 7.0km, 15 controls For SIAC users, AIR+ mode will be active (at least that’s the plan).
From course setter Janet Findlay — Due to winter storm Harper which will be moving into our area sometime Saturday afternoon, we’ve decided to move the start window forward for Saturday’s ski-o race to allow participants to get on the road home earlier. There’s a lot going on that day at van Ho and we’ll (read more)