2024 Pacific Northwest Orienteering Festival

June 21-30, 2024

Enjoy nine orienteering days in Eastern Washington and Montana, including six NREs! Sign up for the whole festival or take your pick.

NEW: Knockout Sprint added!

In addition to the regularly scheduled Sprint NRE on Sunday, June 30, we will also offer a knock-out sprint tournament the same day on the U of M campus, *free of charge* to anyone entered for the sprint. Siri Christopherson is the course setter for the knock-out sprint, as well as the NRE. When you register, you will have the opportunity to opt in or out of the knockout sprint.

The sprint NRE will be used to seed the heats for the knockout tournament. Top 36 men and top 36 women will advance to the heats. Anyone who doesn’t advance can run in a consolation heat.

For each of the two brackets (men’s and women’s), there will be six quarterfinal heats, with the top 3 in each heat advancing to the semifinals.

The 18 semifinalists in each bracket will be placed into 3 heats each, with the top 2 from each heat advancing to the final.

Approximate timeline:

  • 9am-11am: NRE starts
  • 12pm: Quarterfinals
  • 1pm: Consolation
  • 1:45pm: Semifinals
  • 2:30pm: Finals
  • 3pm: Awards

We think this will be a fun, spectator friendly event to finish off the Festival and prepare folks for the first-ever knock-out sprint at the North American Championships later this summer.

We apologize for the late notice and any already-made travel plans that may be affected, as this has only materialized over the last several days. I will note that our contract with Lubrecht runs through Monday morning, July 1, so if folks choose to fly out Monday, they can keep staying at Lubrecht.

Schedule

*You’re eligible for the Western States Championships if you are a member of OUSA and a current resident of one of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Locations

Registration

Registration is open!

See who is registered.

Event fees

PWNOF Packages Host club Fee
PNWOF2024 NRE Package – all races (includes 6 NREs) COC, EWOC, GrizO $200 junior*
$315 adult
Montana-only races (4 NREs) GrizO $90 junior*
$190 adult
Individual pricing
Friday, June 21 – Warmup race, Fishtrap Lake (Fishtrap WA) – Beginner, Intermediate, Short Advanced, Long Advanced courses COC $15 all
Saturday, June 22 – Middle NRE 1, Fisk State Park (Spokane WA)
Marmot O’ Cup Day 1 | Western States Championships Day 1 | Ultimate Orienteer #8		 COC $27 junior*
$37 adult
$22 non-NRE
Sunday, June 23 – Middle NRE 2, Fisk State Park (Spokane WA)
Marmot O’ Cup Day 2 | Western States Championships Day 2 | Ultimate Orienteer #9		 COC $27 junior*
$37 adult
$22 non-NRE
Monday, June 24 – Riverside State Park (Spokane WA) EWOC $10 beginner
$22 all others
Tuesday, June 25 – Holmberg Park and Conservation Area (Spokane WA) EWOC $10 beginner
$22 all others
Thursday, June 27 – Classic NRE, Larry Creek Rec Area, Florence MT GrizO $25 junior*
$50 adult
Friday, June 28 – Middle NRE, Soft Rock Rec Area, Ravalli County MT GrizO $25 junior*
$50 adult
Saturday, June 29 – Long NRE, Lubrecht Experimental Forest, Greenough MT GrizO $25 junior*
$50 adult
Sunday, June 30 – Sprint NRE plus free bonus Knockout Sprint, University of Montana, Missoula MT
Your registration fee includes free entry to the knockout sprint but participation is not required. When you register, you will have the opportunity to opt in or out of the knockout sprint.		 GrizO $25 junior*
$50 adult
Other
Group Camping
Available Friday, June 21-Monday, June 24 – Riverside State Park, Bowl & Pitcher

  • No RVs or trailers allowed (vehicles must fit in a standard parking space)
  • Maximum of 20 sites available
 COC $10/tent or vehicle/night
Pasta Dinner
Saturday, June 29 – Lubrecht		 GrizO $10 under 16
$25 adult
Lodging at Lubrecht (reservations are made directly through GrizO when you register)

Cancellation Policy: 100% refundable if request received 60 days prior to reservation. 50% refund if cancellation is received 30 to 59 days prior to reservation. No refund if cancellation is received less than 30 days prior.

Cabins ($80/night) – 1 bunkbed and 1 twin bed: bring your own bedding or rent linens for $10/set | all cabins (except cabin #1, which has a wood stove) have electric heat | pets allowed

Boxcars ($85/night) – up to 6 people (2 twins, 2 twin bunkbed): includes electricity and woodstove | bring your own bedding or rent linens for $10/set | pets allowed

Lodge ($80/night single, $105/night double, all twin beds): shared bathrooms | linens and towels provided | fully equipped kitchen | living area with fireplace | no pets allowed | wifi available

Camping ($15/person/night): tents and RVs allowed | pets allowed | designated areas will be identified

*20 and under

COC Volunteer points

If you have COC volunteer points, you may use them to pay for a portion of your entry fee (for COC events ONLY). If you register for all three COC events, you can save $25 on your entry fee. If you register only for the Fisk events, you can save $10/day on entry fees. Email marmot@cascadeoc.org and ask for a discount code.

Registration closure

Online pre-registration for the festival will close June 16 at midnight.

Start times

All events will have individual pre-assigned start times. Lists will be added as they become available.

Results

Will be posted as they become available.

Timing system

We will use the SPORTident electronic timing and punching system for all events. All competitors are required to use an SI-Card to participate. If you don’t own your own, sign up to rent one when you register ($3/event or $15 for the entire festival). Contactless (Air+) punching may be used for some events: check event pages.

Malfunction

If the SI unit fails (you don’t hear a beep or see a flash), use the manual pin punch to punch your map.

Questions?

Let us know.