Next Up is Bog Slog- Get Registered!

Bog Slog redo is this Sunday, February 13th. Head on out to Lord Hill Regional Park- South entrance for the last meet of the Choose Your Adventure Series. We are offering two mass-start, point-to-point courses (The Bog Slog & The Bog Jog) for the advanced navigators, as well as a Choose Your Adventure style race for beginners, intermediates, and trail runners! Registration closes Friday 2/11 at 12pm- get signed up here. As always, The Bog Slog advanced courses are longer and […]

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Only 18 Spots left for Summit Trails -Registration Closes Feb 2nd at 9pm Don’t Miss Out

You don’t want to miss trying your orienteering skills out in the Rock Creek Natural Area. This will be only the 2nd time COC has raced at this venue.  Get registered, bring your compass (you will need it!), and head on down to Maple Valley for Winter League’s last regular season meet! Parking and the event arena are at Summit Trail Middle School. More information can be found here.

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Winter League 2 Day Championships at Ft Ebey & Ft Casey -Registration is now Open

Registration and volunteer sign-up are now open for Fort Ebey and Fort Casey! WL Championships will be a two-day event this year. Saturday (2/19) is a classic middle distance championship race at Fort Ebey State Park & Kettles Trail Area. It is also an opportunity to earn National Ranking points. Sunday (2/20) is a Sprint/Middle championship race at Fort Casey State Park. This year, championships awards are based on your TWO DAY score. That means if you want to qualify […]

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Register Now: About the Route- Big Finn Hill Edition

Signed up to race at Big Finn Hill? Miss discussing your route choices with your orienteering friends? Want to talk orienteering in a COVID-safe way? Join hosts Will Enger & Patrick Nuss at 8 pm on Sundays following Winter League orienteering events. Together, you’ll talk about the race, courses, and interesting route choices. What worked well? What didn’t? How can you learn and improve for next time? Bring your questions, tell us about your races, and hopefully, you’ll learn a […]

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Get Registered! Big Finn Hill is next up for Winter League

There is plenty of room to register for Big Finn Hill (Winter League #6) on Saturday, Jan 22nd.  Register by 1/18 at Noon to request a start time or by 1/19 at 9 pm for the event in general.  Advanced courses will explore the west side of the park. Please note all staging and start and finish for this meet will be at Henry David Thoreau Elementary School. More information here.

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Ultimate-O Series Announces 2022 Schedule

The Ultimate Orienteer series offers different types of orienteering in a variety of terrain types. From night navigation to score courses to long-distance courses; from the thick wet forests of Western Washington to the open forests of Eastern Washington, there’s a lot to choose from! Series Directors Debbie Newell and Ing Uhlin are excited to announce the Ultimate-O schedule for 2022: Date Type Location 3/12/22 (Sat) 1-Night Hamlin 4/9/22 (Sat) 2-Freestyle Lincoln Tree Farm 4/23/22 (Sat) 3-Motala Ft. Steilacoom 5/14/2022 (Sat) […]

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About the Route- Shoreview Park Edition Register Now

Signed up to race at Shoreview? Miss discussing your route choices with your orienteering friends? Want to talk orienteering in a COVID-safe way? Join hosts Will Enger & Patrick Nuss at 8 pm on Sundays following Winter League orienteering events. Together, you’ll talk about the race, courses, and interesting route choices. What worked well? What didn’t? How can you learn and improve for next time? Bring your questions, tell us about your races, and hopefully, you’ll learn a few tricks […]

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The Bog Slog is POSTPONED to date TBD!

As of 8pm on 12/30, The Bog Slog on January 2nd has been POSTPONED to a later date TBA. With six more inches of snow falling yesterday and today (and potentially more to follow), and temperatures well below freezing until late Saturday, we’re just not convinced that the conditions will allow for safe travel to the event and safe orienteering in the woods on Sunday morning. (Not to mention safe access for the course setters on Saturday!) The organizers are […]

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