2025-26 Winter League #3 – Shoreline College/Shoreview Park
WINTER LEAGUE
Saturday, December 6 at Shoreview Park/Shoreline CC in Shoreline, WA
Meet Director: Michelle Kastner
- Pre-registration is required for ALL Winter League Events. There is NO day-of-event registration.
- Public Reg will close 12/3/25 at 11:59 pm for this meet.
- PUBLIC start time sign-ups are now part of the Public registration site (see under your Current Registrations). Sign-ups are open from November 22nd at 3 pm to Dec 3rd at 11:59 pm.
- ALL runners will be called to enter the start procedure line 8 minutes prior to their assigned/picked start time. Please be race-ready when your name is called.
- 2024-25 Start Procedures are here.
- WIOL Rules are here and the Public Rules are here.
- Site map will be posted here closer to the meet.
- Start list will be posted here closer to the meet. Please note we have 9 courses and we start 7 courses every two minutes- greyed out squares on the start list means we are not starting that course at that time.
Winter League is the Pacific Northwest’s premier competitive orienteering series for all ages.
- Elementary, Middle School, High School and College students compete under the banner of the Washington Interscholastic Orienteering League (WIOL).
- Winter League public courses offer a range of categories from a competitive long advanced category to non-competitive beginner-friendly categories at every event!
COURSES
Course designer(s): Ben Humphrey & Dave Tallent
Public Courses
| Controls | Length | Climb | |
| Beginner | 11 | 1.0 km | 15 m |
| Advanced Beginner | 13 | 1.7 km | 70 m |
| Intermediate | 15 | 2.6 km | 80 m |
| Short Advanced | 19 | 3.4 km | 150 m |
| Long Advanced | 22 | 3.8 km | 185 m |
WIOL Courses
| Controls | Length | Climb | |
| Elementary | 11 | 1.0 km | 15 m |
| Middle School | 12 | 1.6 km | 45 m |
| Rookie-Female | 13 | 1.7 km | 70 m |
| Rookie-Male | 12 | 1.9 km | 65 m |
| JV Female / Collegiate JV | 15 | 2.6 km | 80 m |
| JV Male | 15 | 2.3 km | 95 m |
| Varsity | 17 | 3.3 km | 150 m |
| Collegiate Varsity | 22 | 3.8 km | 185 m |
How are courses measured?
Courses are measured as the crow flies, in a direct line from control to control. Unless you have wings, you will travel farther than this distance! Courses are measured in kilometers, so a good rule of thumb is to simply round up to miles to estimate how far you will go. So in a 5 kilometer race, you’ll likely travel up to 5 miles.
COURSE NOTES
Shoreline College / Shoreview Park is an exciting blend of urban and forested terrain.
We will be starting this year on campus with some urban sprint style complexity, venturing off into the hinterlands for the core of the courses, and returning to sprint it out at the finish. More advanced course runners will want to look out for building level control descriptors.
The trail network has changed a bit since the last mapping, but we’ve updated it for accuracy where it matters. Leaves have fallen that will obscure some of the fainter trails and you may find some advantageously fallen trees paving the way to your next control.
The campus has an active construction project underway, and these areas have been marked OOB. While this is mostly for safety, you may run across newly built pathways leading through these areas that will take you who knows where? We can’t update the map until construction is complete so, best to stay out and stay on course!
While the courses are on the shorter side, the terrain has a bit of relief when dropping into the parklands, so pace yourselves out there, read the contours, and have fun.
The map scale is at 1:4,000 with a 2.5-meter contour interval.
SCHEDULE
This event is Pre-Registration Only.
Schedule:
9:00 am – Info tent and newcomer instruction opens
9:38 am – Start process begins
9:46 am – First start
12:30 pm – Last start
2:30 pm – Course closure
Why is there a start window?
This event uses an interval start, which means that participants are started in waves instead of all at once. When you arrive at the start tent, find the chute for your course and follow the start volunteer’s instructions.
PRICES
PRE-REGISTRATION PRICES
$22 base price
– subtract $5 for CascadeOC members
– subtract $5 for using your own e-punch
Participating as a group? Just $5 for each additional adult (18+) group
member, no cost for additional minors. Max group size is 4 participants.
What’s an e-punch?
An e-punch records your race. At each control, you’ll dip the e-punch into an electronic box, which will beep and flash as confirmation. After you finish, you’ll download the e-punch at the download tent and get a receipt that show which controls you visited and how long you took between each; these are your “splits.”
Part of the fun of orienteering is comparing your splits with people who completed the same course, and discussing the routes you took!
SIGN UP
There is no Day-of-Event registration. Pre-registration will close Wednesday 12/3/2025 at 11:59:00 PM.
Remember to also sign up for a start time for public runners. Start time sign-ups for WL #3 will be open from November 22nd at 3 pm to Dec 3rd at 11:59 pm.
LOCATION
PARKING
CARPOOL
Looking for a carpool? Join the club email group and share your request to find a ride.
THE MAP
This map is like two venues in one: the hilly and wooded Shoreview Park and the complex campus of Shoreline Community College. Be prepared to switch mental gears as you move between the two!
This venue is mapped to sprint standard (or ISSOM, the International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps). The sprint standard has a few key differences from traditional orienteering maps (or ISOM, the International Specification for Orienteering Maps):
- Some features (usually walls) can be marked as uncrossable (illegal to cross)
- Out-of-bounds is represented by olive green, which is used often for flower beds or private areas
- Footpaths and paved areas appear tan
- There are additional urban symbols, including canopies, which illustrate covered passageways
Read more on the map page
SAFETY & ETIQUETTE
Return to the Finish
All participants MUST return to the finish and download their e-punch or turn in their punch card.
Even if you have not finished your course, you must still return to the the finish and confirm with event staff that you have returned safely.
Out of Bounds
Some areas may be marked out of bounds. It is imperative to respect these boundaries to maintain our relationships with land managers. Participants MUST NOT go out of bounds. Any participant caught going out of bounds will be disqualified.
Course Closure
All participants MUST return to the finish by course closure time. If a participant does not return by course closure, event volunteers will begin coordinating a search party.
If you need a long time on the course, start as early in the start window as possible, wear a watch, and be prepared to cut your course short to make it back by the course closure time.
Whistle
All participants MUST carry a whistle on the course. Complimentary whistles are available at the start tent (please only take one).
If you are injured on the course and need assistance, blow three long blasts to call for help.
If you hear a call for help, abandon your course to find the person in distress.
Voices
Part of the fun and fairness of orienteering is navigating your own course, so please be polite when you find a checkpoint and don’t holler that you’ve found it.
