April 13, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
The Ultimate events are coming at us fast and furiously. The next event will be held on Saturday April 19 at Putney Wood on Whidbey Island. On most orienteering courses, you have to visit the controls on your course in a designated order. On a freestyle course, you must still punch all controls on your course but you choose the order. It may pay off to spend a little bit of time after your start to plan your route and make sure that you haven’t missed that last control way out in the middle of nowhere. There is no set max time for this event, but course closure is at 2:30 pm so pick an earlier start time in the start window 9:30-11:30 am to make sure that you have enough time to finish your course. More info on the event page here (and please check back during the week as we may add more last minute info). Register for the event here. We need more volunteers for this event to run smoothly so please sign up here to help. We need help with everything from Check-in to Control Pickup with Parking, Start, and Cleanup in-between so please check the signup list and help out.
April 7, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
The next Ultimate O event is the Individual Relay at Green River College. The registration for this event will close Wednesday 4/9, 11:59 pm. This is a mass start event with check-in at 9:00-10:00 am and pre-race briefing at 10:15 am. A Beginner course and newcomer instructions will be offered.
The
next club jersey orders are due on Saturday 4/12, 11:59 pm. The new 2025 members-only edition in neon safety orange is now available (
see here). The selection also includes the standard line of red and black jerseys and singlets, and the red jacket. More info
here and buy your jersey
here!
April 3, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
The remaining maps collected at the Finish of the last season of WIOL-Winter League will be recycled on April 30th. If you want to have any of your old maps, please email info@cascadeoc.org.
March 17, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Come join us for the next event in the Ultimate Orienteer Series on Saturday March 29. The event will be held at the Summit Trails/Rock Creek Natural Area in Maple Valley.
The format for this event is a Score-O, an event with a mass start and the goal to visit as many controls as you can within the given time limit (there are point penalties for returning late). Each control on a Score-O course is worth a specified number of points. Generally, the more difficult controls (because of their navigational difficulty or distance from the start) are worth more points than easier controls. Choose the Short (60 min) or the Long (75 min) course based on the age class if you want to get points in the Ultimate Season Standing. Beware that some controls are specific to the Short or the Long course and not valid on both courses. A Beginner point-t0-point course will also be offered.
More info about the event here. Register for the event here. Many volunteer jobs are still unfilled and we need you so please volunteer here.
February 14, 2025 by Michelle Kastner
OUSA recently announced the 2025 National Team. A record 13 COC members were named. Jessica Colleran, Eric Bone, Grace Zoppi, and Mathew Rogers were named to the Performance Team. Ben Cooper, Danny Buchholz, Greta Leonard, Sophie Howes, Jackson Rupe, David Rogers, Ben Conley, Zariah Zosel, and Ben Brady were named to the Junior Team. All 13 are active or past WIOL participants. Read the announcement here. Congrats to all! COC is so proud of all of you!
February 6, 2025 by Mike Schuh
Update: as of Monday afternoon (February 10th) the venue was mostly clear of snow. Expect cold weather at the event, please dress accordingly.
The last Winter Wednesday event will be February 12th at Jackson Park Golf Course (https://cascadeoc.org/event/winter-wednesday-3-jackson-park-golf-course/). Registration is now open and will close at 11:59 PM Tuesday evening, February 11th.
World champion Thierry Gueorgiou: “I do night orienteering because it makes me better.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVcdD9yIO3I) Be like Thierry.
– Mike Schuh
February 3, 2025 by Michelle Kastner
Get registered for WL #7 at Fire Mountain happening this Saturday, February 8 in Mount Vernon. Registration closes Wednesday, February 5th at 11:59pm. Register here. More info here. Volunteer here.
January 23, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
New events are coming fast and furiously!
Registration is open until Tuesday Jan 28 11:59 pm for Winter Wednesday #2 at N Seatac Park on Jan 29 evening. Event info here.
Registration is open until Wednesday Jan 29 11:59 pm for Winter League #3 at Soaring Eagle on Feb 1 morning. Event info here.
Register here for both events!
Not enough orienteering events on your calendar? Check the COC event list for more events.
January 21, 2025 by Michelle Kastner
Don’t forget to register for WL #6 at Ft Ebey happening this Saturday January 25th. Registration closes 1/22 at 11:59pm. More info here. Register here. Volunteer here.
January 11, 2025 by Mike Schuh
The first Winter Wednesday event will be this week, January 15th, at Lynnwood Golf Course. Registration will close at 11:59 PM Tuesday evening, January 14th.
World champion Thierry Gueorgiou: “I do night orienteering because it makes me better.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVcdD9yIO3I) Be like Thierry.
– Mike Schuh
