October 19, 2024 by Caroline Sandbo
Register soon for the Winter League North Training on October 26th at Lynndale Park! Training is free and open to all, but pre-registration is required by midnight on Wednesday, October 23rd. We offer three levels of courses: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. See our info page here.
October 14, 2024 by Ing Uhlin
Saturday will bring a tripleheader; Skeleton Bones, Annual General Meeting, and Vampire-O.
SCHEDULE
12:00-2:30 pm – Choose Your Adventure: Skeleton Bones! at Bellevue College
3:00-4:30 pm – Annual Club Meeting in Room N201, south end of Bellevue College
5:00-8:00 pm – Choose Your Adventure: Vampire-O! at Robinswood Park
Free parking at BC Lot 12 with promo code.
Please pre-register online to help with our map counts for printing. Day-of-event registration will also be available.
More info on the event pages: Skeleton Bones, Annual Meeting, Vampire-O.
COC Members: Please return your ballot / survey / RSVP for pizza by Wed Oct 16. (Emailed out 10/13)
October 7, 2024 by Michelle Kastner
September 26, 2024 by Michelle Kastner
September 5, 2024 by Ing Uhlin
Join us for the Corn Maze on Sunday September 15 at Bob’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Farm in Snohomish.
Special Notes
1. The start is at 8:15 am, which is 1 hour earlier than previous years.
2. Pre-registration only, closing Thu Sep. 12, 9:00 pm. There is no day-of-event registration.
3. Start will be on the south side of the road (by the farm). The map exchange and Finish will be at the maze as usual, and Download will be at the Start.
The Corn Maze is just a one-size-fits-all course for beginners through advanced runners. We’ll have a mass start and one map exchange. 12 checkpoints will be marked on the first map. Once you visit all 12 checkpoints (in any order you want), you’ll be given a second map with 12 more checkpoints (which you can also visit in any order you want). The total time limit is 75 minutes. See the event page for more info and register here.
August 22, 2024 by John Brady
Cascade Orienteering Club’s next race and final in the 2024 Wednesday Evening Series (WES):
August 13, 2024 by John Brady
Wednesday August 13th at the Maple Valley Farmers Market: be there. This small little venue makes for a fun set of trails and some off-trail opportunities (if you have the right clothing). After, join in on a free BBQ. Bring your own side dish to add to the community. Information about the venue can been seen on the event page here.
Information about the map and history of the property can be found here.
June 28, 2024 by Ing Uhlin
The second event in the 2024 Wednesday Evening Series will be held at Shoreline CC and Boeing Creek Park on July 10. The course designer team consists of Finlay Rebbeck and Chloe Harford. Finlay is an avid and accomplished junior orienteer. See more info about this event on the event page.
The Wednesday Evening Series is our most relaxed and casual set of navigation events, held in local parks over the summer months. These events are a little more low-key than those in the Winter League, and we typically offer a barbeque afterward for all participants.
Events in the Wednesday Evening Series are generally less challenging (both physically and navigationally) than many of our other events so they are great for beginners and those less experienced with orienteering – while also offering a challenge to longtime participants of the sport.
The parking will be at the lot on the north corner of campus, near the running track. We will be offering day-of event registration in addition to preregistration. There will be no start time pre-signup.
May 22, 2024 by Michelle Kastner
Join us for a day of orienteering to raise funds for our young Cascade Orienteering Club athletes traveling to big competitions this summer!
This fundraiser event is family-friendly and will be lots of fun for orienteers of all levels! We offer two courses, both featuring traditional orienteering as well as segments on other styles of map, minute-to-win-it games, and a scavenger hunt. You can support these athletes by registering here, volunteering here, or donating here for the event. All registration fees paid will offset the cost of lodging, meals, and transportation for Cascade’s athletes at JWOC and WUOC.
Danny Buckholz, Greta Leonard, Zariah Zosel, Ben Brady, Ben Conley, Jackson Rupe, and Ben Cooper earned their spots as athletes and alternate on the 12-person team representing the United States at the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) in Czech this July. Grace Zoppi and Jessica Colleran earned spots as athlete and alternate on the team going to the World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) in Scotland this July. JWOC and WUOC are incredible opportunities for these young athletes to compete on the world stage, bond with their teammates, and meet orienteers from all over the world.
May 3, 2024 by Ing Uhlin
We are returning to Teanaway for the next two events on the Ultimate Orienteer schedule – a doubleheader in Teanaway in two not-so-common formats.
Saturday May 18 will hold a Goat in Teanaway Forks. In a Goat format, you can skip one or two controls of your choice in a strategic way to gain advantage over your competitors. You can skip one control on the intermediate course and two non-consecutive controls on the advanced courses. This is a mass start event with the check-in at 8:00-8:45 am.
Sunday May 19 will hold a Middle-distance Freestyle event at Dickey Creek. In the Freestyle format, you have to punch all controls (just like in a point-to-point event) but the twist is that you choose the order of the controls. Check-in will open at 9:00 am and the start window is 9:00-12:30.
A Beginner course will be offered both days. See the event pages for the Goat and Freestyle for more information. Register here.