Ski-O at Mt Bachelor nordic area, near Bend OR
Mar 14 2010

We're set for a ski orienteering event on the Nordic trails at Mt. Bachelor. Registration will open at 9 am at the Nordic center, with the starts from 10 a.m. to noon. All participants are requested to finish their courses by 2 p.m.

**Please Note: Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, so plan your time accordingly.

Beginner orienteering instruction will be available as needed in the morning.

There will be three courses:
Short (beginner/intermediate skiers) - ~3 km
Medium (intermediate skiers) - ~7 km
Long (intermediate/advanced skiers) - ~10 km

A few trails will be marked as one-way. Other than that, you are free to go off-trail. Snowshoes are also allowed.

Ski rental: No skis? No problem. You can rent your entire ski package -- skate or classic -- at the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center.

Need to carpool or need a roommate? Send an email to Vanessa Blake at vblakeor@gmail.com with your name, phone, email, what you need and when you would like to go, and we'll do our best to help match you with the right person.

Fees: Participants will be required to pay an $8 Nordic Center trail fee as well as regular CROC event fees in order to participate.

CROC event fees: $8 - individual (non-member); $12 - group (non-member); $6 - individual (club member); $10 - group (club member); $2 - extra color map copy; $1 - compass rental.

For more information about Mt. Bachelor Nordic, go to www.mtbachelor.com/winter/info/contact_us/index.html

Directions: Go to www.mtbachelor.com/winter/planner/getting_here. Registration will be downstairs at the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center.

Kerie Raymond, 541-977-8684