January 12, 2026 by Ing Uhlin
The first Winter Wednesday event this season will be this Wednesday, January 14th, at Lynnwood Golf Course: https://cascadeoc.org/event/2025-26-winter-wednesday-2-lynnwood-golf-course/ Registration for this week’s event closes at 11:59 PM Tuesday evening. Currently, the weather for Wednesday evening is “mostly cloudy”. The Winter Wednesday events are low key training opportunities – at night – with an emphasis on compass skills. Instruction and general coaching will be available. Why at night? Well, it’s more fun and provides challenging training. Also, if we’re going to […]
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December 31, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Join us at Summit Trail / Rock Creek Natural Area on Saturday, January 10th for WL #5. More info here. Register here (pre-registration is required and closes Wednesday Jan. 7). As the Winter League progresses into its second half of the season, the difficulty level is increased a bit as we move into more forested terrain from city parks. Remember to read the course notes before the event. Please carpool if you can. Also, Winter Wednesday evening training event on […]
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December 15, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Parking in lot E18 just north of the Alaska Air Arena. Mandatory crossing of Montlake Blvd at the Hec-Ed Bridge to the staging area by Bill and Melinda Gates Center for CSE. All areas West of Burke-Gilman trail is Competition Area and Out Of Bounds (OOB). Join us on Saturday Dec 20 for the fourth event in the 2025-26 Winter League Season. More info on the event page here. Register here. Registration will close Wednesday night, Dec 17 11:59 PM. […]
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December 6, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
This event has been cancelled because the venue is already soggy and with the rain forecasted for tonight and tomorrow, there is potential for damage, and we don’t want that to happen, especially not with a first time venue. Welcome to the first event in the 2025-26 Winter Wednesday training series on a new map of Foster Golf Links in Tukwila. We offer an Easier and a Harder course. The Easier course will be suitable for orienteers with less experience navigating at night […]
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November 23, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Below is the preliminary schedule for the Ultimate Orienteer series in 2026. We are still applying for permits so there can still be changes. (Open the News post to see the table.) If you are interested in course designing any of the local events, please email us at ultimate@cascadeoc.org. Ultimate Orienteer UO-1 3/7/2026 Night-O Lynnwood Golf Course UO-2 3/28/2026 Freestyle St.Edward UO-3 4/18 or 19/2026 Score Lord Hill Park UO-4 4/25/2026 Individual Relay Lincoln Park UO-5 5/16/2026 Middle Jack Creek […]
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September 22, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
This July, three COC youth athletes – Finlay Rebbeck, Zoe Liu Coates, and Ally Liu Coates – joined 250 athletes from around the world at Silva O’Camp, an IOF-endorsed orienteering camp in the Czech Republic. They were supported by three US coaches, including COC’s own Training Coordinator, Caroline Sandbo. The camp balanced serious training with plenty of fun. In the beautiful Czech forests, athletes tackled Memory-O, downhill courses, O-intervals, relays and race simulations, plus a sprint in the streets of […]
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September 11, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Registration will close tonight Thursday Sep. 11 for the Corn Maze. The event will be this Sunday morning at Bob’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm in Snohomish. There is NO day-of-event registration for this event. We’re trying to expedite the check-in process and stay on schedule since we need to be completely out of the maze by 10:00am. Event info page here. Online pre-registration here. This is the favorite event of many and you don’t want to miss it!
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August 3, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Help give Cascade OC more visibility as you drive around. These magnetic signs are Letter-sized, 8.5 x 11 inches, and cost $10. If you are interested in buying a sign for your car—or fridge!—email info@cascadeoc.com or contact Ing. Limited supply so act fast.
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July 7, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
The fourth event in the 2024 Wednesday Evening Series will be held at Meadowbrook Park on Wednesday July 9. This is a new map and courses by Mack Malloch. The Wednesday Evening Series is our most relaxed and casual series of events, held in local parks around Puget Sound. 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, and are […]
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June 23, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
The third event in the 2024 Wednesday Evening Series will be held at North Seattle College on Wednesday June 25! This is an interesting and intriguing venue that is sometimes complexing. Pre-registration is here. The Wednesday Evening Series is our most relaxed, casual set of navigation events, held in local parks once the weather (hopefully) warms up. 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 […]
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