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• Snowshoe: Potato Hill

  • When
    24 Mar 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Village Green Park (Sisters)
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Description: Snowshoe from the Potato Hill Snopark (approx. 4 miles west of Santiam Pass, 24 miles from Sisters) up the Jack Pine Trail to Potato Hill. This route has great views of the mountains, weather permitting. The current forecast for Monday is mostly clear skies and spring-like conditions. 
  

  Distance/hours: Trip is just over 4 miles round trip, with significant elevation gain on the way out. Plan on spending 5 hours, including drive time to/from trailhead.

  Elevation gain/loss: Approximately 900 ft elevation gain.

  Difficulty Level: Moderate due to the elevation gain. It is possible, but unlikely, that we will need to break trail on the way up. 
  

  What to bring: Winter 10 Essentials, water, snack/lunch. Dogs are not allowed on this trip.

  Required Equipment: Snowshoes, over-the-ankle waterproof boots, gaiters or waterproof pants. Hiking poles with large baskets are optional, but helpful for stability. 

  Number of participants: 9 participants including the trip leader. Sign up is required. 

  Meet Up Location Information: Village Green Park in Sisters. Meet up next to the toilets (along S Fir St). Trip leader will be driving a brown Ford truck.

  Carpooling: Carpooling can be arranged at the meeting place. If you ride with someone, please donate to their gas fund.

  Leader: John Stephenson, 541-968-3091

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• Meissner Shooting Star Ski

  • When
    25 Mar 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • Location
    Meissner Main Lodge
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  Meissner Shooting Star Ski

  
  

  Come join us for the Meissner Part 2 Classic Tour.  This is a continuation of our trip from March 13.  Our mission is to find the Shooting Star Shelter. This will be a classic ski for intermediate to advanced skiers due to the elevation gain and length of this 9.5 mile trip.  The pre-meeting for this trip will be at the Meissner main lodge to save some time.  I'll describe the rest of the trip below.   

  Trail Highlights: Approximately 9.5 miles of classic skiing and about 800 vertical feet of uphill climbing on groomed trails and a classic track.  We are hoping for a big break in the weather on Tuesday to spice things up.  We will ski counterclockwise up Tangent Loop to Fiver junction then on Paintbrush to the Paintbrush Loop trail.  A drink stop and light bite at the Shooting Star Shelter then reverse back to the snowpark for a quick debrief and lunch at the main lodge. I value your comments at the end.  

  Level of Difficulty , Distance, and Time:   Intermediate to advanced due to the length of the trip and the total vertical feet.  We will be moving as a group so expect multiple short drink stops along the way to keep it fun.  I estimate approximately 9.5 miles and 800 total vertical feet of climbing.  Our downhills will turn into uphills on the way back.  I expect to begin skiing around 9:00 and we should be back at the main lodge by 13:00 or sooner.  Everyone should be back in Bend by 14:00 if we keep it moving.  

  When: Tuesday, March 25.  08:30

  Where: Virginia Meissner Sno-Park

  Meeting Place/Time:  Main Lodge, Virginia Meissner Sno-Park

  What to Bring: At least one to two liters of liquid for hydration, trail snacks, and lunch.  Clothing layers including a shell jacket if snow or wind is expected. We expect to keep moving so all group members stay warm.  Check the weather the day before and prepare your clothing layers for the worst weather scenario.  Bring some additional wax for your skis in case we experience warming snow and clumping slows us down.  (Maxiglide solves the problem.)

  Ski Equipment: Nordic classic skis made for groomed tracks and groomed surfaces.  Your skies should not exceed 68mm if you expect to be skiing in the grooves.  Skate skiers will be on-course so we may not ski up the middle of the skate lane.

  Number of skiers: Limited to 10 including myself.  

  Trip Leader: Steve Sangster 415-305-0509

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• Three Creeks Adventure

  • When
    26 Mar 2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Sisters Coffee Co. (273 W Hood Ave, Sisters. OR)
  • Spaces left
    3

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   Three Creeks Adventure

  Come join us on the Three Creeks Adventure just south of Sisters.  We will meet-up at Sisters Coffee then head up the hill to Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park and ski into the nordic trail system from one of two ways, depending on snow conditions.  This will be an advanced trip using backcountry nordic skis and rolling through about 1,200 feet of climbing and covering 7-9 miles.  We are hoping to get our famed biologist, John Stephenson, to narrate some of the backcountry biology of this regenerating forest.  He also knows some of the spur trails I have not been on.  

  Trail Highlights: If it is clear, the most amazing views on the east side of the Cascades.  Humbled by views of Tam McArthur Rim, bits of Broken Top, South, Middle, and North Sisters as well as views toward the east and north. This is the place to be on a clear day.  The trail up is mild to strenuous based snow conditions.  The Jefferson View Shelter is another amazing place we will stop for a rest before gliding back to the Sno-Park.  The distance is variable due to the possibility of checking out some additional spur trails.  It will depend on how our group is working together.  Debrief at "The Barn In Sisters" when we get down the hill. 

  Level of Difficulty Distance, and Time: Not easy.  Strong intermediate and advanced for this one. We will be skiing 7-9 miles and we will be on skis for at least 4-5 hours.  We expect at least 1,200 feet of climbing.  

  When: Wednesday, March 26. 08:30

  Where: Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park

  Meeting Place: Sisters Coffee, we hope to get the big table for our intros.   Sisters. 08:30 Try to be there early. Please arrange carpools with other group members ahead of time if possible. We head up the hill at 09:00.

  What to Bring: At least one to two liters of liquid for hydration, trail snacks, and lunch.  Clothing layers including a shell jacket, gaiters, water resistant pants, for changing weather conditions.  We expect to keep moving so all group members stay warm.  Check the weather the day before and prepare your clothing and layers for the worst weather scenario.  

  10 Essentials:  Add some glide wax to your standard kit.  And don't forget sunglasses and sunscreen as it is supposed to be mostly sunny with a high of 55 degrees. 
  

  Ski Equipment: Nordic classic backcountry skis with steel edges.  If you have easy or micro skins they will be helpful in some places but not required.  I will either be on my new skis or steel edged rentals from Pine Mountain if they are not ready.  

  Number of Skiers: Limited to 10 including myself.  With John and my spouse Connie, there should be space for seven others to join us on this amazing trek. 

  Contact: Steve Sangster  Text: 415-305-0509

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• Snowshoe: Tour of Meissner Shelters

  • When
    26 Mar 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Skyline Park
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Description: We will head up to both Meissner and Nordeen shelters from the Meissner Sno Park. 

  Please be aware that bad weather conditions can alter or even cancel trips. Also note that the difficulty of any trail can change based on current conditions such as recent snowfall and may necessitate changes to the route. Please be on the lookout for emails from the trip leader regarding the trip. 

  Distance/hours: 4 1/2 miles RT. Plan on spending 4-5 hours, including drive time to/from trailhead.

  Elevation gain/loss: 600 ft of gain.

  Difficulty Level: Moderate, but could become a difficult if we have to do any trail-breaking because of new snow. All participants take turns breaking trail, if needed. 
  

  What to bring: Winter 10 Essentials, water, snack/lunch. Sno Park permit if you are driving. Dogs are not allowed on this trip.

  Required Equipment: Snowshoes, over-the-ankle waterproof boots, gaiters, hiking poles with large baskets for stability.

  Number of participants: 9 participants including the hike leader. Sign up is required.

  Meet Up Location Information: Skyline Park is located on Mountaineer Way, across from Cascade Junior High (19619 Mountaineer Way). Turn onto Mountaineer Way, pass the Seven Peaks School parking area entrance; Skyline Park's first parking area is the next right after that. There is a porta-potty in the parking area. Leader is driving a black Toyota Highlander. 

  Carpooling: Carpooling can be arranged at the meeting place. If you ride with someone, please donate to their gas fund. Be generous for obvious reasons.
  

  Leader: Dennis Damici, 503-201-5184
  

  
  

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• April Social

  • When
    9 Apr 2025
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Wild Ride Brew, 332 SW 5th St., Redmond, OR 97756
  • Spaces left
    72

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  Please join Central Oregon Nordic Club for an afternoon social gathering on Wednesday, April 9,  4:30 - 6:30 pm at  Wild Ride Brew Tap Room  located at 332 SW 5th Street, Redmond, OR 97756.
  
  Check out their website for more info: Wild Ride Brew
  
  This event is open to CONC members, their guests, and anybody interested in learning about the club, so tell your friends who are curious about the club  The Barrel Room has been reserved just for us during this time.
  
  There are four food carts available on site for nibbles or a meal.
  
  Hope to see you there!
  
  Registration is required for this event, to be sure that we don't overfill the Barrel Room.
  

  
  

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• Practice Event

  • When
    1 Apr 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Spaces left
    28

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  This event exists solely for people to practice registering for and cancelling from an event, either through the website or the apps.

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