Maintaining and building trails in Central Oregon
The Central Oregon Nordic Club enhances the experience of backcountry skiing, snowshoeing and hiking in Central Oregon by:
- Organizing volunteers to maintain winter trails (diamonds, signs, brushing)
- Organizing outings for ski touring, snowshoeing & hiking
- Advocating for protection of the backcountry experience
- Constructing and maintaining shelters
- Stocking shelters with firewood
- Teaching Nordic skiing skills for members
- Organizing annual social events for member
Helpful Links
- Send Photos/Articles
conordicclub@gmail.com
- Online Trail Reporting
- Trip Waiver Form
- Dog-Friendly Trails
- Overnight Trip Waiver
Your donation helps us buy trail signs, blue diamonds to mark ski and snowshoe trails. Your donation buys tools to clear the trails. And your donation helps us maintain snow shelters. CONC is a 501 (c) (3) organization and your donation is tax-deductible.
As a member, you can volunteer to work on trails – marking them and clearing them. You also can join us on our outings – weekly and overnight cross country ski and snowshoe outings.
Volunteer to help us keep the back country ski and snowshoe trails clear and well-marked. Help us cut wood for our snow shelters. Help us maintain those shelters.
Upcoming Events and Activities
Searching for Early Wildflowers in the Badlands
It was a bit early for wildflowers, but Club President Jerry lead a dozen optimistic hikers out to the Badlands this past Saturday, April 23rd
Long and Short at Crater Lake
On Saturday, March 12th, the CONC group split into two: the Longs whose goal was Sun Notch, and the Shorts who headed straight to the
Pumice Desert
On Friday March 11th, 16 of the 19 participants in the Club’s Crater Lake NP weekend began with a tour from the park’s North Entrance
Better Trail Markers are Coming
In addition to many, many other projects, CONC VP Sue Sullivan has been busy working on upgrading trail markers. Here is her report: We have
At Last – Skiers Take Advantage of December Snow
In December, the Club organized several ski outings to take advantage of the fresh white stuff after a snow-less November. James Cagney led a group
Hikers Tackle Edison Sno-Park in Balmy December Conditions
CONC president Jerry Sebestyen reported that on Sunday December 5, “we rounded up ten willing souls to trek from Edison Sno-Park to the AC/DC shelter