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
- Providing trail maps at Sno-Parks
- 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
- 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
Rusting Cans in the Badlands and Oregon History
Not all those rusting cans out in the Badlands area are from local households. On a recent hike in the sagebrush, Linda Frost turned up
Club Overnight Winter Trips Canceled – An Update from Eric Ness
As COVID cases increase this fall, hospitalizations are expected to peak in Oregon in mid-January. I’ve been told the “second wave” during the 1918 flu
A New and Safer Bridge for the South Fork of Tumalo Creek
If you’ve ever skied or snowshoed from the Skyliner SnoPark to Tumalo Falls, you may have had a scary experience crossing the narrow bridge over
Stacking Firewood for Winter Continues
The Club had a great turnout of volunteers over the past couple of weeks to help get the firewood in at the Nordeen and Swampy
Winter’s Coming – CONC Volunteers Prepare Shelters
Leaves are starting to turn colors, temperatures are dropping, and the days are getting shorter. It’s that time of year when CONC volunteer activity picks
A Walk to Matthieu Lakes and Yapoah Crater – Hiking in Wildfire Season
The wildfire season here in Oregon presents some unique challenges for hiking. Exactly where and when to go present constantly changing equations, dependent on where