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
Hikers Explore Dry River Canyon
At one time, where the dry Millican Valley lies today, sat a giant seep lake called Lake Millican. That feature goes back to the Pleistocene
XC Ski Trail Maintenance — An Update from Eric Ness
CONC volunteers have carried out a lot of ski trail maintenance over the last few weeks. On Sunday, November 14, Dennis Krakow organized a rugged
Trail Work after the Big Blow
Through the end of October, CONC volunteers completed survey and clearing of 20 of the 23.5 miles of snowshoe trail. Substantially fewer blowdown was encountered
Paulina Lake in the Snow
Last Sunday eight folks hiked up the Ponderosa Trail from 10 Mile Sno-Park to Paulina Lake and back down the Ogden Trail. We cut back
Volunteers Stock Shelters with Firewood for Winter
Here is a report from Gary Elnan, who volunteered to organize CONC’s efforts to cut, transport, and stack firewood for the Club’s winter shelters: I
Glorious Fall Hike Along the Metolius River
On Sunday October 17th, several CONC members went in search of fall colors along the Metolius River. The group, led by CONC president Jerry Sebestyen,