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
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
‘Remarkably Good’ Snow To ‘Good View‘
Five Central Oregon Nordic Club skiers found “remarkably good” snow on a backcountry springtime ski that left the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center on Sunday, April
Tumalo Park-Riley Ranch Hike
Rain did not deter CONC members on Sunday, April 7, as they hiked the area of Tumalo State Park and Riley Ranch Nature Preserve. “I
Spring Skiing, Hiking Trips
CONC members went on both ski and hiking outings on Sunday, March 31. Jerry Sebestyen led a spring ski trip to Big Meadow. “Great bluebird
Trail Descriptions Posted At Sno-Parks
The Central Oregon Nordic Club has come up with yet another way to help skiers and snowshoers follow routes from area sno-parks, particularly those who
Meetup CONC Ski To Broken Top
Six CONC skiers did a 12.2-mile Meetup ski trip to the club’s “traditional lunch spot” near the Broken Top bowl on Thursday, March 28. The
North Santiam Backcountry Ski
Nine CONC members skied the backcountry from North Santiam Sno-Park toward Three Fingered Jack on Sunday, March 26. “Conditions were ideal with about one to