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
Scenic Views On ‘Louise’s Loop’
Sometimes we worry life will give us a lemon, but we end up getting lemonade instead. Four CONC skiers struck out from Mt Bachelor Ski
CONC Members Hike At Riley Ranch
Nobody can accuse Central Oregon Nordic Club members of using the weather as an excuse to sit on the couch all day. With no recent
Trek To Everest, Annapurna Base Camps
Longtime Central Oregon Nordic Club member Larry Weinberg will be giving a talk and showing photos of his trekking trip to Nepal. The presentation will
CONC Plans Three Ski Clinics
The Central Oregon Nordic Club is sponsoring three ski clinics for skiers of different abilities on the final weekend of January and first weekend of
Snow Continues; Ditto For Ski Trips
Snow keeps piling up in the Cascades, so CONC ski groups keep hitting the trails. One of the biggest contingents, with seven skiers, did Nordeen
Storms Drive Volunteers Into Woods
Wind storms between Christmas and New Year’s Day left volunteers with the Central Oregon Nordic Club hitting ski and snowshoe trails on an almost daily