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
Cold Temps, Good Snow In Methow Valley
By Ron Hoyt For the 18th year, CONC members traveled to the Methow Valley in Washington for five days of skiing, socializing, and, of course,
Scenic Ski To Jeff View Shelter
Nine skiers with the Central Oregon Nordic Club headed to Upper Three Creeks Sno-Park on Sunday, Feb. 10, to ski to the Jeff View shelter.
CONC Gives Lessons To 45 Skiers
One of the missions of the Central Oregon Nordic Club is to help people learn to ski or improve their skills. Volunteer instructors did just
Winds Keep CONC Volunteers Busy
Riddle: what do you get when you combine wind storms and trees weakened by a beetle infestation? Answer: Work that never ends. Heavy winds blew
CONC Installing ‘You Are Here’ Signs
Central Oregon Nordic Club volunteers are in the process of erecting “you are here” signs at intersections of ski and snowshoe trails out of Swampy
Super Ski On Super Bowl Sunday
CONC skiers had a Super Ski to Todd Lake on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, thanks to several inches of fresh powder. “There were eight