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
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
Getting Trails Ready For Winter
It won’t be long now. There’s some snow – although not a lot – on the ground near Mt. Bachelor, so volunteers with the Central
‘Perfect Shoulder-Season Hike’
A large number of CONC members hiked Otter Bench on Sunday, Nov. 11, while a smaller group stayed near Bend and hiked along the Deschutes
Hiking Tumalo Canals, Deschutes River
Central Oregon Nordic Club members are still hitting the hiking trails, with one group trekking along the Deschutes River and another hiking along the historic
Wood Splitter Installed At Nordeen Shelter
The Central Oregon Nordic Club has installed a new wood splitter — identical to the ones at the Swampy Lakes and Meissner ski shelters –
Work On Snowshoe Trails Under Way
With winter just around the corner, volunteers are busy preparing area snowshoe trails. In fact, they did get caught in winter on a work trip
Late-Season Hike To Dry Canyon
With rain and a light snowfall in the Cascade mountains, members of the Central Oregon Nordic Club headed east to hike on Sunday, Oct. 28.