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
- Send Photos/Articles
conordicclub@gmail.com
- 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
Ochoco Trail Mainenance
The Portland chapter of ONC accepted the responsibility of trail maintenance in the Ochoco Mountains following the dissolution of the Ochoco ONC chapter. Last week
Spectacular Canyon Creek
A number of hikers went out to the spectacular Canyon Creek Meadows on Sunday, July 14. They were a bit late for the bear grass,
Browder Ridge Meetup
Four hikers went up the Browder Ridge on Friday, July 12. It was a strong performance, as the four veered off on the Heart Lake
Close in to Town!
While most went further afield on Sunday, July 7, a few CONC members had other commitments and needed to stay close to town. Two hiked
Carl Lake Hike
Nine CONC-ers hiked to Carl Lake in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness on Sunday July 7th. The first two miles traversed an area burned in the
Browder Ridge Hike
The CONC early Sunday hike across Browder Ridge in the Old Cascades Willamette National Forest offered a full menu of flowering hillsides, wide open views,