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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

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

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

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 keeps piling up in the Cascades, so CONC ski groups keep hitting the trails. One of the biggest contingents, with seven skiers, did Nordeen

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

Skiers got an early Christmas gift – lots of fresh powder. More than three feet of snow fell up at Mt. Bachelor in the last

Eleven CONC skiers braved less-than-perfect weather but had an “excellent day” anyway on Sunday, Dec. 16. Despite the potential for rain, the group skied the

A tireless band of CONC snowshoe trail volunteers went on their final scheduled work party of 2018 on Monday, Dec. 17, this time heading out

A dozen volunteers hit the woods again to clear blowndown trees from snowshoe trails, this time on the Swampy Long Loop and Nordeen Tie snowshoe

Eight skiers did a CONC Meetup ski on Wednesday, Dec. 5. “The snow is no longer ‘perfect’ and new, but it is great for touring,”

Winter is here, so the Central Oregon Nordic Club is going ahead with plans for its annual trip to Crater Lake National Park on Martin

Volunteers removed 19 blowdown trees from the Porcupine Snowshoe Trail on Monday, Dec. 3. “Bit chilly at the start of the day, but blue sky

The start of the trails to Todd Lake – once leaving the common corridor area at Mt. Bachelor — have been reconfigured in an effort

Central Oregon Nordic Club members found fluffy, fresh powder on the first ski trips of the year Sunday, Dec. 2, whether they were at a

Nine Central Oregon Nordic Club members returned to a classic Central Oregon hike at Smith Rock State Park on Sunday, Nov. 25. “We hiked two

Central Oregon Nordic Club members hiked to Flatiron Rock in the Oregon Badlands Wilderness on Sunday, Nov. 25. “We got blue sky, a warm enough

One mid-morning hiking group trekked to Lower Berley Lake, while another went to the Metolius River on Sunday, Nov. 18. “Six CONC hikers traveled a

The team preparing area snowshoe trails cleared more than 50 blowdown trees in the region of Edison Sno-Park on Monday, Nov.12, and volunteers have made

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

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

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

The Central Oregon Nordic Club has installed a new wood splitter — identical to the ones at the Swampy Lakes and Meissner ski shelters –

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

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.

Winter has not hit the high country yet, so Central Oregon Nordic Club members took advantage for a fall hike to Broken Top trail on

Five CONC hikers had a delightful, blue-sky autumn at Newberry Caldera on Sunday, Oct. 21. “We began by skirting the Big Obsidian Flow on our way

An autumn hike along the sparkling Deschutes River – with colorful leaves all around – was so pretty on Sunday, Oct. 14, that Central Oregon

Mid-morning hikers visited either Clear Lake or meandered along the Deschutes River on Sunday, Oct. 7. “Clear Lake, although just past its prime, was still

The early-morning hiking group did the “Smith Rock Triple Climb” route on Sunday, Oct. 7. “I enjoy starting and ending the season with this amazing

The inn is almost full for the Central Oregon Nordic Club’s annual winter trip to Methow Valley in northern Washington, set this winter for Feb.

Editor’s note: Shari Hogshead and Paul Gauthier regularly lead CONC winter skiing and summer hiking trips to Europe. This article is about the next adventure

Central Oregon Nordic Club members were as hardy as a mail carrier on Sunday, Sept. 30 – neither rain, snow nor sleet stopped them from

The early-morning CONC group enjoyed a pleasant autumn day hiking the McKenzie River old growth and waterfall loop on Sunday, Sept. 30. The 12-mile loop

The early-morning hiking group went to Moraine Lake and part way up South Sister on Sunday, Sept. 23. The conditions were a “perfect cool, clear

Leaves are turning to different shades of red, yellow and orange in the mountains, adding some extra color to Central Oregon Nordic Club hikes on