
Crater Lake Trip
The weather was perfect for the annual Crater Lake overnight trip. 26 club members enjoyed skiing and snowshoeing, and lots of snow, Feb 24 to 26. Heavy snow made the
The weather was perfect for the annual Crater Lake overnight trip. 26 club members enjoyed skiing and snowshoeing, and lots of snow, Feb 24 to 26. Heavy snow made the
Five snowshoers braved a cold, snowy morning to head up to Edison Butte Sno-Park to walk along the almost 5 mile Tesla Snowshoe Loop. The snow fell pretty steadily for
After reports that the firewood at the Nordeen Shelter had been mostly depleted, Gary Elnan recruited a couple of volunteers to replenish the supply. On an ideal day for skiing,
February 18 Snowshoe of the Swampy Sno Park Long Loop with a Side Trip to the Nordeen Shelter A group of seven snowshoers headed out on the Long Loop trail out
On Feb 4, Kelly Clemen led a group of five from the Three Creeks Sno Park. The snow was a little patchy and icy towards the beginning, but as we
John Sweat led a group out February 26 and this is his report. Our trip was far from being a Picture Post Card/Bluebird Day, in fact it was quite the
Eight CONC skiers ventured from Santiam Pass to Lower Berley Lake and back on Thursday, February 16, 2023. The route generally followed the Oregon Skyline Trail through a young forest
Three different sessions of CONC Ski Lessons happened in February. A huge thanks to all of the instructors and volunteers. Special mention goes to Woody Keen and Mark Waters, who
A new overnight trip was added to the Calendar this year — Anthony Lakes, Feb 8 to Feb 12. The trip was so popular that, after the official lodging filled
The annual club trip to Mazama was a huge success. Thanks to Debbie Frankenberger for submitting this report and the photos. Twenty-one CONC members traveled to Mazama, Washington the week
With abundant sunshine, any prognosticating rodent that poked its head out of its burrow near Todd Lake on Groundhog Day definitely would have seen its shadow. Thus, we should be
“Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day” had nothing over on the intrepid group of CONC skiers last Sunday. As relayed by trip organizer Jerry Sebestyen, the winds at Swampy
As you can see it was a excellent bluebird day up at Dutchman Flat. There were seven of us all together. Some were regulars on the Sunday skis but we
The Snowshoe Trail Maintenance crew, under the leaderhsip of Bob Timmer, has had a busy and productive January! The first two Tuesday work sessions focussed on the snowshoe trails at
Contributed by Sue Sullivan With the holidays over, the trails volunteers are getting back out to get a few projects completed on the ski and snowshoe trials. On January 11
January 19, 2023 Seven skiers joined Laura Seaver, Eric Ness, and Gary Elnan for a beginner friendly, off-trail ski at the Wanoga Sno Park. The conditions were perfect, with blue
Saturday, January 7, 2023 Contributed by Eric Ness The Central Oregon Nordic Club is a sponsor of the Southern League Jamboree nordic ski race at Diamond Lake. Bend High Schools,
January 9, 2023 The January Board meeting is the time when any newly elected officers are officially recognized, and all At-Large members (appointed by the elected Board members) are either
Wow, the CONC Ski School kicked off with a bang on Sunday, January 9th, with 21 CONC members participating in the outing. The group met at Thump Coffee in NW
To ring in 2023, a baker’s dozen of CONC skiers gathered on crisp and sunny morning at the “new” carpooling location at Thump Coffee in NW Crossing. The New Year’s
Gary Elnan coordinated the firewood delivery and stacking to the shelters this year. Here is a photo collage of efforts at Nordeen, Swampy, and Swede shelters.
The snow has barely begun to fly, and we have seen some confusion with a new snowshoe trail on Dutchman. The issue is that the old ski trail went straight,
John Sweat led a hike on Thursday, Oct. 27 up Dry Creek Canyon. The approach was a bit confusing as the trailhead is beyond an ODOT gravel pile, and down
On October 6th, a brilliant autumn day, five CONC members set off on a hike that embraced several of the Newberry Crater National Monument signature features. The hike was led
No one can deny that the weather was “interesting” when five CONC members ventured out into the mists for a hike on September 29th. Led by Kelly Cleman and Roz
Ann Padget led a hike with Pat Moen on Tuesday, September 27, to Alder Springs and onto the confluence of Whychus Creek with the Deschutes. This hike requires a crossing
Eight CONC members, led by Kelly Clemon and Roz O’Donoghue, hiked the Tenas lakes-Scott Mtn-Hand lakes loop on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. This 10 mile hike featured several lakes, a
Dennis DeLapp, Mike Bodel, Dave Alward and I made great progress Tuesday on implementing the new Dutchman Tie Snowshoe trail. It was a nice partly cloudy, smoke-free day following a
The Cedar Creek fire dashed the group’s hopes for hiking to Sisters Mirror Lake due to trailhead closures. So several hikers decided to head to the Swampy Lakes trailhead and
Since there were no CONC hikes last week and Eric is taking a few weeks away, I thought this would be a good opportunity to write to you and give
Last fall, the Forest Service gave Central Oregon Nordic Club approval to proceed with work on about ten miles of new and rerouted ski and snowshoe trails on the Deschutes
On August 16, a beautiful clear summer day, John Sweat had four hearty souls join him on the steady climb up to Black Crater. Once at the summit everyone enjoyed
On Wednesday August 10, Charlie Kearns led several members of Central Oregon Nordic Club (CONC) on a major trail maintenance project. They were joined by three Forest Service personnel and lots
Two weeks ago, John Fertig secured a wilderness permit for August 2 to allow six people to hike to Four-In-One Cone. Half of the group met in Bend and carpooled
The group of 7 hikers met up at the trailhead for an early start to the hike, led by Kelly Cleman. The temperature was predicted to get up above 100
The group hike John Sweat was leading up to Crescent Mt. had no takers, so he went solo. It started as a rather balmy ascend to the summit with no