September 2024 happenings... |
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CONC September Newsletter
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President's Corner
Thank you for your continued support of the Central Oregon Nordic Club!
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me at wppreston@yahoo.com with any questions, comments or concerns that you may have regarding the club.
Warren Preston, President |
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CONC Store Hurry over to the Store on the CONC website to order your hats and beanies with our logo. Note that you must be logged onto the website to view the Members section and enter the Store. Sales on the first order closed Sept 15., but if there is enough interest, a second order may be placed.
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Membership Renewal Time to renew your membership, but can't find the email with the 'how to renew' directions?!... No worries! Click on this blog post. |
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Vista Butte Snowshoe Trail CompletedThe Vista Butte Snowshoe Trail is cleared, signed, and ready for snow. With a break from the heat and smoke, CONC volunteers headed out Tuesday in a “Vista Butte or Bust” spirit to finish clearing the abundant blowdown, install trailhead signs, hang reassurance markers and trim for marker visibility.
For more details, photos, and a list of all the hard working volunteers who put time into making the Vista Butte Trail a reality, see the full blog post here! |
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Ski Clinics
Building upon the success of last season’s ski instruction clinics; planning is underway for the 2024-25 ski season. Laura Seaver has agreed to take over from Jerry Sebestyen overseeing the ski clinics. Charlie Cornish has taken on the leadership and coordinator role for introductory and beginner level XC ski clinics. XCD, Telemark and other clinics are planned. Interested in learning? Interested in teaching? Have a particular topic for a clinic you would like to see offered? Drop us a line: Contact Laura Seaver (lauraseaver@yahoo.com) or Charlie Cornish (charliec@ccornish.com).
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Impact of Little Lava Fire on Edison Ski and Snowshoe Trails
Although we’ve had no direct information about the trails, we do know that the fire perimeter reached the southern end of Dynamo and the Old Growth trail (roughly the area circled on the map). It did not reach the snowshoe trails, Light Bulb Loop or High Voltage.
Of course, the fire is not out yet, though fire lines have been established through the area of the ski trails. We will not know for sure the extent of the damage until we can get in and assess
Normally in the fall we survey the trails for downed logs, do brushing, improve assurance markers and replace old junction signs. Since the forest near Edison - including the unburned area - is likely to remain closed until the snow falls, we don’t expect to get the chance to do such work this year. Even the trails that have not burned will likely have some challenges until we can get to work on them.
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A Year, In Numbers
One year ago, the Central Oregon Nordic Club moved to a new platform called Wild Apricot. This was a big change in how the club runs the website, manages membership, handles events, and communicates with members.
Here’s a snapshot of the past year, in numbers.
523: Current membership.
376: Members current as of September 1, 2023, imported into the new system. (Not all of these members have chosen to renew.)
230: New members since then. (This may include past members who weren’t current with their dues on Sept 1.)
148: Number of club events. This includes ski, hike, and snowshoe outings, overnight trips, ski and snowshoe trail work sessions, ski clinics, in-town work parties, and social events.
273: Number of club members who have participated in at least one event with registration. (This doesn’t include events that didn’t require registration, such as Show and Go hikes.) |
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Gear Fix Gear Fix will be accepting winter gear starting in September. The CONC account number is 12958. We appreciate anything submitted to our account and use all proceeds for our trail development and maintenance program. Many thanks to all who have donated over the years!
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“The sum of the whole is this: Walk and be happy; walk and be healthy.”
-Emma Gatewood
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Emma Gatewood, or Grandma Gatewood, as she came to be known, was the first woman to thru-hike the 2,168 mile Appalachian Trail. She hiked the trail in 1955 at the age of 67. She hiked alone, in a pair of canvas Keds, carrying a blanket, a plastic shower curtain, a warm coat and food in a homemade drawstring sack cut out of denim. Two years later she became the first person to walk the trail twice. When she was 77 (after many other adventures, including walking the length of the Oregon Trail) she became the first person to walk the entire Appalachian trail three times. If you are interested in her story, this wonderful biography is available from the Deschutes Public Library. |
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