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WCOC and HVO are pleased to host the eighth annual Winter Series, a collection of BYOM (Bring Your Own Map) orienteering training events. Most events offer Brown, Green and Red courses, and participants download the course maps from the HVO event website. These courses are all advanced level courses and require that participants know how to read an orienteering map and how to use a compass. (Sorry, no beginner courses can be offered as we cannot leave flags out that are on or near trails.) The courses have standard orienteering flags unless otherwise noted, but no boxes/punches on the controls. Run whenever you want while the flags are out. In case of major snowfalls, revised dates may be considered and posted.

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We encourage you to upload your splits to AttackPoint so you can analyze your run and see how others compare. 

 

These are training courses and not organized events. Each participant in any or all of the Winter Series events assumes full responsibility for any and all injuries, losses and damages that he or she incurs while attending or participating in the Winter Series events. Please observe all County, State and Federal regulations that may be in place.

Event schedule:
#1 Dec 16 – Jan 12 – Surebridge, Harriman, NY – Greg Balter (course designer)

#2 Dec 30 – Jan 19 – Trout Brook Valley, Easton/Weston, CT – Niels Lyng-Olsen
#3 Jan 11 – Feb 2 – Mountain Lakes, NY - Geof Connor
#4 Jan 25 – Feb 16 – Dater Mountain, Harriman, NY – Kseniya Popova
#5 Feb 8 – Mar 2 – Huntington State Park, Bethel/Redding, CT – Joe Brautigam
#6 Feb 22 – Mar 16 – Pond Mt. or Tarrywile, CT – TBD
#7 Mar 1 – Mar 23 – Coops Sawmill, CT – Chris Fielding
#8 Mar 8 – Mar 30 – Blue Mountain, NY – David Oxenstierna

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​Notes:

Per the recommendations in the OUSA Communicable Disease Policy (Effective February 1, 2023), WCOC will follow all current local and national
regulations in effect for each venue. 

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Courses will be available for most events on Livelox.com shortly after the event is over. Livelox allows you to upload GPS tracks and watch your route tracks on the course map. You can also view the routes of other participants who upload their tracks and compare multiple peoples' tracks. Be sure to record your route using a GPS (e.g., a Garmin watch) when you start your course so you can upload it later. 

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