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Night Ski-O at the University of Montana Golf Course

Tue, Jan 07

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University of Montana Golf Course

A fun, night-time ski orienteering event at the Dornblaser golf course ski trails. Come out and test your orienteering and ski skills in the dark!

Night Ski-O at the University of Montana Golf Course
Night Ski-O at the University of Montana Golf Course

Time & Location

Jan 07, 2025, 6:30 PM

University of Montana Golf Course, 515 South Ave E, Missoula, MT 59801, USA

About the Event

Come test your orienteering and skiing skills with an exciting new event from GrizO! Details below.


Ski Orienteering, You Say?

Yes! In ski orienteering, participants use specially designed maps to navigate between a series of checkpoints on cross-country skis. Check out this brief video of a ski orienteering race.


Time

You can start any time between 6:30pm-7:30pm. Sign up for a preferred time slot during registration.


Location

Start/finish outside of the Iron Griz: https://goo.gl/maps/JFHWHXjDCySy1Wv66


Equipment  We will provide specially created maps with pre-printed courses for each participant. We will also provide loaner compasses. Please return these when you are done. Any skiing style is permitted. All checkpoints are located on or near groomed ski trails, but occasional shortcuts through terrain or smaller trails may prove advantageous. As this is a night orienteering event, please provide your own headlamp.


A limited number of Ski Orienteering map holders will be available for borrowing during the event. Please email grizorienteering@gmail.com to request one ahead of time.


Courses You will be able to select from three different courses for the ski orienteering event: Short (~3km), Middle (~5km), Long (~7km). The courses are measured in straight lines. You will definitely end up skiing quite a bit further than the straight-line distance.


Beginner Instruction Beginner instruction will be provided by several experienced orienteers. If this is your first event, take a look at the "Newcomers" section of our website to get an idea of what to expect: https://www.grizzlyorienteering.org/newcomers .


Start and Finish You will need to check in with one of our volunteers at registration  before proceeding to the start. Our volunteers will provide you with the  appropriate map, a loaner compass if needed, and a loaner electronic  timing chip and will keep track of  who is out and doing which course. When you have found all the controls  on your course, return to the finish and check in with a volunteer  there. Even if you decide to quit your course before finding all the  controls, please check in at the finish so we do not go out searching for you.


Electronic "punching"

An e-punch records your race. At each control, you’ll dip the e-punch  into an electronic box, which will beep and flash as confirmation.  After you finish, you’ll download the e-punch at the download tent and  get a receipt that shows which controls you visited and how long you took  between each; these are your “splits.”

Part of the fun of orienteering is comparing your splits with people  who completed the same course, and discussing the routes you took!


Tickets

  • Member Individual Entry

    For adults members of GrizO participating individually

    $8.00
    +$0.20 service fee
  • Member Group Entry

    For member adult participant groups of two or more

    $15.00
    +$0.38 service fee
  • First Event

    For anyone who is participating in a GrizO event for the first time

    $5.00
    +$0.13 service fee
  • First Event Group

    For any group that is participating in a GrizO event for the first time

    $10.00
    +$0.25 service fee
  • Standard Individual Entry

    For non-member adults participating individually

    $15.00
    +$0.38 service fee
  • Junior Entry

    For youth age 12-20

    $5.00
    +$0.13 service fee
  • Kid Entry

    For kids under 12

    $0.00
  • Volunteer Entry

    For anyone who volunteers at this event

    $0.00

Total

$0.00

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