January 14, 2026 by Michelle Kastner
Winter League 6 is heading to beautiful Whidbey Island for a race at Putney Woods Park on Saturday, January 24th. Join us for another fun day of racing. More info is here. Register here.
January 12, 2026 by Ing Uhlin
The first Winter Wednesday event this season will be this Wednesday,
January 14th, at Lynnwood Golf Course:
https://cascadeoc.org/event/20
Registration for this week’s event closes at 11:59 PM Tuesday evening.
Currently, the weather for Wednesday evening is “mostly cloudy”.
The Winter Wednesday events are low key training opportunities – at
night – with an emphasis on compass skills. Instruction and general
coaching will be available. Why at night? Well, it’s more fun and
provides challenging training. Also, if we’re going to host evening
events on weekdays during the winter, they’re going to be at night.
Upcoming events in the series include:
January 28 – Lake Wilderness Golf Course (new map!)
February 11 – Jackson Park Golf Course
We hope to reschedule the canceled Foster Golf Links event (another new
map), probably in early March.
For more information on the series:
https://cascadeoc.org/series/w
Whistles are required, headlamps are strongly recommended.
December 31, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Join us at Summit Trail / Rock Creek Natural Area on Saturday, January 10th for WL #5. More info here. Register here (pre-registration is required and closes Wednesday Jan. 7).
As the Winter League progresses into its second half of the season, the difficulty level is increased a bit as we move into more forested terrain from city parks. Remember to read the course notes before the event. Please carpool if you can.
Also, Winter Wednesday evening training event on January 14 at Lynnwood Golf Course. Pre-registration required.
December 15, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Parking in lot E18 just north of the Alaska Air Arena. Mandatory crossing of Montlake Blvd at the Hec-Ed Bridge to the staging area by Bill and Melinda Gates Center for CSE. All areas West of Burke-Gilman trail is Competition Area and Out Of Bounds (OOB).
Join us on Saturday Dec 20 for the fourth event in the 2025-26 Winter League Season. More info on the event page here. Register here. Registration will close Wednesday night, Dec 17 11:59 PM. The event is held at University of Washington in Seattle. The course designer is Peter Golde.
December 6, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
This event has been cancelled because the venue is already soggy and with the rain forecasted for tonight and tomorrow, there is potential for damage, and we don’t want that to happen, especially not with a first time venue.
Welcome to the first event in the 2025-26 Winter Wednesday training series on a new map of Foster Golf Links in Tukwila. We offer an Easier and a Harder course. The Easier course will be suitable for orienteers with less experience navigating at night and can be completed by staying on the golf cart paths. The Harder course will be a significant step up and, given the flat and open nature of the terrain, is designed to encourage direct routes between controls. The Harder course crosses many golf cart paths but rarely follows them. Please see the Winter Wednesdays series page for more on the goals and philosophy of these events. Instruction and coaching happily provided on request. More info on the event page. Pre-registration only; registration closes on Tuesday night.
December 1, 2025 by Michelle Kastner
You don’t want to miss the excitement that is Winter League this year. Join us at Shoreline College on Saturday, December 6th for WL #3. More info here. Register here.
November 23, 2025 by Ing Uhlin
Below is the preliminary schedule for the Ultimate Orienteer series in 2026. We are still applying for permits so there can still be changes. (Open the News post to see the table.) If you are interested in course designing any of the local events, please email us at ultimate@cascadeoc.org.
| Ultimate Orienteer | |||
| UO-1 | 3/7/2026 | Night-O | Lynnwood Golf Course |
| UO-2 | 3/28/2026 | Freestyle | St.Edward |
| UO-3 | 4/18 or 19/2026 | Score | Lord Hill Park |
| UO-4 | 4/25/2026 | Individual Relay | Lincoln Park |
| UO-5 | 5/16/2026 | Middle | Jack Creek |
| UO-6 | 5/17/2026 | Long | Dickey Creek |
| PNWOF, 4 NREs | |||
| UO-7 | 6/13/2026 | NRE, Middle (Marmot Cup 1) | Moses Lake |
| UO-8 | 6/14/2026 | NRE, Long (Marmot Cup 2) | Fisk (Fishtrap Backup) |
| 6/15-17 | EWOC | ||
| 6/20/2026 | Mt Hood | ||
| 6/21/2026 | Mt Hood |
November 13, 2025 by Michelle Kastner
Join the fun at WL #2 at Lincoln Park on Saturday, November 22nd. More info is here. Register here.
October 27, 2025 by Michelle Kastner
Winter League kicks off the 2025-26 season on November 8th with a return to Magnuson Park in Seattle after a few years hiatus from this iconic Seattle park. Don’t miss the fun that is Winter League. More information can be found here. Register here. Volunteer here.
October 22, 2025 by Patrick Nuss
This Saturday is our annual triple-header extravaganza, featuring two Halloween-themed orienteering events and the club’s annual meeting (with pizza!) in between.
Skeleton Bones will have a mass start at 1:15pm at North Seattle College.
The annual meeting will be from 3:00-4:30pm at North Seattle College.
Vampire-O will be at Jackson Park Golf Course, just a bit to the northeast, starting at 7:00pm.