May 19, 2024

The snow at Blue Mountain was mostly melted, but the icy trails made up for it.​

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We had a small, but enthusiastic, crowd of participants on this day, and they were treated to a set of challenging courses, with two special ones modelled after the Billygoat!

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For the shorter courses many groups made it out to Blue Mountain. White had some adventures with Elon and Grayson discovering  a snakeskin and old ground wasp nest (by far the coolest finds of the day). On yellow Summer Nelson and Estee Fleming came in first with a big gap. 

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On the short and long Billygoat style courses all competitors did an amazing job on a very hilly and difficult course. On the long, Ben Brady won with a speedy two hours. From the parking lot there was a great view of them stumbling uphill to their last control! Calvin Olson forgot to clear his epunch before starting and recorded a record long time of over 25 hours.​

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The college crew ran this weekend's even with Zariah Zosel event directing and Kate deBlonk course-setting. Ben Conley and Ben Brady therefore got roped into helping set out and pick up the controls! Big thanks to Allison Brown for showing us how the event computer works.​​

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Next up, come check out a new map at Milltown on April 5! Additionally, from March 24 to April 28 we are hosting a beginner instruction series.

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We are also continuing are our series of Tuesday night orienteering training, so let us know if you'd like to join the mailing list for that. 

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Full results are below. 

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​​​​Splits:  https://www.attackpoint.org/eventdetail.jsp/event_59358​

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You can see courses and routes here: https://www.livelox.com/Events/Show/149449/GrizO-Blue-Mountain-03-08-2025

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Some photos from the event (feel free to add your own!): https://photos.app.goo.gl/ffHEUREukJ2wNrzy8

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