HVO/WCOC Winter Series
2025 / 2026
What
Once again, HVO and WCOC are pleased to host a series of bare-bones, time-yourself orienteering races this winter. As with last year, most events offer a Brown, Green and Red course, and participants download the maps from a link posted on HVO’s website. Control flags will be out in the woods for at least four weeks and the events overlap some weekends so you can do two in one day/weekend if you want. You run whenever you want while the flags are out. The races are honor system based with no boxes/punches on the controls, just touch the flag (no remote visual punching!). No beginner’s courses will be available. In case of major snow falls, revised dates may be considered and posted.
How
Maps and additional instructions can be downloaded from HERE a few days before the controls are in the woods.
Results
Participants can time themselves and can upload their results directly to the respective Attackpoint.org event pages. Posting splits and GPS tracks are preferred, but not required.
Important
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 event. Downloading of any map constitutes agreement to the waiver which is available on the download site.
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.
Schedule
#1 Dec 13 – Dec 28 – Surebridge, Harriman, NY – Greg Balter (course designer)
#2 Dec 20 – Jan 11 – Saxon Woods, White Plains, NY – Stefan Slutsky
#3 Jan 3 – Jan 25 - Huntington SP, Redding, CT – Joe Brautigam
#4 Jan 17 – Feb 8 – Ward Pound Ridge, Cross River, NY – Geof Connor
#5 Jan 31 – Feb 22 – Trout Brook Valley, Easton, CT – TBD
#6 Feb 14 - Mar 8 – Ramapo Forest, Wanaque, NJ – Brian Gatens
#7 Feb 28 – Mar 22 – Brooksvale Park, Hamden, CT – Niels Lyng-Olsen
#8 Mar 14 - Apr 5 – Blue Mountain, Peekskill, NY - David Oxenstierna