WEO # 8 - Nose Hill @ Shaganappi Results Wednesday Evening series

Organizers: Marsha Fehr (Controller), Brad Gregor (Event Director)

Map: Nose Hill North (1:10,000)

A BIG thank you to all the volunteers (registration, timing and control setters and picker-uppers) - Tory, Marsha, Kitty, Marion, Oleg, Don B, and Brad, who braved the wet and cold to help out! Thanks to Brad for putting on his first WEO!

We had a surprisingly good turn out given the weather, and we thank all the participants who made the volunteer efforts worthwhile!

Course Notes:

• Washrooms are available on site at the Shaganappi NW Edgemont Boulevard Parking Lot.
• Please bring your own water and snacks.
• Parking will be at the Shaganappi NW Edgemont Boulevard Parking Lot. Check in will be at the northeast corner of the north most parking lot.
• The map: Nose Hill,
  • scale 1:10,000 for intermediate and Advanced courses,
  • scale 1:7500 for the beginner course,
  • contour interval 2.5m,
  • Xs on the map are often log teepees or another structure. Some have since fallen and others are new; not all are mapped appropirately.
  • Updated 2022.
• The terrain for the Beginners course is mostly trail (mix of paved and gravel) and surrounding vegetation is prairie grassland, rose bushes and a mix of wildflowers. For the Intermediate and Advanced courses, compass bearings and pace counting will be useful due in the rolling prairie grassland as well as in the forested sections.
• Gaiters or long pants are recommended.
• A coyote was sighted on the north section of the map.

Courses:

• Beginner 1.7 km, controls are near trails or have obvious collecting features.
• Intermediate 2.7 km, requires navigation off trails.
• Advanced 4.4 km, requires navigation off trails.

2023 Wednesday Evening Orienteering (WEO) Series

• Regular orienteering on Wednesday evenings - this means in-person with control flags and SI units in the terrain from 6:30-8pm on the day of the event.
• You will need an SI stick; you can borrow one from the club on the night of the event if you do not own one.
• You will have to pre-register for the events.
  • You can pay for each session separately
  • You can sign up for the series and get a discount
• The last day to register for each Wednesday event is the Monday evening before it to guarantee we have a map printed for you.
• You will need to be a 2023 member of Foothills Orienteering (FWOC), a 2023 member of another Canadian orienteering club, or purchase a “day of the event membership”.
• We will be using Maprun6 so, if you registered for the event, you can run anytime if you do not want to run on the evening of the event.
• There will be about 20 Wednesday Evenings in the series.

NOTE: After having registered for an event, you can make changes to your course selection on the Interpodia website. Login. Go to "Event Registrations" section in the menu on the left side of the screen. Click on the “Manage” button on the event you want to revise. Click view/edit registration. Click on the edit button on Course Selection. Revise your selection there; for example, if you won't be able to attend unexpectedly, you can choose to get a map PDF instead.

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