Paskapoo Slopes - RESULTS! Wednesday Evening series

Organizer: Oleg Tabelev (Event Director)

Map: Paskapoo Slopes

Huge thanks to everyone who came out for today’s Paskapoo Slopes event—runners, walkers, and especially our volunteers! We dodged any natural catastrophes (hooray!) and enjoyed mostly pleasant weather. That said, the steep terrain and wild vegetation gave many of us a run for our money.

Next week’s FWOC gathering promises to be a literal walk in the park—Sandy Beach / River Park—so consider this week's adventure a solid warm-up!

Special shout-out to our amazing volunteer crew:

• Elena T, Marsha F, Teresa W — for registration, downloads, coaching, setup and takedown
• Maria I, Roman Y, Jan R, Teresa W — for control pick-up
• Tim M, Sarah M, Rob B, Suzanne B — for event takedown
• Others who I may have missed, sorry...

Extra-special thanks to Maria I for rescuing a lost dog! The coyotes will go hungry tonight.

Event Description

Welcome to Paskapoo Slopes FWOC WEO - take two this season. The first attempt in May was spoiled by a sudden thunderstorm so let's hope this instance will be lightning-, hail-, and forest fire smoke free.

This event offers three regular orienteering maps:

• Beginner/Novice (Technical Difficulty TD2, 2.3 km long (route choice 3 km), elevation gain 120m, 10 controls on or near trails),
• Intermediate (TD3, 4 km (more like 5 km), 185 m elevation gain, on and off trails, route choices, 16 controls),
• Long (TD4, 4.5 km (closer to 6 km), 275 m elevation gain, 21 controls, physically challenging).

Trail shoes with good grip are recommended for all courses.

You will get to see most of the Paskapoo Slopes features - the Big Erratic, Buddhist Stupa, abandoned painted cars, ruins, many fresh springs, lush vegetation, and well trodden trails.

All maps are 1:7,500 scale. Contours 5 m.

THIS IS A HIGH USE MTB AREA: Paskapoo Slopes are a popular area for mountain biking - please watch out for cyclists while on course and be courteous; they have bigger mass and higher speed - and therefore much bigger momentum. Also watch out for other park users: humans, dogs, and wildlife.

PARKING OPTIONS:

• The Paskapoo parking lot we will be based at, called 'Olympic park parking' on google
• Street parking on the west side of Piita Rise SW (adjacent)
• Underground parking lot at Trinity Hills Shopping Mall (300m away)
• Street parking on Na'a Drive SW (400+m)
• Overground or Underground parking at Trinity Hill Tipi Plaza - Save on Foods, off Na'a Drive SW (1km)

** There are no toilets at the event site. Please plan ahead! **

Wednesday Evening Orienteering (WEO)

• in-person orienteering events
• with control flags and SI timing units in the terrain
• from 6:30-8pm on the day of the event

There will be about 20 WEO events from April to September

• You have to pre-register for each event. The last day to register for each Wednesday event is the Monday evening before to guarantee a map is printed for you.
• You will need an SI stick; when registering you can choose to borrow one if you do not own one.
• If you are unable to attend on the day of the event, you may wish to download the MapRun app and use it to run anytime up to a year afterwards.

Course Selection

When registering, there are three courses to choose from:

• Beginner: the easiest and shortest course, suitable for beginner orienteers and families; simple navigation; approx 1.5-2kms. Stays on trails
• Intermediate: requires orienteering/navigation skills; approx 2-3.5kms
• Advanced: the longest and potentially most challenging course (for some city maps this course may be called Long Intermediate); approx 4 kms (or more)

Pricing

• $5 for Members
• $10 for Non-members
• $15 for a Member Family (up to 6 registrants)
• $30 for a Non-member Family (up to 6 registrants)

Become a member to take advantage of our member pricing.

Click the green "Register" button to pay and register for the event.

Volunteering

All our events depend on volunteers - please consider helping-out - no experience necessary.

TRY-IT!

Interested in trying orienteering but feel like you need a little help? Join us for a Try-It!

What to expect?

• You will receive some brief instructions.
• You can try a couple of learning activities
• You will get a map and head out for a self-led walk or run to try the beginner orienteering course.
• All of this should take around 1 hour.

Go to the Try-it page for more information and registration

Location