Sept 22 - Night O, Wolf Creek
Find out more...

Last modified: Sep 15, 2023

Calendar Of Events, 2023

Local meets are held approximately every second Wednesday from May to September. In addition, the Yukon Orienteering Association hosts the Yukon Orienteering Championships, the Learn To Orienteer Clinic, and training opportunities.

For the Wednesday night meets registration generally opens at 6:00pm.

** ALL MEET SEASON PASSES include YOA organized B meets, self-start meets and the Mt. Lorne O'Festival (maps only, camping separate). It does NOT include outside events (WCOC, COC, California festival) or YOA programs such as Learn to O.

This page is regularly-updated as new information is obtained.

January

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
           

TOP

February

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
           

TOP

March

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
           

TOP

April

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
April 1  YOA  Registration for programs and membership opens      

TOP

May

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
May 10 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:00pm
B Meet (Sprint) Shipyards Park Downtown Erik Blake
May 13
(Saturday)
Learn to O
Preregistration required, signup on City of Whitehorse parks and recreation site - see YOA home page for link.
Mount Mac Rec Ctr Mount Mac City of Whitehorse
May 17 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
B Meet (Short Forest event) Education dept - 1000 Lewes Blvd Long Lake South Jeremy Johnson
May 26 7:00pm
See home page for signup info
B Meet - Twilight Knockout Sprint - Robinson Roadhouse (part of O'Fest) Across Annie Lake rd from Mount Lorne Community Centre Annie Lake Road @ Carcross Road Forest Pearson
May 27 2:00pm
See home page for signup info
B Meet - Mount Lorne (part of O'Fest) Mount Lorne Community Centre Annie Lake Road @ Carcross Road Craig Brooks
May 28 12:00 noon
See home page for signup info
B Meet - Lewes Lake (part of O'Fest) Lewes Lakeside - West end of Lewes Lake Road by lake (no low clearance vehicles beyond abandoned rail line) Lewes Lake Afan Jones

TOP

June

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
June 3-4 Western Canadian Orienteering Champs Kelowa Kelowna Nordic Centre https://wcoc2023.sageorienteering.ca/
June 7 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Yukon Orienteering Champs, Middle 1.5 km up the Fish Lake Road War Eagle Dave Hildes
334-2028
June 14 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:00pm
Yukon Orienteering Champs, Sprint Porter Creek Secondary Porter Creek Judith van Gulick
June 21
Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Yukon Orienteering Champs, Long Mount Mac Centre Wax Room (lower level) Mount Mac Sabine Schweiger
June 30 -July 4 Open start, beginning noon, June 30 Self Start (map pickup instructions will be emailed to 2023 members) Research Forest Research Forest Kris Gardner

TOP

July

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
July 12 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
B Meet Hidden Valley School
McPherson Virginia Sarrazin
Bob Sagar
July 17-30
North American Orienteering Champs + Festival California, Nevada, USA https://cal-o-fest.com/
July 26 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Last start 7:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
B Meet Solstice disk golf parking / MacIntyre Creek pumphouse (60.745708, -135.107359) Yukon University Emilie Stewart-Jones

TOP

August

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
August 5-13
Canadian Orienteering Championships Ottawa https://coc2023.ca/
August 9 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
B Meet Canyon City Pullout, about 7km down Chadburn Lake Road Chadburn Lake Barbara Scheck 333-2306
August 23 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
B Meet TBD Copper Ridge Benoit Turcotte
August 31-Sept 4 Open start, beginning noon, Aug 31, closes Sept 4 at 7pm Self-Start Hillcrest Drive, West end
Paddys Pond Jeremy Johnson

TOP

September

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
Sept 6 Registration opens 6:00pm
This is a Score-O event, with options for 30 or 60 minute time limits. Last start for 30 minute at 7:45pm, and last start for 60 minute at 7:15pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
B Meet (score O) Magnusson Ski Trail parking lot on Grey Mountain Rd
Grey Mountain Leif Blake
Sept 22
Note Friday date! and time
Registration opens 8:00pm
Course closure at 10:00pm
Night O, bring headlamps, flashlights Wolf Creek Campground
Wolf Creek (just S of Whitehorse on AK Highway Craig and Benoit

TOP

October

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
           
           

TOP

November

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
           
           

TOP

December

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
           
           

TOP