September 27 - Gunnar Nilsson and Mickey Lammers Research Forest, Night O
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Last modified: Sep 23, 2024

Calendar Of Events, 2024

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 local meets registration generally opens at 6:00pm.

** ALL MEET SEASON PASSES include YOA organized Local Meets. It does NOT include outside events (WCOC, COC, NAOC) or YOA programs.

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January

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February

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
Feb 18 1pm Ski-Orienteering (Ski Club lead organizer) Mount Mac Ski Room Mount Mac Bob Sagar

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March

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
March 4 YOA Registration for programs and membership opens.
March 7
6:30pm for 7:00pm
YOA Annual General Meeting (AGM)7pm. Pizza at 6:30pm Sport Yukon meeting room Dave Hildes

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April

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
April 21 (Sunday) 9am-2pm Recreation Expo Canada Games Centre https://www.whitehorse.ca/event/recreation-expo/
April 29 week   YOA Programs start     Membership link

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May

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
May 1 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:00pm
Local Meet (Sprint) Shipyards Park Downtown Erik Blake
334-8574
May 11
(Saturday)
Learn to O
Preregistration required, signup on City of Whitehorse parks and recreation site.
Canada Games Centre
(confirm location with City)
Mount Mac City of Whitehorse
May 15 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Local Meet (Short Forest event) roughly 400 metres up the Grey Mountain Road Long Lake SE Bruce McLean
334-1353
May 22 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Local Meet - Mountain Bike Orienteering Magnussen Parking Lot, Grey Mountain Road Magnussen Phillipe Côté-Jacques
May 29 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Local Meet (forest event) Near the junction of the Miles Canyon Road with the Alaska Highway Ear Lake Karen McKenna
May 31 (also see June 1,2) See schedule Lorne Mountain O Festival - Sprint Km 1, Annie Lake Road Robinson - Mt Lorne Bob Sagar

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June

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
June 1 (also see May 31) See schedule Lorne Mountain O Festival - Forest Orienteering Km 1, Annie Lake Road Mount Lorne Erik Blake
June 2 See schedule Lorne Mountain O Festival - Nirvana Sprint Lewes Lake (see notes) Lewes Lake Afan Jones
June 12 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:00pm
Course closes at 9:00pm
Local Meet and Yukon Orienteering Champs (Canada Cup meet) Copperbelt Mining Museum Mount Mac Dave Hildes
June 19 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Local Meet and Yukon Orienteering Middle Champs West side of Mountainview roundabout to Whistle Bend. See Google pin Yukon University Sabine Schweiger
June 26 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Local Meet and Yukon Orienteering Sprint Champs Takhini School, Range Road Tahkini Sprint Map Colin Abbott

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July

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
July 10 * Postponed * Local Meet *POSTPONED* * Postponed * * Postponed * * Postponed *
July 17 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:05pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Local Meet Charburn Lake ski trail parking lot. Chadburn Lake Jen Mackeigan
July 24 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Local Meet Top of Hillcrest Drive Hillcrest Kris Gardner

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August

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
August 3-13
Canadian Orienteering Championships
North American Orienteering Championships
Kingston/Toronto/Ottawa COC/NAOC 2024
August 3-4 Alaska Orienteeering Festival Near Anchorage Hatcher Pass and Willow Alaska O Festival
August 7 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:00pm
Course closes at 8:00pm
Local Meet Pumping station on Winze Place Copper Ridge Carl and Ian Turcotte and helpers
August 21 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:30pm
Local Meet near Bike Jump park on Sumanik Drive Mount Mac Justine and Barbara Scheck
867-333-2306

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September

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
Sept 11 Registration opens 6:00pm
First start 6:30pm
Course closes at 8:00pm
Local Meet Selkirk Elementary Riverdale Judith van Gulick
Sept 21
Note Saturday date/time
Registration opens 9:00am
Course closes at 4:00pm
Saturday Super Equinox Meet (see home page) Hidden Lakes off Chadburn Lake road Yukon River East combo map Benoit Turcotte
Craig Brooks
Sept 27
Note Friday date/time
Registration opens 8:00pm
Course closure at 10:00pm
Local Meet - Night O (bring headlamps, flashlights) Research Forest - 1km North of Takhini River Bridge on Mayo/Dawson road (before Hot Springs road) Gunnar Nilsson and Mickey Lammers Research Forest. Bruce McLean

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October

Date Time Event Meeting Point Map Contact
October 10-14 Western Canadian Orienteering Champs Manitoba Various WCOC 2024

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November

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December

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