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Attendees:
[x] Bob Ellis, President
[x] Doug Berling, Vice-President
[x] Sverre Froyen, Treasurer
[x] B. Brooke Mann, Secretary
[x] Sherry Litasi, A-Meet Coordinator
[x] John Crowther, E-Punch Coordinator
1. General RMOC Updates from Bob:
A. Promotional Ski-O meet in Steamboat this Saturday
(3/13/2010), in conjunction w/ the North Routt Coureur des Bois
XC ski race on Sunday. JP Ingebrigtsen & Charlie Shahbazian are
creating the map and courses. Trail passes will be $9 (normal
cost is $18), RMOC entry fee will be $6. Skis only (no snowshoes).
B. JP has volunteered to be Course Setter for White Ranch.
Tentative date is May 1, permit pending. Doug will work on the
permit. Brooke will update the online schedule and PDF flier
when the date is confirmed.
C. Sherry mentioned that Cherry Creek courses need to be
submitted one month in advance. John will contact Gøril to check
status.
D. Doug has BLM/USFS permits and KOA permissions in the works
for our Buena Vista meet in May.
E. REI workshops coming up: 3/25 in Boulder, 3/31 in Denver,
4/13 in Colorado Springs. REI's Monthly Friday Social will be
Intro to Orienteering (led by Bob) on 4/30 in Boulder; extra
volunteer assistants needed!
E. Our next meeting will be at 7:00 pm MDT on Tuesday, April 6,
2010, via Skype.
3. A-Meet Updates from Sherry:
A. Sanctioning: USOF decision expected sometime this week
(i.e., by 3/13/2010). Joe Scarborough will be Course Controller.
Bob will convene Course Setters to discuss details.
B. Registration: 11 so far. April 16 is early-bird deadline.
C. ONA Ad: Not yet.
D. Permitting: Doug is working on it.
i. Manitou (Night-O) -- Application submitted to Sue Miller
@ USFS; approved w/ parking @ picnic ground, start @ cattle
guard. May have to pay $5 per car for another day at the
picnic area if anyone stays past midnight at the parking lot.
Cars will pay the $5 fee as they arrive.
ii. Lake George (Relay) -- Application submitted to Sue
Miller @ USFS; they wanted more details about the specific
area we'll be using (which will be the corral area we used
last time). Doug also contacted the Lake George Community
Park people about using the pavilion (it has electricity);
he needs to complete and submit the form; no conflicts
anticipated since it's a weekday.
iii. Rainbow Falls -- Application submitted to Sue Miller @
USFS, along w/ Plamen's preliminary map. Area along the creek
is jumping mouse habitat, which will limit crossing points
and course design. The best area for White & Yellow courses
is on the west side of the creek, which requires crossing the
creek.
E. Control Stands: John got some ideas from BOK. Bob made a
prototype of his own design for $0.55 each and about one minute
per stand; he will test them this weekend at Steamboat. Another
option might be the lightweight stands USOF bought a few years
ago, but they are apparently lost / missing. Will we be able to
get them into the ground? TBD. Doug also offered some ideas
(rebar system, heavier). Four control units are being repaired;
John Crowther will make required software updates.
F. Scheduling: Some have expressed concerns about having US
championship events on weekdays. Decision is to keep the
schedule as-is, since changing all the permit applications that
are already in progress would not be feasible.
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