• Pre-Registration: Pre-registration is required for this meet. Use the form at the bottom of this page. The pre-registration deadline is Thursday, August 20th, at 9:00 pm MDT. (Note: Large groups have a special pre-registration process; send an email to the webmaster for details.)

  New for RMOC Members: Expedite meet check-in with a year-long waiver. [Details]
  
  
  

• Volunteers: Please contact Neal Barlow (Course Setter) if you can volunteer on either day of this meet: email. If you volunteer, you can still run a course. The following roles need to be filled on both days:

  • Registration Table;
  • Beginner Instruction;
  • Starts;
  • E-Punch Timing; and
  • Control Pick-Up.

• Schedule:

  Saturday:

  11:00 am to 2:00 pm	Registration and starts. (You can register and start at any time during this window.)
  3:00 pm	All courses close. (We'll start picking up controls at 3:00 pm. Out of consideration for the meet volunteers, please return to the Finish no later than 3:00 pm even if you haven't completed your course.)

  Sunday:

  9:30 am to 11:00 am	Registration and starts. (You can register and start at any time during this window.)
  10:00 am	Basic Beginner Instruction will be offered at 10:00 am in the vicinity of the Registration table.
  1:00 pm	Courses close. (We'll start picking up controls at 1:00 pm. Out of consideration for the meet volunteers, please return to the Finish no later than 4:00 pm even if you haven't completed your course.)

• Courses:

  Saturday -- Sprint Courses:

  There will be four sprints courses, which are to be done in order. Each is its own individual course, so you can rest and recover in between, but last start is at 2:00 pm. Control retrieval will start promptly at 3:00 pm, since the controls are needed for the Sunday courses.

  There are no beginner courses on Saturday and all courses have advanced control placements. However, Sprint #1 is the easiest and you are never far from major tracks and the Start/Finish area on any course, so this is a good chance for an intermediate-level orienteer to try an advanced course.

  Maps: 1:5000, 5m contour interval

  Technical Difficulty	Course	Length (km)	Elevation Gain (m)	# of Controls
  Advanced	Sprint #1	2.8	60	10
  	Sprint #2	2.6	50	8
  	Sprint #3*	2.7	50	10
  	Sprint #4	2.8	50	8

  *Sprint #3 crosses a barbed wire fence twice.

  Sunday -- Classic Courses:

  On Sunday, we will offer standard Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced courses. You can find an explanation of the orienteering course color scheme at our FAQs page.

  - The Beginner courses (White and Yellow) will be suitable for Beginners of all ages -- kids, adults, families, etc.

  - You can complete any of the courses as an Individual or as a Team. (Teams of just two or three work better than large teams.)

  Note from Neal (Course Setter): All the courses are challenging, both mentally and physically. For example, on White, the main linear feature is a linear marsh. This is definitely not the event to try Blue for the first time.

  Maps: 1:10000, 5m contour interval

  Technical Difficulty	Course	Length	Length (km)	Elevation Gain (m)	# of Controls
  Beginner	White	Very Short	2.5	50	10
  	Yellow	Short	3.4	60	7
  Intermediate	Orange	Medium	4.8	100	9
  Advanced	Brown	Short	4.8	130	8
  	Green	Medium	7.1	150	15
  	Red	Long	10.4	220	20
  	Blue*	Very Long	15.6	330	27

  *The Blue course crosses a barbed wire fence twice.

• Beginner Instruction: Basic Beginner Instruction will take place on Sunday only at 10:00 am in the vicinity of the Registration table.

• Event Fees: Our standard meet fees will apply, except that Sunday's meet will count as an "extra course" ($5), plus any applicable extra map fees for team members ($3), IF the exact same person / team also enters and pays on Saturday. Please refer to the table below.

  - We accept cash and checks payable to "RMOC".

  - School groups can use our "Request for Invoice" form to be billed after the meet.

  Status	Age	Course Type	RMOC Meet Registration Fee
  RMOC Member	All Ages	All Courses	$11.00
  Non-Member	Junior (under 18)	All Courses	$11.00
  	Adult (18 and over)	Beginner (White & Yellow)	$11.00
  		Intermediate & Advanced	$15.00
  E-Punch Discount (if you have your own -- where to buy)			– $3.00
  Extra Maps (for teams)			$3.00
  Extra Courses (same person doing multiple courses on the same day)			$5.00
  Compass Rental (collateral required -- car keys, driver's license, etc.)			$1.00
  Safety Whistle Purchase			$1.00

  Note: Teams only pay one registration fee per team (plus the cost of any extra maps they want; one map is included in the team registration fee).

• Camping:

  - [Round Mountain Campground]

  - Dispersed camping is allowed in the area.

• Local Weather Forecast: Weather Underground
• Driving Directions: Take Highway 24 west from Colorado Springs to the town of Lake George. Continue through Lake George. After passing the Lake George school (on left) note your mileage. Look for mile marker 261 about 3.8 miles past the school; there is a red and white sign for the M Lazy C Ranch. Take a right onto the dirt road. The road is dirt but easily traveled and maintained for large RVs and horse trailers The ranch is three quarters of a mile North on this dirt road. Look for the orange and white orienteering signs.

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Pre-Registration Form

Online pre-registration has closed, but you can still participate. Please register when you arrive at the meet. You may have to draw your course on a blank map.

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