Host: Western Connecticut Orienteering Club (WCOC)
Venue: Brooksvale Park, Hamden, CT
Meet Directors: Susan DeWitt and Ellen Morse
Course Setter: Niels Lyng-Olsen
The basemap for this event was created by former OUSA Communications Manager Clinton Morse and field checked by Clinton Morse and J-J Cote.
Photos by Evalin Brautigam and Mike Minium
Host: Hudson Valley Orienteering (HVO)
Venue: Sal J. Prezioso Mountain Lakes
North Salem, NY
Meet Director: Geof Connor
Course Setter: Kseniya Popova
Classic courses in beautiful northeastern forests with fall colors. This was a one day NRE.
Orienteering USA’s vision is to create a single, unified orienteering community. A community committed to filling the forests, the woods, the parks, and the fields with enthusiastic orienteers. We are on a mission to enhance that vision on the snow! Program Accelerate 2033 has launched. This is a step by step plan to develop elite US ski orienteers. The goal is to have at least two American athletes in the top 10 at the World Ski Orienteering
Championships by 2033.
Honestly, it has been a while since the US garnered much attention in the world of SkiO. In 2011 Alison Crocker earned 8th place World Ski Orienteering Championships: the best ever American result! Our initial step to connect with those days was in March 2025. The youth team competed in Posio, Finland. Under the knowledge and enthusiasm of Coach Carl Fey two sets of American brothers represented the USA: Erik & Mark Fey with Liam & Euell Browne. Erik led the way with historic results, placing 5th in the long, 6th in the sprint, 6th in the middle, and anchoring the US boys to 6th in the relay—marking the best-ever individual finish by a non-European male in a major international SkiO event!
The USA’s 2025-2026 Junior SkiO team has grown from four to six athletes. They are fundraising for their upcoming travel to Luleå, Sweden where they will compete at Junior World and European Youth Ski Orienteering Championships. Donations will be used to help the team to take part in the races in Sweden and Program Accelerate 2033.
Our six athletes are seeking pledges for each training kilometer (km) covered by ski, roller ski, or foot during the month of December, 2025. Individual athletes receive pledges and all money raised goes to the overall team fund. Pledges and donations can be made at 99pledges.com. Donate $25 or more and we will send you an “Orienteering USA Junior SkiO Supporter” sticker! Very generously, Larry and Sara Mae Berman are matching donations for our first $2000!! We are very thankful for them helping make each donation make a greater impact.
Learn more about Orienteering USA SkiO.
We look forward to an amazing season!
For more information please contact: Coach Carl Fey at carlffey@nullgmail.com or Kara Browne at binear@nullyahoo.com, PO Box 8041, Kalispell, MT 59904.
Orienteering USA is pleased to announce that the US Ski Orienteering Team
Executive Steering Committee has completed selection of the US Team to the 2026 World
Championships in Rusutsu, Hokkaido, Japan, March 1–7, 2026. The following
people have been selected:
Men
Chris Burnham, Green Mountain Orienteering Club
Josh Eaton, Empire Orienteering Club
Women
Tamra Kornfield, Arctic Orienteering Club
For more information about the US Ski-Orienteering Team please contact US Team
Coach Carl Fey at carlffey@nullgmail.com.
Orienteering USA is pleased to announce the teams to represent the US in the 2026 Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships and the 2026 European Youth Ski Orienteering Championships. Both competitions will take place February 4 – 8, 2026, in Luleå, Sweden.
The team was selected by the US Ski Orienteering Team Executive Committee. It is especially exciting that four of the six athletes selected come from Grizzly Orienteering Club in Montana, which is quickly becoming a hub of US ski orienteering talent.
US Team for the 2026 Junior World Ski-Orienteering Championships
Liam Browne, Grizzly Orienteering Club
Erik Fey, Rochester Orienteering Club and NSK
US Team for the 2026 European Youth Ski-Orienteering Championships
Boys Team
Euell Browne, Grizzly Orienteering Club
Espen Chitty, Grizzly Orienteering Club
Mark Fey, Rochester Orienteering Club and Nydalens SK
Girls Team
Caroline Chitty, Grizzly Orienteering Club
For more information about the US Ski-Orienteering Team please contact US Team
Coach Carl Fey at carlffey@nullgmail.com.
The Youth Mapping Program October Map of the Month is Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bellevue, WA.
Forest Ridge School’s orienteering program encourages students to work as a team and keeps students learning and exploring the campus, both during the school year and over the summer.
Are you interested in flexing your cartography skills and joining the growing team of YMP mappers? Sign up here.
US Orienteers were treated to three days of high-quality orienteering in the Boston area, capped by a delightful city sprint during a nor’easter.
Join us on Google Meet this Thursday, October 16th at 8:30pm ET for a course review of interesting legs from this past weekend’s Sprint, Middle, and Long Championships!
If you ran at Nationals and have a request for legs to discuss, or would like to talk about your own routes, please fill out this survey.
The October forum will take place on Thursday, October 23rd at 8:30pm ET on Google Meet.
Join members of Orienteering USA’s Mapping Committee, Jon Campbell, Jon Torrance, and Cristina Luis, for a presentation and discussion of the kinds of things a non-mapper might want to know about the mapping standards for forest (non-sprint) events (ISOM 2017-2 for those of you keeping score at home).
Experienced O-mappers know the specifications and notice map details that you might not know are “a thing.” Every orienteer, from novice to seasoned champion, can learn something about an O-map that can help them navigate well and compete better. What’ll you learn?
Join on Google Meet on Thursday, October 23rd at 8:30pm ET.
If you’d told me the first time I tried orienteering in 1996 (without a compass, because my then-boyfriend Jon Campbell wanted to make sure I actually read the map!) that I would one day serve as President of the national federation, I probably would have said, “Wait, there’s a national federation?” Yet here we are, and I’m honored to step into this role.
First, I want to express my deepest appreciation to Clare Durand for her mentorship and her thoughtful approach to succession planning. Three years ago, Clare challenged the Board to think ahead and prepare for leadership transition, modeling the kind of foresight and integrity we all aspire to. Even as she faced profound health challenges this past year, Clare continued to lead with determination and grace. I know the entire community joins me in thanking Clare for her extraordinary service. I’m also grateful to our wonderful Board, who bring passion and discernment to their work. At our recent reorganization meeting, we voted for all Vice Presidents to continue in their roles, and for Clare to continue as First Vice President in a mentorship capacity.
I’m equally thankful for the welcome my family has received from our many “home clubs” over the years. From COC, NEOC, USMAOC, QOC, CSU, UNO, and beyond, and through military moves, family visits, road trips, and even a gap year on the road, you’ve shown us that wherever there’s an orienteering map, there’s a community ready to welcome us. Those experiences have shaped me, and I carry the lessons I’ve learned from volunteering with each club into this role.
Looking ahead, my priorities as President center on two themes: good process and strong community. Good process means planning ahead, making thoughtful decisions, and ensuring that we’re supporting all four pillars of OUSA’s mission: Participation, Education, Conservation, and Competition. Strong community means recognizing that OUSA is, at its core, an organization of volunteers. By weaving together the energy, passion, and creativity of our members, we can both grow the sport sustainably and deepen the connections that make it so meaningful.
I look forward to working with you to build on our shared successes and to take orienteering in the U.S. to the next level, together.