Organizer: Kevin Matrosovs (Event Director)

Map: Kelowna Nordic

Save The Dates!

The 40th Sage Stomp will take place near Kelowna in the Kelowna Nordic and Thunder Mountain terrain that was used for the 2023 Western Canadian Orienteering Championships.

If you missed it last time or would like to enjoy this spectacular orienteering terrain again, mark this weekend in your calendar.

Details will be posted here as they are confirmed.

Program:

Saturday Morning: Middle

A middle distance point to point orienteering event with course planning built around driving highly technical map reading on one of the best pieces of middle terrain in western Canada.

Parking

At the Kelowna Nordic main lodge parking lot.

Arena / Registration / Finish

Immediately adjacent to the parking lot. We have access to the Kelowna Nordic lodge to keep you warm and dry (and out of the bugs!).

Toilets

There will be outhouses and a port-a-potties by the Arena at the end of the Parking.

Schedule & Course Details

Will be added later.

Planning Team

• Course Planner: David Bakker
• Controller: TBC

Map: Kelowna Nordic

• Mapper: David Bakker (2022, expansion in 2024-2025 that almost doubled the map area. Minor updates to original area as needed.)
• Specification: ISOM2017-2
• Contours: 5 m

Saturday Afternoon: Mass Start

A mass start event of some variety (exact format TBD). With the same parking, arena, etc. as the middle event in the morning.

Schedule & Course Details

Will be added later.

Planning Team

• Course Planner: David Bakker
• Controller: Kevin Matrovos

Map: Kelowna Nordic

• Mapper: David Bakker (2022, expansion in 2024-2025 that almost doubled the map area. Minor updates to original area as needed.)
• Specification: ISOM2017-2
• Contours: 5 m

Sunday Morning: Long

A long distance point to point orienteering event with course planning built around routechoices through the beautiful lodgepole pine forest.

Parking

Along the Kallis Creek FSR. Exact location TBD, will be added later.

Arena / Registration / Finish

Immediately adjacent to the parking lot.

Toilets

There will be port-a-potties by the Arena.

Schedule & Course Details

Will be added later.

Planning Team

• Course Planner: Brian May
• Controller: TBC

Map: Kelowna Nordic

• Mapper: Bryan Chubb (2021-2022). If you were on the this map back at Westerns in 2022, we will be on some areas where none of the courses got to last year, along with some of other areas of the best terrain that we will return to.
• Specification: ISOM2017-2
• Contours: 5 m

Kelowna

Orienteering events occurring in the Central Okanagan, typically around Kelowna and Vernon.

Location