Done and Dusted!

Thanks everyone for coming to Alberta for a wonderful week of orienteering and sight-seeing and socializing. Thanks for taking part with a spirit of friendly competition, cooperation and enthusiasm. We organizers really did enjoy putting on these events thanks in no small part to your enthusiasm, patience, support, and understanding.

We hope to see you this fall at the North American Championships or next year in Ottawa for the 50th Canadian National Championships in Canada's 150th birthday. See you there.


Results
All results on the Results page
Including World Ranking Event points


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The last control to be picked up from the 2016 Icefields Parkway Orienteering Festival!
Some stories & photos to help you relive the festival...


​Volunteers
After the final races on Monday the volunteers took all the remaining equipment back to its storage and had a wind-down party! Thanks for coming everyone - we had a great time hosting you.
Schedule changes

Latest news: University of Calgary confirmed as venue for Sprint & Sprint relay!

Due to the extraordinary buffaloberry crop this year which is attracting many more bears than usual to the area, Alberta Parks has closed much of our competition terrain for safety reasons. We are working to provide racing at other venues. Here is the latest information:  


Bonus Map #4 Canmore Mines & Golf
Cancelled

Friday July 29 Training Day
Cancelled
No alternative plans.

Saturday July 30 Middle distance
Okay, will go ahead as planned at Rafter Six.

Sunday July 31 Long distance
Moved from CNC
Confirmed: The Long Distance race will be held on Rafter Six – same location as Middle distance.

Monday July 31 Sprint distance
Moved from CNC
Confirmed: The Sprint race will be held at the University of Calgary. Directions and other details to follow.

Monday July 31 Sprint Relay
Moved from CNC
Confirmed: The Sprint relay will be held at the University of Calgary. Directions and other details to follow.

​A big THANK YOU to all those organizations that have supported and sponsored this event.
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  • Bulletin 2 is posted.

  • Start times for all races are posted.
    Note for Open Classes: Start times are not given to those on Open classes, who may start anytime within the start window as spots become available.
  • Course details for all races are now posted
Online registration is now closed.

​Registration after online registration closes
  • Championship classes: A very few entries may be available after online registration closes, depending on start list vacancies. Allocation of these limited spots will be at the discretion of the organizers and will incur a premium fee. Contact the registrar by email or go to the registration desk at the event.
  • Open classes: There will be a limited number of on-the-day entries available in the Open classes, depending on the number of spare maps prepared. Go to the registration desk at the event to register on the day.
Join us July 23 - August 1, 2016 for the Icefields Parkway Orienteering Festival held in the outstanding natural beauty of the Canadian Rockies. Events will be held from one end of the world famous Icefields Parkway to the other on challenging, fun, high quality new and updated maps of some very special terrain.

The Icefields Parkway is considered by many to be the most spectacular drive on the planet. It passes through the UNESCO World Heritage site Canadian Rockies Parks, with their rugged mountain peaks, icefields and glaciers, alpine meadows, lakes, waterfalls, extensive karst cave systems and deeply incised canyons.

The festival begins near Jasper then travels south along the Icefields Parkway, past the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park, to the rocky peaks and lush valley of Banff National Park and the historic mountain towns of Canmore and Banff. This journey shows off Canada's unparalleled natural beauty and offers up lots of extra-curricular activities - including hiking, hot springs, biking, and top-tier golf.
Approximate Distances
Edmonton to Hinton; 285km mostly dual carriageway with 110km/hr speed limit
Edmonton to WCOC event site: 315km
WCOC event site (William A Switzer Park) to Jasper town site: 90km
WCOC event site to COC event site via Icefields Parkway 405km paved road with fabulous views
COC event site (Canmore Nordic Centre) to Calgary 115km mostly dual carriageway with 110km/hr speed limit.