BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250427T170000Z DTEND:20250427T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Orienteering Day DESCRIPTION:Beginner Instruction Beginner instruction will start at 11am and will be led by several experienced orienteers. There will be an opportunity to go out on a short orienteering course together with an instructor\, who will explain the basics of map reading and compass use\, as well as provide you with strategies and tips for succeeding in terrain navigation. To get an idea of what to expect\, take a look at the "Newcomers" section of the Grizzly Orienteering website: https://www.grizzlyorienteering.org/newcomers .\n\nEquipment We will provide specially created maps with pre-printed courses for each participant. We will also provide loaner compasses. Please return these when you are done. The compasses will be sanitized after each use. Wear clothing that is comfortable for activities in the woods and off-trail and appropriate for the expected temperatures. Please bring your own snacks and hydration. \n\nCourses You will be able to select from five different maps (courses): Intro\, Beginner\, Advanced Beginner\, Intermediate\, and Advanced courses. The distances indicate the shortest\, straight-line distance for visiting all the controls and returning to the finish. You will certainly cover more distance than that. Besides differing in length\, courses differ in difficulty levels - the beginner course stays exclusively on trails\; advanced beginner offers opportunities to take some shortcuts and shorter off-trail excursions\; the intermediate course requires some traversing of the terrain off-trail\; and the advanced courses often do not have trail options for some of the route choices.We recommend that you pick a relatively easy course if this is your first event. If it goes quickly and you enjoy it\, you can try another\, more difficult course\, right away. We recommend going out individually or in groups of no more than 2-3 so that everyone is able to get the hang of map reading and navigation.\n\nRegistration This program is free and family friendly! All ages welcome! When you RSVP\, be sure to do so for each member of your party and cancel if you change plans. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Beginner Instruction \;Beginner instruction will start at 11am and will be led by several experienced orienteers. There will be an opportunity to go out on a short orienteering course together with an instructor\, who will explain the basics of map reading and compass use\, as well as provide you with strategies and tips for succeeding in terrain navigation. To get an idea of what to expect\, take a look at the "\;Newcomers"\; section of the Grizzly Orienteering website: \;https://www.grizzlyorienteering.org/newcomers \;.

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Equipment \; \;We will provide specially created maps with pre-printed courses for each participant. We will also provide loaner compasses. Please return these when you are done. The compasses will be sanitized after each use. Wear clothing that is comfortable for activities in the woods and  \;off-trail and appropriate for the expected temperatures. Please bring your own snacks and hydration.  \;

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Courses \;You will be able to select from five different maps (courses):  \;Intro\, Beginner\, Advanced Beginner\, Intermediate\, and Advanced courses. The distances indicate the shortest\, straight-line  \;distance for visiting all the controls and returning to the finish. You  \;will certainly cover more distance than that. Besides differing in length\, courses differ in difficulty levels -  \;the beginner course stays exclusively on trails\; advanced beginner  \;offers opportunities to take some shortcuts and shorter off-trail  \;excursions\; the intermediate course requires some traversing of the  \;terrain off-trail\; and the advanced courses often do not have trail  \;options for some of the route choices.We recommend that you pick a relatively easy course if this is your  \;first event. If it goes quickly and you enjoy it\, you can try another\,  \;more difficult course\, right away. We recommend going out individually  \;or in groups of no more than 2-3 so that everyone is able to get the  \;hang of map reading and navigation.

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Registration \;This program is free and family friendly! All ages welcome! When you RSVP\, be sure to do so for each member of your party and cancel if you change plans.

\n LOCATION:Lion Mountain Trailhead Mountainside Dr\, Whitefish\, MT\, 59937 UID:e.148.74946 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260508T221307Z URL:https://business.whitefishchamber.org/events/details/orienteering-day-74946 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR