Programme O-Ringen Värmland 2017
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22 PROGRAMME O-RINGEN VÄRMLAND <strong>2017</strong><br />
Stage 2 - Karlstad’s municipality Stage<br />
ARENA SKJUTSBOL<br />
12.<br />
11.<br />
Sit<br />
Sit<br />
COMPETITION AREA<br />
TO/FROM<br />
BUSES<br />
At the arena<br />
1. Kiosks<br />
2. Competitor Services/Stage start<br />
3. Orienteering school<br />
4. O-<strong>Ringen</strong> Academy<br />
5. Miniknat / String course<br />
6. Childcare<br />
7. Massage<br />
8. Medical care<br />
9. Team Sportia sporting goods<br />
10. Stage host<br />
11. VIP/Press<br />
12. Tent for DH21 Elite<br />
Distance to arena<br />
Bus stop: 300 m<br />
Bike parking: 500 m<br />
Car parking: 300-1000 m<br />
Distances to start stage 2<br />
CCS<br />
Moelven<br />
SIA Glass<br />
Team Sportia<br />
Tork/SCA<br />
Cramo<br />
Volvo CE<br />
2650 m<br />
2650 m<br />
2650 m<br />
2650 m<br />
1400 m<br />
650 m<br />
650 m<br />
COMPETITION AREA<br />
1.<br />
Sit<br />
2.<br />
Club tents<br />
1.<br />
Sit<br />
Club tents<br />
TO/FROM:<br />
BIKE PARKING<br />
CAR PARKING<br />
Sit<br />
1.<br />
1.<br />
9.<br />
TO START<br />
TO/FROM::<br />
SHOWERS<br />
CHILDCARE<br />
MINIKNAT<br />
10.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
7.<br />
Remember to pass through<br />
the verification station on<br />
your way to start<br />
Elite Sprint tuesday july 25<br />
The Elite Sprint will take place on Tuesday, July 25 in central Arvika<br />
with the finish located in the central square. For the first time this<br />
year, all elite classes, including DH18E and DH20E will also run the<br />
Elite Sprint, in addition to DH21E.<br />
DH18E and DH20E will start beginning at 2:45pm. DH21E will<br />
start after 5:30pm. The start order will be reversed from stage<br />
1.The Arvika square is located about 3km from O-<strong>Ringen</strong> City.<br />
Come along to the square for a fun afternoon with the Elite Sprint!<br />
6.<br />
5.<br />
8.<br />
Beautiful and pristine<br />
nature in highly detailed<br />
orienteering terrain<br />
The terrain for Stage 2 is located to the east of<br />
Stage 1 and is dominated by several large hills.<br />
Their hilltops and upper parts of the slopes are<br />
covered with stately mature pine forest, blueberry<br />
bushes, and a variety of mosses and lichens.<br />
These areas offer excellent visibility and runnability<br />
for competitors. The open summit of one<br />
of the larger hills used to be a gathering place for<br />
local villagers, where they would dance and sing<br />
during the long summer evenings. The beautiful<br />
and detailed slopes of this hill, known traditionally<br />
as Party Hill, will be visited by most of the courses<br />
and will offer some of the day’s most enjoyable<br />
orienteering challenges. The valleys separating<br />
the large hills are often covered by younger forest<br />
with limited visibility, where it is still possible to<br />
maintain good speed while paying close attention<br />
to your compass.<br />
The early parts of the courses that start from<br />
Starts CCS, Moelven, SIA Glass, and Team Sportia<br />
climb up a gradual, and somewhat bland,<br />
slope. While such a hillside is fairly simple to<br />
navigate as long as you maintain map contact,<br />
it is very difficult to relocate the moment you<br />
lose focus. After passing through a green valley,<br />
many courses will end up in a very difficult<br />
and fun area. Here, it might be tempting for<br />
you to stop for an extra moment or two and<br />
just admire the glorious old forest around you,<br />
where with a little extra luck you might even<br />
spot a rare wood grouse. The longer courses<br />
continue from here, going over several hills,<br />
and featuring tricky route choice legs and<br />
slope orienteering. The final parts of the courses<br />
pass through some very fast terrain. On the<br />
way back to the finish, you will cross a couple<br />
of gradual hills and the find yourself running<br />
at full speed on rocky trails, navigating using<br />
green areas and cultivated fields.<br />
The courses that start at Starts Tork/SCA,<br />
Cramo, and Volvo CE spend a greater portion<br />
of time in the flatter hills, but also wander a bit<br />
into the detailed areas. A number of controls<br />
here might seem simple at a glance, but are<br />
surprisingly easy to miss on the somewhat<br />
vague hillsides. The ancient trail network is<br />
supplemented by a number of new trails that<br />
help the easier courses make their way between<br />
and over the hills.<br />
Even though Stage 2 is a shortened long distance,<br />
most courses still have some challenging<br />
route choice legs, where difficult decisions<br />
have to be made. However, going straight on<br />
the line is the fastest route for many of the legs<br />
located along the tricky hillsides. A good strategy<br />
here would be to keep a precise bearing<br />
while traversing the slopes (both on the way<br />
up and down) and carefully read all the contour<br />
and rock features as you navigate into the<br />
control circle. And when the navigation gets a<br />
bit simpler, don’t forget to turn up the speed!<br />
Mapper: Per Bengtsson<br />
Course setters: Jonas Bergenfur and Ann Hyvönen