Entries
Enter on line https://eventplus.net/MM24
https://www.merinomuster.com/entries.
Snow Report -
Snow Farm Snow Report Facebook
Nordic Pulse App- download the app.
29th August
Race Bib Pick up
Lake Wānaka Centre
Thursday 3pm to 5 pm
Friday 3pm to 6 pm
Welcome Dinner 29th August
Dinner: Informal evening dinner.
5:30 Seated for traditional Welcome at 5:45
Meet other Merino Muster participants, locals volunteers and visitors.
Venue _ Lake Wanaka Centre
31st August
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Race day Snow farm
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Prize Giving Lake Wanaka Center from 4pm
Book now pay at the Restaurant
Grooming
Only the course will be groomed and exits from the course marked either with ropes or v- boards. It will be the only course groomed
Marshalls.
There will be Marshalls at all the difficult junctions.
Race map
Race maps are on the MerinoMuster website and will be updated as soon as we are sure of the Snow
https://www.merinomuster.com/race-details
Race Technique
All events are freestyle technique, with classic tracks provided for classic skiers.
Saturday Bus
Leaves the Wanaka Hotel at 7 am Booking essential
Event Details -
Mini Merino’s please enter online It is free but entry required
Start times
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42km Merino Muster 9:00 am
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21km Snow Rake 9:05 am
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14km Double fleece 9:10am
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7km Straggle Muster 9:15am
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1km Mini Muster TBA Minis must enter online
Note
7km Straggle Muster Course 1X Loop 1. GREEN
14km Race 2X Loop 1 ORANGE
21 km Snow Rake Course Loop 1 & 2 BLUE
42km Merino Muster Course Loop 1, 2 & 3 RED
Waxing Service
Snow Farm offers a race waxing service. Please book on the Snow Farm website.or join the Waiorau Nordic Ski Club for $30 Join Now
Ski Hire
Snow Farm has ski hire options but please book through Snow Farm. There are no other hire options.
book Now - Merino Muster
Trail Passes No trail Pass on race day for Race Entrants. A trail pass is needed to ski in race week. It is covered
Bus Race day Departs 8:00 am
Bookings are essential for the race day bus, it is included in the International ski package but you must confirm you are going to use the bus. Bus tickets are available on the Entry website.
Mountain Facilities Food etc
Unfortunately, we no longer have access to the areas in the lodge that some of you will be familiar with. i.e Change rooms or showers WE do have the polar cafe with coffee pastries and pies. BBQ on race day
Worldloppet Passports
Stamping & Purchase of passports will be available after the event on the mountain in the Blue Shed & at the prize-giving.
Visitor to Wanaka -Check out the activities at the ISite
Race day August 31st 2024
Race details will be updated closer to the event.
Please note if the weather presents danger to the participants we will postpone the race to Sunday the 1st of September.
We have developed multiple courses over years to use if the snowfall doesn't allow our preferred course.
We have designed them with the intention of keeping the qualifying distance of altered courses for passport stamping.
Our course maps will be updated as soon as the changes around the new buildings are finalised
课程 - 注意这是真正的 Merino Muster - 虚拟的,您只需要在自己的后院做同样的距离。
这 Merino Muster 将带您游览壮观的雪地农场步道网络。对于有竞争力的滑雪者来说,球场周围有各种各样的地形,有固定的补给站。对于新手来说,有 7 公里和 21 公里,您可以在喂食站放牧并与其他滑雪者和志愿者聊天的同时放松身心并享受氛围。
所有活动都从主盆地的 7 公里环线开始,所有观众都可以观看他们的朋友和家人在 Marys Trail、Merino Glen 和 Highlander 周围蜿蜒前行。 7 公里的选手在小屋结束,21 公里和 42 公里的选手在宁静的梅格河旁经过 Meadow 和 Reid Hut 的 River Run and Loop 滑雪,返回小屋,在那里完成 21 公里和 42 公里的滑雪者前往悬空谷。悬空谷 远在小径下方,可以欣赏到咆哮的梅格河的壮丽景色,悬空山谷,他们绕着环路返回草甸小屋和里德小屋,在小屋中凯旋而归。