WEEK 1 Training Tips WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 Week 3 ,4,5 coming soon

Don't miss this opportunity to purchase your photos for digitally for $9 each www.bossfotos.com/merinomuster Click on the photos - it will ask to upload a clear selfie of yourself (just take the photo right there and then on your phone)to find all your photos, the system uses facial recognition. Participants will receive another email once the photos are ready. Copies sent to race organisers in case the email ends up in spam Here is the landing page, where the photos will be: www.bossfotos.com/merinomuster

Merino Muster food handling Before starting wash hands and sanitise. Wear provided disposable gloves – we have large that can go over your gloves if you’re outside. Wear a provided mask or your own and please make sure your nose is covered. Cooking Tongs are provided. Become familiar with using tongs for turning and serving the food. Keep food in covered containers Serving Use tongs. Once you get used to using tongs it becomes a habit – I know we have gloves but lets impress the club members as once we’ve made a mistake we can get that one back. Water Bottles Supervise people filling their bottles that they don't touch the tap or any part of the container with the rim of their bottle. Condiments We have squeeze bottles – Servers should be adding the condiment _ Mayo, chutney, sauce and of course mustard rather than letting people put their hands on the bottles. (They could have just sneezed into their hand) Plates etc. We are using Paper Bag and serviettes – so all good Cups Hold at the base! Don’t put your fingers on the rim where people drink from. Thank you for going the extra mile – its important we take mitigating the spread of bugs seriously.

1 X MUSTERER Snow Farm Musterers Congratulation to the following Musterers WOMEN Carina HAMMARSTRAND SWE 1st Womens Musterer Alyse Lee NZL 1st Kiwi Womens Musterer MEN Roger HOMYER GBR 1ST Musterer Grant MCLEOD CAN Ernst ABERGER SWE Carina HAMMARSTRAND SWE Tatsunori MUNAKATA JPN 2 X MUSTERER 3 X MUSTERER 4 X MUSTERER MEN Frank Jargon GER. 1st 2X Musterer

14km Double Fleece Complete the 7km course twice Start with a 7km loop in the main basin where all the spectators can watch their friends and family as they wind their way around Marys Trail, Merino Glen and Highlander. The 7km competitors finish at the lodge but the 14km head off again. The Lolly station in merino. Glen is hugely popular with the competitors. If you've completed the 7km Straggle Muster and wished you could ski a little more its time to upgrade to the 14km or the 21km. Double Fleece Double Fleece is a Woolly Sheep. You might say they are all woolly but a Double fleece is a hermit sheep that hides from the dogs and musterers. They miss shearing so have two or more years of wool. They became very clever and hid in the rocks above the Roaring Meg River. 42 km Merino Muster 21 km Snow Rake 14 km Double Fleece 7 km Straggle Muster Mini Merino

Welcome Dinner - 28th August 2025 Dinner: Informal evening dinner. 5:30 Seated for traditional welcome at 5:45 - Last year's highlight Meet 2025 Merino Muster participants, locals, volunteers and visitors. Venue: Lake Wanaka Centre Race Day - 30th August 2025 Race day: Snow Farm NZ Prize Giving: Lake Wanaka Centre from 4 pm Dinner: Lake View Seafood Restaurant Buffet Book now and pay at the Restaurant Grooming Only the course will be groomed and exits from the course will be marked either with ropes or v-boards . It will be the only course groomed and have skate and classic tracks. Marshalls. There will be marshalls at the key junctions. 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 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 on the Snow Farm website. Trail Passes No trail pass needed on race day for race entrants. A trail pass is needed to ski in race week. Purchase an Entry Package for the best value during race week. Bus Race Day Departs Departure TBA Bookings are essential for the race day bus, it is included in the International ski package but you must confirm if you wish to use the bus. Bus tickets are available in the shop on the entry website. Mountain Facilities Food etc Snow Farm has the Polar Espresso 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 and at the prize-giving. 2023 Racers Handbook The handbook is updated as needed Snow Reports Link to results Entrants List Please check your entry to ensure it is correct Bus Saturday The Bus will leave the Wanaka Hotel at 7:30 am. Please check the list to ensure we have you on the list Booked Bus Passengers Please check you name is on the list Entry C ut O ff 5 pm Friday Entries after Friday please phone +6421766910 if you have a problem entering. After Race Casual Dinner Lake View Seafood Restaurant (Above the Lake Bar ) Please email numbers to: merinomuster@gmail.com Pay individually and tell stories of the day.

Snow Farm Web Page Snow farm Web Cam Snow Farm Snow Report Facebook Race Bib Pick up TBC Welcome Dinner 20th August Dinner: Informal evening dinner. 5:30 Seated for Welcome Meet 2026 Merino Muster participants, locals, volunteers and visitors. Venue: Lake Wanaka Centre 22nd August Race day: Snow Farm Prize Giving: Lake Wanaka Centre from 4 pm Dinner: Lake View Seafood Restaurant Buffet Book now and pay at the Restaurant Grooming Only the course will be groomed and exits from the course will be marked either with ropes or v-boards . It will be the only course groomed and have skate and classic tracks. Marshalls. There will be marshalls at the key junctions. Race map Race maps are on the Merino Muster 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. There is no entry fee but online registration is required. Start times TBC 42km Merino Muster 21km Snow Rake 5km Straggle Muster 1km Mini Muster TBA Minis must enter online 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, please book through Snow Farm. There are no other hire options in the region. Book on the Snow Farm website under the Merino Muster heading. Trail Passes No trail pass on race day for Race Entrants. A trail pass is needed to ski in race week. Purchase an Entry Package for the best value during race week. Bus Race Day Departs Departure TBA Bookings are essential for the race day bus, it is included in the International ski package but you must confirm if you wish to use the bus. Bus tickets are available in the shop on the entry website. Mountain Facilities Food etc Snow Farm has 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 and at the prize-giving. 42 km Merino Muster 21 km Straggle Muster 5 km Snow Farmer Mini Merino

A big thank you for planning to volunteer, we couldn't do it without you. If you have trouble with this form, please email:merinomustervolunteer@gmail.com Please fill in the form below or click on the Volunteer form link.

Shop Products available on your entry - go to your account on Eventplus (where you entered and go to shop hhttps://eventplus.net/MM26 Click on my account and sign in ' The shop is on the left of your menu when you sign in. Dinner tickets available here Bus reservations

Race Info 2026 Coming soon The full course is groomed and has great snow cover30th July Entries Enter on line https://eventplus.net/MM26 h ttps://www.merinomuster.com/entries. Rac ers Hand Book Snow Report - Snow Farm Web Page Snow farm Web Cam Snow Farm Snow Report Facebook Nordic Pulse App- download the app. Snow Farm Web Page Mini Merino’s please enter online its free but entry required Start times Start Times:To be confirmed 42km Merino Muster 9:00 am 21km Snow Rake 9:05 am 5km Straggle Muster 9:15am 1km Mini Muster TBA Minis must enter online 22th August Race Bib Pick up Lake Wānaka Centre 31st August Race day Snow farm Grooming Only the course will be groomed and exits from the course marked either with ropes or v- boards 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. Event Details - Note 5km Straggle Muster Course 1X Loop 1. GREEN 21 km Snow Rake Course Loop 1 & 2 BLUE 42km Merino Muster Course Loop 1, 2 & 3 RED Welcome Dinner 29th August Dinner: Informal evening dinner. 5:30 Drinks and Dinner 6 pm. Meet other Merino Muster participants, locals volunteers and visitors.Venue _ Lake Wanaka Centre Waxing Service Snow Farm offers a race waxing service. Please book on the Snow Farm website. Ski Hire Snow farm has ski hire options but please book through Snow Farm. There are no other hire options. www.snowfarm.nz Trail Passes . A trail pass is needed to ski in race week. It is covered by your entry fee on race day 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 confirm are going to use the bus. Bus tickets available on the Entry website. Mountain Facilities Food etc Unfortunately we no longer have a.ccess 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 & at prize giving Visitor to Wanaka -Check out the activities at the I Site The Merino Muster committee endeavour to use safe food handling with the events associated with food. Our volunteers are instructed in safe covid practise. See our food handling procedures