Blue skies with temps in the 20s, great day of skiing at Mecca. Trails haven’t been groomed since the weekend but conditions were good. Coverage very good, some thin spots but easily avoidable. Skate lanes pretty level and firm, just enough loose snow for your kick. Tracks firm, no icing.

Trails are 95% snow covered with some thin areas.  Skate lanes are combed, mostly level; tracks are set with some thin area. Definitely early season conditions but very skiable and fast.

Skiers today reported conditions were fair to good.

MECCA got 2-3” of snow on Thursday and grooming teams were out on Friday morning and afternoon. Tracks were set on 75% of the trails, with a shallow base there’s some debris in the tracks. The entire skate lane was combed, is clean, and a little soft.

Groomers were out yesterday and today leveling and combing the 21k trail system. Early season conditions are rated at fair plus. The skiing surface is firm and has well formed corduroy with 95% coverage. At this time, tracks have not been set because of the lack of snow depth. The Homestead Wetland has not completely froze resulting in some soft spots but is skiable. Groomers will attempt to groom this section early next week. Overall, the trail is very skiable, skiers will be surprised at the conditions. Snowshoe trails are open.

The MECCA Ski and Snowshoe Trails recently received approximately six to seven inches of lake effect snow. Groomers are currently rolling this first of the season measurable snowfall. There is not sufficient snow to set track. Skiing is very marginal; for those of you needing a skiing fix, rock skis are recommended.

Registration for our Winterfest events is now open!

You’re invited!
Mercer Chamber’s Live After 5 event co-sponsored by MECCA Trails and Mercer Fire Department
Wednesday, December 4th
5:00 to 7:00pm at MECCA’s Chalet.

The community is encouraged to attend and bring an unwrapped toy. If you can’t attend, you can drop a toy at the MECCA chalet the afternoon of December 4th or at the Mercer Fire Station on December 7th. The Mercer Chamber of Commerce will also accept donated items or toys during regular chamber hours.

Thanks to our volunteers for filling the woodshed in preparation for the upcoming winter season! Volunteers: Janet Dowdall and her husband, Kris and John Bitner, and Diane OKrongly

11 volunteers stained the chalet, storage building, gas shed, and outdoor tables and benches all before lunch. Our volunteers rock! After the work was done all enjoyed a lunch of grilled brats, chips, and watermelon.

Thanks for the hard work!

MECCA’s Next Monthly Meeting –
Tuesday, June 4th, 2024, 5:00 PM at the Chalet

Timber Harvests –
A few sections of the MECCA Trail System has and will be affected by timber harvests conducted by the WI DNR and Iron County Forestry.  Attached is a map depicting the DNR’s timber harvest which is nearly completed except for forwarding and trucking the timber off the property.  As you can see on the map, the aspen harvest was conducted in the area of the Moose and Osprey Loops.

The Iron County Forestry pine harvest will affect the south end of the Homestead Loop.  This harvest should be starting in late May or early June.

MECCA is working with WI DNR and Iron County Forestry to remediate the impacts to the ski trails.   If hiking the trails, the best advice is to stay clear of the operations.