Latest Conditions

Groomers were out last night and renovated and combed the skate lane.  The entire 21K trail system is in good to very good condition with a set of tracks set alongside the skate lane.  There are a few thin in the tracks.  Get out and have some fun on skis.  The snowshoe trails can be hiked in boots or snowshoes.

Groomers were out last night and combed the skate lane.  The 21K system is track set along side a skate lane, 3-5″ base with good to very good conditions.  There are a few thin spots in the tracks.

The skate lanes were renovated and combed last night.  Conditions on the entire 21K are holding firm with good to very good conditions for classical and skate skiers.

MECCA Trails all 21K is groomed for striders and skaters.  The base is 4-6 ” and good to very good conditions with a few bare spots.   Tracks were set Monday and the 11K Turtle River Pursuit course was combed.  The snowshoe trails are open and inviting.  The NEW Mercer Springs Snowshoe Trail, 2 mile loop that is a more challenging shoe.  The Klondike Trail is a 1 mile is more moderate shoe.  The 5K, 11K, and 15K MECCA TRAILS WINTERFEST ski courses are groomed, in good condition and ready for you to register and report your times.

The entire trail system was combed this morning and is in very good to excellent condition for skating.  We’ve had mechanical problems that have prevented setting tracks.  We’re working on the problems and hope to get them resolved soon.

The grooming team has been out on the trails since we got 5+” of snow in the past 48 hours.  The trails are rolled and combed.  They are planning to set tracks tonight.

Mercer got 2″ of new snow in the past 36 hours.  Trails were groomed on Christmas eve.  It’s early season skiing with a 3-4″ base, we’d recommend using your “B” skis.  We haven’t set tracks as yet.  Snow is in tomorrow’s forecast.  Have a safe holiday season!

MECCA Trails are open for skiing and snowshoeing!  We got 4″ of new snow in the last 48 hours.  The grooming elf was out overnight and groomed the trails.  No tracks have been set yet, because the rain that fell before the snow left the base quite wet and the groomer was concerned that tracks would be too icy.  There’s more snow in the forecast so check back for updates.  The chalet is open daily from 8 am to 6 pm.  Please observe posted COVID guidelines.  Stay safe, get some fresh air, exercise and enjoy the holiday season.

All trails are open for hiking with a 2″ snow cover. The chalet is opened daily from 8 am – 6 pm, please observe posted COVID guidelines.    We need more snow before we can groom and open for skiing.  There’s a winter storm watch on the forecast, so stay tuned.  Have a safe and happy holiday season.  We’ll be skiing and snowshoeing soon!

Last evening we got an inch or two of snow, but not enough to start grooming.  Stay tuned, we’ll keep this conditions report updated.  All our pre-season trail grooming work has been done….we just need some snow!