42 km Merino Muster race
THE COURSE -New for 2025
The Merino Muster leads you around the spectacular Snow Farm trail network. For the competitive skier, there is a significant variety of terrain with regular feed stations around the course. For the Novice there is the 7km 14km and 21km where you can relax and enjoy the atmosphere while gazing at the feed stations and chatting with other skiers and volunteers.
The Merino Muster skiers ski through the stadium out onto Hanging Halley across Musterers Flat to Meadow hut and back through
Tranquillity onto the Top of the Loop and back to the Finish area. Back to the 42km finish: after coming back from the Loop go onto the lower Merino around the leg back as in the Straggle Muster (see map below)- out the connector that takes onto the lower Highlander track wow you're nearly there.
The maps are a guide
With the 21km and 42km heading out around the River Run and The Loop skiing beside the tranquil Meg River past the Meadow and Reid Hut, returning to the Lodge where the 21km finish and
Muster
Mustering is the process of herding sheep to places that you want them to go. The Snow Farm land was home to the Merino Sheep prior to being retired from grazing.
The sheep are mustered for from the high country in May to graze on the lower country during the winter months. The Merino Muster is keeping the tradition alive _ celebrate with us.
There are no sheep or sheep dogs entered in the event.
