Snowmobiling
Snowmobiling & Snow Report Let's Ride
Mercer is a cool place to be in the Winter! Gear up for an exhilarating snowmobile trip.
Over 250 miles of groomed snowmobile trails in southern Iron County offer a variety of riding experiences. From former railroad grade, to heavily forested land, to the wide open spaces of marked trails across the Turtle Flambeau Flowage, riders understand why Iron County is the Snow Capital of Wisconsin.
Mercer's trails are part of the 500+ miles of the Iron County Trail System. Riders may head north, all the way up into Michigan's Upper Penninsula as well as east adn west to adjoining counties. There's always something new around the bend.
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February 3, 2021
Snowmobile Report:
Mercer Area Sno-Goers:
8- Good • 8A- Good • 9-Fair • 9A- Good • 10- Good • 10E- Good • 11- Good • 12- Fair to Good • 12A&B- Poor to Fair • 14- Great • 17N- Fair • 17S- Fair • 19- Good • 19B- Fair • 20- Good • 51E- Fair • 182- Fair.
Still expect Early Season Riding Conditions, trails are thin in spots but are rideable. The further north you go on our trail system the better riding you will find.
Please ride safe, ride right, and know where you are.
Silent Sport Report:
MECCA Trails:
Groomer was out this morning at zero dark thirty and just got home. We received 1″ of fresh snow overnight, the entire skate lane was combed, tracks are firm. Conditions are Excellent! Snowshoe trails are also in great shape.
Snow Report
January 27, 2021
Snowmobile Report:
Mercer Area Sno-Goers:
8- Good • 8A- Good • 9-Fair • 9A- Good • 10-Fair to Good • 10E- Fair to Good • 11- Good • 12- Fair to Good • 12A&B- Poor to Fair • 14- Great • 17N- Fair • 17S- Fair • 19- Good • 19B- Poor-Not Groomed Yet • 20- Good • 51E- Poor to Fair • 182- Poor.
Still expect Early Season Riding Conditions, trails are thin in spots but are rideable. The further north you go on our trail system the better riding you will find. WE have received over 4 inches of new snow since our last trail report which helped brighten things up.
Next Club ride is February 2nd at 9:30am with a general membership meeting at the Birches at 6:30pm.
Please ride safe, ride right, and know where you are.
Silent Sport Report:
MECCA Trails:
3″ New Snow on Sunday. Grooming team was out this morning. Tracks were reset and skate lanes have been renovated and combed twice. The tracks and lanes will set up nicely tonight with single digit temps. Trails are in Very Good condition, base is 5-6″. Snowshoe trails are in very good conditions.
Snow Report
January 20, 2021
Snowmobile Report:
Mercer Area Sno-Goers:
8- Good • 8A-Fair • 9-Fair • 9A- Good • 10-Fair • 10E- Good • 11- Fair • 12- Fair to Good • 12A&B- Poor • 14- Great • 17N- Poor to Fair • 17S- Poor to Fair • 19- Fair • 19B- Poor • 20- Good • 51E- Fair • 182- Poor. Still expect Early Season Riding Conditions, trails are thin but are rideable. The further north you go on our trail system the better riding you will find. Club Breakfast Fundraiser this Saturday at Around the Corner Pub from 8am to 10:30am. $10 per person.
Silent Sport Report:
MECCA Trails:
Groomer was out early this morning. The entire skate lane was renovated and combed. The tracks are in great shape. Last night’s dusting will make a delightful day to ski.
Snow Report
January 13, 2021
Snowmobile Report:
Mercer Area Sno-Goers:
8- Good • 8A-Fair • 9-Fair • 9A- Good • 10-Poor to Fair • 10E- Fair • 11- Fair • 12- Fair to Good • 12A&B- Poor • 14- Great • 17N- Poor • 17S- Poor-Fair • 19- Fair • 19B- Poor • 20- Good • 51E- Poor • 182- Poor
Expect Early season Riding Conditions, trails are thin but are rideable. The further north you go on our trail system the better riding you will find. Trails in town now have a lot of snow on them thanks to the Town of Mercer Hauling snow on them for us!
Silent Sport Report:
MECCA Trails:
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.
Snow Report
January 6, 2021
Snowmobile Report:
Mercer Area Sno-Goers:
8- Great • 8A-Fair • 9-Poor • 9A- Good • 10-Poor to Fair • 10E- Fair • 11- Fair • 12- Fair to good • 12A&B- Poor • 14- Great • 17N- Fair • 17S- Poor-Fair • 19- Good • 19B- Open-Not Groomed • 20- Good • 51E- Poor- Unmaintained due to water • 182- Poor
Expect Early season Riding Conditions, trails are thin but are rideable. The further north you go on our trail system the better riding you will find. Trails in town now have a lot of snow on them thanks to the Town of Mercer Hauling snow on them for us!
Silent Sport Report:
MECCA Trails:
MECCA Trails groomers were out last night setting tracks. The entire system has a set of tracks for strides and a skate lane. We are enjoying good conditions as we had a dusting of snow yesterday. Get out enjoy the fresh air. The snowshoe trails are all open. Check out the NEW Mercer Springs Snowshoe Trail. The virtual MECCA Trails Winterfest is going on now, with the 5K, 11K and 15K courses marked.
North Lakeland Discovery Center:
All trails except the Big River loop (portion by the river across Tower Road) and the very beginning of the Green/Yellow loop (due to lodge construction) have been groomed for single track classic skiing. We received a few inches, so tracks were put in, but they are soft and have gotten a lot of use the past few days with people skiing and walking on the trails. We do ask that once trails are rolled/groomed that you no longer hike/walk on them.Snowshoeing: If you would like to come out and snowshoe, we have all of our trails open to snowshoeing- but do ask that if you are snowshoeing on a ski trail to please stay to the side and do not walk on the groomed tracks. We do have our light blue Bog Boardwalk trail that is just for snowshoeing, it is a 2-mile loop around the lake- there is a time where it does pop out onto the main ski trail, so please just stay to the side. Another fun option is to park down at the Tower Road parking lot, and snowshoe the Big River Trail (south of Tower Road). This trail is only rolled and not groomed for skiing. You can make a fun loop by going along the river, and then taking the paved bike trail back to the parking lot!
Snow Report
December 30, 2020
Snowmobile Report:
Mercer Area Sno-Goers:
8- Great Condition • 8A- Fair Condition- Not Groomed • 9- Poor Condition • 9A- Great Condition • 10- Poor to Fair Condition • 10E- Fair Condition • 11- Great Condition • 12- Fair Condition • 12A&B- Poor Condition • 14- Great Condition • 17N- Fair Condition • 17S- Closed from Lazy Ace to LDF • 19- Fair Condition • 19B- Closed • 20- Closed • 51E- Closed • 182- Closed
Expect Early Season Riding Conditions, trails are thin but are rideable. The further north you go on our trail system the better riding you will find.
Silent Sport Report:
MECCA Trails:
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!
North Lakeland Discovery Center:
We have only a few inches of snow on the trails, even less in the woods, so our trails are currently open for hiking, fat tire biking, and if you wish to ski, it is recommended to use your rock skis. We have NOT groomed our ski trails at this time, but were able to roll them last week. As always, dogs MUST BE on a leash at all times, on campus and on the trails- out of respect for other trail users and for the safety of your dogs. Once we start grooming the trails for skiing dogs and hiking are no longer allowed on the groomed ski trails.
White Thunder Riders:
White Thunder Riders have 2 groomers running 2 shifts daily keeping the North Iron County trails in shape. Conditions vary with some areas better than others.Trails 15 – 8 – 13 are in good condition. Trail 13S is in poor condition.Trail 13C is closed. Trail 7 is closed.
Snowfall totals vary from Pine Lake north to Hurley and west to Upson, with the Gile – Iron Belt – Upson area totals more. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that continues until 12:00 pm on Wednesday, December 30. Snowfall totals are forecast for 2-4 inches, with heavier amounts possible in Gile – Montreal – Hurley.