Merino Muster
About this race
The Merino Muster is New Zealand's only XC ski marathon, and has been running since 1995. The event is held at Snow Farm, NZ's only cross-country ski field based 1500m above the Cardrona Valley.
Snow Farm’s trails and surroundings have attracted international cross country and biathlon ski teams for many years.
The cross country ski trails roam across the lower part of the Pisa range. Many follow old farm and mustering trails while others were formed to exploit the topography and shaped for snow retention.
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Skiing
Merino Muster - 42km
Snow Rake - 21km
Snow Farmer - 5km
Mini Merino - 1km
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wanaka, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:29 AM and sets at 6:03 PM local time (NZST) in Wanaka on August 22, 2026 — 10h 34m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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