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Mercer, WI
20k
Skating/Classic
No
No
1 Cabin 1 Little Turtle
715-600-1196
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Trails are on rolling glacial terrain through pine, spruce and tamarack forests. A heated chalet with a vault toilet, wax bench, and changing room is located at the Cabin trailhead. There is a second trailhead at the Little Turtle Flowage parking lot.
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2019-2020 season
Reports 11 to 20 of 29    Month: Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Nov
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Morning
Secondhand 
[ Trails Open: All ]
Trails were all groomed Saturday morning and are in great condition for the weekend.  Try to get out early before the temps get too high. 
(Gary Mears)
Monday, January 27, 2020
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Trails were all groomed this morning and are in excellent condition. The area of the Osprey loop in the meadow by the Little Turtle Flowage is a little rough as we attack the drifting that has happened there. Please bare with us as we re-level this area.
(Gary Mears)
Friday, January 24, 2020
Morning
Grooming Scheduling 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
With the continued snowfall all week we got out and groomed friday morning.  With the warm temps don't expect a solid deck, but it did seem to firm up better than we thought.  We fought drifting in the open, but were able to flatten the trail into very good conditions for the weekend.  The track set deep and true so classical skiing should be excellent. 
We will be preparing for the candlelight ski on Saturday at 5:00-8:00 so watch for equipment around the sanitary field.  Come out and enjoy this great weather and some hot cider or chocolate around the fire.  See you on the trail.
(Gary Mears)
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Skate side fresh groomed, frozen excellent. Classic side set with some use. Warming hut on osprey loop, great stop.
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(James Hoffman)
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Morning
Grooming Secondhand 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
We were blessed with only 5" of new snow out of this last system, so we went out Saturday night and got it leveled out and tracked.  Spent 9 1/2 hours getting rid of drifts in the open and doubling up on the deck to firm it up.  Met some skiers this morning who said it was perfect.  We aim to please, so come out and enjoy.  See you on the trail.
Don't forget the Candlelight next weekend.
(Gary Mears)
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
All the trails were groomed and tracked with the new snow and are in excellent winter conditions.  We will continue to pack the race course to full width until race time but it will be groomed for best line classical until that weekend.  Come out and enjoy the great conditions.  See you on the trail!
(Gary Mears)
Friday, January 10, 2020
Night
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]

The trail was groomed Friday night for the weekend. The deck should be very firm with the cold temps Saturday morning. Track was reset with the renovators and is nice and deep, so should hold up for all the racers on their way home from the SISU to get a good cool down ski on their way home. See you on the trail!
(Gary Mears)
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
All trails have been groomed and tracked. Spruce Hills and the Homestead trail have been widened out for the race in February but will continued to be tracked best line classical until then.
(Gary Mears)
Friday, January 3, 2020
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Went out on the trail Friday night with our new G-2, and leveled and firmed up the deck for the weekend. Excellent conditions. New tracks were cut everywhere but the Spruce Hills and Homestead which have had little use since the Holiday and were in excellent condition already. The snowshoe trail is packed and in great condition also. We do allow snowshoe travel on the groomed ski trail, but ask that you stay to the edge away from the track. Under no circumstance is walking without snowshoes allowed.
Photos:
(Gary Mears)
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
We got out on the trail after the gorgeous snowfall we got on Monday. All trails have been groomed, and tracked this morning. It looks beautiful but will take a bit of time to set up, but don’t worry if you ski it out, we will go back out and reset as soon as possible. Enjoy the woods and snow and have a wonderful New Year. See you on the trail!
(Gary Mears)

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