Posts by Hank Joustra
Mercer Area Sno-Goers Memberships
Mercer Area Sno-Goers membership renewal notices will be sent out within the next couple of weeks. Membership with the Mercer Area Sno-Goers runs annually from September 1st to August 31st. As a member you will receive the clubs newsletter by email (unless otherwise requested by mail), and you will have voting rights at the monthly…
Read MoreFrom the President’s desk
Hello from the Mercer Area Sno-Goers. I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you that visited the Mercer Area, for coming and patronizing the area businesses and enjoying our trails. It has been a very trying year this year due to the extremely wet summer and fall, which made our swamps…
Read MoreTRAILS are CLOSED
Looks like our riding season is over. See posting below. Thanks for all your support this year! From the Iron County Forest Administrator: All Iron County sno…wmobile and ATV trails https://laparkan.com/buy-accutane/ will be closed effective Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 12:00 noon. Gates along the trails will be closed. All ATV trails will remain closed…
Read MoreTrails POOR, Grooming on hold
Current TRAIL CONDITIONS: As of now the Mercer Area trails are POOR but rideable. All grooming is on hold until we get some measureable snow. As of 9 am temp is 39 degrees with light rain. Just a reminder….the flowage is no longer marked.
Read MoreTrails are POOR, Flowage is no longer staked
Trail Report: As of today the trail condition is very very poor and all Mercer Area trails are unrideable. Due to the warm temps, sun and rain this past week most trails and plowed roads are bare. Also, some of the swamps and creeks have opened back up. Forecast is for snow Friday through noon…
Read MoreTrails listed as GOOD but warmer weather in forecast
Trail Report — There was a lot of traffic in the Mercer Area this past weekend. All trails have been groomed. However, due to warmer weather and sunny skies the past couple of days, the trails have been down graded to good. Corners are again icy, there are a few bare spots and yesterday there…
Read MoreTrails Very Good to Excellent
TRAIL CONDITIONS – Mercer Area got roughly 6 inches of snow yesterday. Some areas got a little more and some a little less. Moisture in the snow made for great grooming as it packed well. All trails are being groomed, minus a few swamp areas, so it should be good riding this coming weekend. Trails…
Read MoreTrails remain GOOD
Trail Report….Overall trails continue to be good. The groomers are out getting the trails back into shape after a very busy weekend in the Mercer Area. The Flowage is getting better but there are still some rough areas so use caution and slow down. We are still unable to groom Trail #12 to Swamp Creek Road,…
Read MoreTrails upgraded to GOOD
Updated Trail Report: Groomers are finally back out in full force with the snow we received yesterday and this morning. There was not a lot of snow but enough to get things back going again. Trails have been upgraded to good with a few upgraded to excellent. But be cautious, there is still icy corners.…
Read MoreTrails upgraded to FAIR
TRAIL UPDATE: Trails have been upgraded from poor to FAIR as grooming continues today. Most of the trail slush has firmed up and for the most part the trails are flat. Corners are icy so please use caution. We definitely need snow. And a reminder….Cookout at Dear Lodge has been postponed until next week Saturday,…
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