Ski the Merino Muster

with

Snow Farm, Wanaka, New Zealand

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The 2026 Merino Muster Package

Our Merino Muster package is a 7 night, fully-catered holiday in New Zealand aimed at Merino Muster WorldLoppet ski race competitors.

We provide everything you will need to train and prepare for the Merino Muster - luxury shared accommodation, healthy meals, transport to and from Snow Farm (the race venue) and expert on-snow support and guidance.

We support cross country (XC) skiers of all levels of experience and fitness.  It doesn't matter if you are a seasoned veteran with many stamps on your WorldLoppet Passport or a recreational XC skier needing support and encouragement at your first event.  We even encourage novices to give this sport a go. With our expert guidance, you'll push new limits, hone your skills and share your achievements with kindred spirits.

All you have to do is ski!

Why worry about logistics when you can benefit from our experience?  We will take care of all the details, leaving you to focus on your technique, fitness, the race, or any other personal goals you may have.

Wanaka XC covers almost everything, including:

All transport

Pick up and drop off from Queenstown and transport to and from Snow Farm daily

Luxury accommodation with private room

7 nights in our Wanaka accommodation with your own private room

Fully catered

Enjoy breakfast and lunch provisions and a fantastic healthy, home cooked and energy rich dinner every day

Expert guiding

Your personal guides, Tim and Nicole will transport you, ski with you, advise you on the race details and help you prepare your skis ready for the event

The

Merino Muster

New Zealand's World Loppet ski marathon, held since 1995.

What do our

guests say?

Thank you, thank you for a wonderful week in Wanaka and the Snow Farm! It was great to meet and spend time with this group of adventurers and delightful people. And thank you Nicole and Tim for all you did to ensure our visit was as terrific as it was. Truly was a memorable trip!! Hope to see you all again soon

Janey
USA

"Wanaka XC Stay is the perfect organisation to participate at Worldloppet races - for a complete week all the pleasant aspects of Worldloppet are anticipated and enlarged with new friends of different cultures and countries, selected by the spirit of Worldloppet itself.
The team, motivated by the incoming race and relaxed by the perfect organisation finds very soon the affinities that will let them to be real friends.
I WAS THERE! "

Franco
Italy

"I would also like to thank Tim and Nicole for everything you have done for us all this week, it was so great to meet like-minded people from different backgrounds I am inspired to do this more!"

James
Australia

"Just wanted to say how fortunate I feel for spending a glorious week with a terrific company. Looking forward to catching up around the world skiing or doing multiple adventures"

Martin
Australia

I spent a great time in Wanaka - skiing, walking, shopping! Merino Muster, Wanaka lake and town.
Thanks for driving me from and to the airport, up and down to snow farm and to town!
Thanks for the food and atmosphere in family house! Thanks for Merino Muster waxing and perfect organisation! Thanks for organising new Rossignol Delta skis - so fast as never!"

Pascal
Switzerland

"I had the pleasure of being a member of the wanaka-xc team this year. And the reasons to recommend wanaka-xc stays are countless. Everything was organised perfectly. The base was luxurious and the view from the terrace absolutely breathtaking. The home-made meals were both healthy and delicious. I had an opportunity to learn how to skate properly and to meet wonderful people who share my passion for xc-skiing. We laughed endlessly, which wasn't always good for my sore ribs! The waxing hints I got are invaluable.
Nicole and Tim were great hosts to Wanaka and Snow Farm. Always smiling, always there for you, ready to help and share their fully professional knowledge and experience."

Michael
Germany

"I had a fabulous time on Tim and Nicole’s Merino Muster trip.  Everything went so smoothly, the accommodation and meals were superb, the skiing was a hoot, we all had such a great time, and they made it all seem so effortless!  I couldn’t recommend this trip more highly. "

Simon
Australia

"It‘s time to say good bye to each other. It was such a pleasant stay here in New Zealand with all of you! At last all of us will say great thanks to Nicole and David for making our stay here at Wanaka XC so unforgettable! I hope we will meet some of us at other nice places in the world, maybe in Austria!"

Gitti
Austria