Very good conditions and plenty of vitamin D at BC West this morning. What a treat with good coverage throughout including the natural ski loop enchanted trail. Had to ski the big hill and you can do with confidence. Thank you BC groomers for all of your fine efforts this season. Do all you can to support Battle Creek!

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(Scott Ford)

The man-made snow trails are groomed. For the first time this year I ventured off onto a skier-tracked natural snow trail. I skied only the flat Enchanted Forest trail and not the hilly World Cup trail.

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(David Byrne, Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club)

skating was good, mostly corduroy in new snow. some areas old snow, but grooming is fine. tracks are good in most areas. They are some areas with blown snow on tracks and skate deck.

(Jim Lasch)

Groomed late morning with some success. Most of the lower areas are wind blown and very little snow stuck on the trails. Tracks were blown in shortly after being set. Upper Loops retained more snow and are better skiing. Cowabunga is icy.

(Rob Adams)

I skied all of the snowmaking loops this afternoon between 3 and 5 pm. The trail was soft in most places but not nearly as much as I feared. There were a couple of patches of ice at low spots on the Tree Loop but they weren't a big deal. Overall I was impressed how good the trails were, and thanks to the groomers for great trail maintenance!

(Olav Ormseth)

How can the trails be this nice after the last week's weather? The manufactured-snow trails are firm, fast and fun! Very little dirt or tree leaves and only hints of any ice. The classic tracks are not set deep but are firm. The trails were starting to soften slightly by 10 am.

(Michael Sweet)

Trails were in great shape, and few people out this morning. A thin soft layer on top slowly gave way to ice as the sun hit, making pole plants, edging and cornering a bit dicey in some spots. Skate and classic both in good shape. Natural snow trails are all dirt.

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(Tom Kunau)

Your lawn may be brown, but the snowmaking trails at Battle Creek are still white. The thaw-freeze has left the deck fast and sometimes glazed, but there's no glare ice. The groomers have done a great job; can't complain about a few iffy stretches on March 1st. The base looks deep almost everywhere, so get out there and ski!

(David Moore)

Nice conditions for skating however there are numerous footprints on the pond loop and in the stadium. I had never seen this amount of foot traffic before but I soon realized that it was as a result of numerous persons (adults and children) running around with kick sleds. They were everywhere, including going against the direction of the skiers and in the classic tracks. Disappointed Ramsey County Parks is providing these sleds at their rental facility and encouraging their use.

(John Fitzgerald)

Crisp and fast but not icy. Great coverage all over the artificial snow loop. There were a few leaves on the backside of the upper loop, particularly on the hill after the hairpin turn on the north side, but otherwise a perfect trail. The groomers did a wonderful job resetting the trail after this warm and sloppy past week! I skated this morning but observed that the classic tracks were clearly firm and deep aside from a few thinner sections too.

(Mike Drinane)