The MEC meet on Thursday, December 14th, is cancelled. Open practice for high school still remains from 3-6pm.

(Thony Thao)

Good news we had a couple good day and nights of snow making. We have opened an additional section of trail and are working on getting the next section open soon. Enjoy.

(Rob Adams, Ramsey County Parks)

Battle Creek continues with its 0.6km loop plus long and wide flat practice area. It's fast and in fine condition, save for some heavy sugar on the one uphill. Crowds were robust but not problematic. It's unclear how close they are to extending the length of the loop.

(David Moore)

Happy we tried Battle Creek, it's a good little loop for the early season. Looked like the snow machines were hard at work on the east trails. Little mushy on the hills, but not a bad time by any means.

(Sean Tardrew)

Pond loop was in excellent condition early this morning with snow guns blazing in the background. By 9 am the hills were starting to get sugary. Hopefully more trails will open soon. Great morning for a ski, thanks groomers!

(Craig Woodley)

Skied this morning, found it very icy. Hills were somewhat good, soft and not too icy. The flats were pretty icy. No kick on classic (You might be good on skins) Skate skiing was tough with the ice but double poling is good.

(Owen Swanson)

The crew at BC has done it again! It was around 53 degrees when I arrived at 3:30 pm with a plan B in the form of running shoes. To my delight, the pond loop was awesome! Sure it was a bit mushy on the climbs but a steady stampede of high schoolers kept it loose and not too rutty. The flats had some loose snow too but overall fun. The machine snow and grooming must make for good drainage because it was definitely wetter snow but it was fast and not creating the dreaded suction cup skis. There was a bit more practice area open on the east side too ( by the Piston Bully garage). Thank you groomers! I think you got us through the worst of the December heat wave!

(Jeff Streier)

It was packed at Battle Creek today, but great to get out with the school team! Was very pleasantly surprised at the state of the trails with so many skiers using them.

(Erika Storvick)

Stop 2 of 4: Hit the Battle Creek snowmaking loop around 8:30 am. Short loop around the pond, but saw the staff pushing out snow on the other loops. Nice classic tracks and good skate deck. About a dozen folks out. Plenty of snow on the open loop and the new timing shack looks great.

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(Bruce Adelsman)

Due to warmer temps, skate deck seemed a little softer. A fair amount of skiers, but didn't feel crowded, plenty of room to maneuver about. Clocked 0.57 miles around with the extender on west side. Enjoyed.

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(Ken Kuznia)