Went skate skiing right around sunset and didn't stay long, the slushy areas were fine but some of the spots were extremely hard and icy, difficult to feel like you had any grip. Especially going down the hills.

(Lauren Urke)

Another wonderful skiing day. Firm skate deck at 8:30 am with just a little sugar. Classic tracks were fine. a little bit of plant matter here and there but nothing to damage your skis. Enjoy it while it's still here.

(Jim Lasch)

Great conditions this morning! Firm and fast deck. Seems like it froze just enough to set up well. 27 degrees at 6am. Many thanks to the trail crew!

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(John Greene)

Lovely morning for skiing at Battle Creek. The Tree Loops were beautiful, the tracks were set and in great conditon. It wasn't too crowded but there were quite a few people skiing taking avantage of President's Day holiday. The downhill on the north loop was in great condition, the best condition I've seen all year when I've tried it.

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(Bart Lantz)

Some icy places, but for the most part decent kick until it warmed up. Enchanted Forest loop had a lot of debris - rock skis there!

(Patrick Boylan)

Fun morning at 7am. A majority of the manmade trails were open and pretty much status quo. No snow guns working and the lake loop was partially closed. The big downhill was open today and at 79 I chose not to risk life and limb trying it. All the turns were hard with minimal berms, good cutting on either inside or outside. My Fischer Skins were just peachy as always. The trail crew as always are doing a fantastic job (a Bjorn Lasserudism) maintaining what we are fortunate still to have.

(Peter Dorsen)

Great conditions this morning! Fast and firm skate deck with only a few leaves in the woody sections. 21 degrees at the start, and four other vehicles in the lot at 5:45 am. Thanks BC crew for maintaining the trail so well!

(John Greene)

Figured it'd be quiet with the World Cup going on across town, and indeed it was. A handful of us had maybe the best skate deck of the year on the snowmaking trails at BC this morning. A bit puzzled at the selection of trail segments they have groomed and opened and those they haven't, but I'm sure there's a method to the madness. Nothing new opened since they got Cowabunga and Winthrop back on line.

(Jay Lyons)

We have reopened Cowabunga and Winthrop Ridge leading back to the Stadium from the upper loops. We have also groomed Prairie Pass so returning from the upper loops via Slipback you can use the pass to get back into the stadium. The natural snow trails have been rolled and groomed. The classic tracks are very shallow and in some places there wasn't enough snow to set tracks. For the natural snow trails I would advise rock or B skis if you want to venture out onto the natural snow trails but if you are looking for different scenery and big hills you will find them.
Enjoy the weekend!

(Rob Adams, Ramsey County Parks)

Also inspired by the master's early morning post, headed out to BC with the classic skis to pay a visit to the natural snow trails we've missed so much this year! Happy to see they'd been rolled. No tracks, of course. Sorry to say their skiability looks to be ephemeral. The snow on Silver and Enchanted Forest is holding up pretty well, I think because it's more shaded. World Cup is sadly already rock skis only. Anywhere the sun was hitting it, the black dirt was starting to show through in spots, and you know that means. One sunny uphill is already dirt all the way across. Also skied a bit on the manufactured snow trails, the tracks were in great shape but it's still a limited loop, a little under 2K. Pond loop, half of the Prairie, Cowabunga and the Winthrop Hill, and the east practice area are all still ungroomed, closed I guess although some people had skied them anyway.

(Jay Lyons)