Began ski around 11 am. Classic tracks solid, very good. Trails open have variety of flats, uphills, and downhills to ski. Very enjoyable, highly recommend.

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(Ken Kuznia)

Great ski this morning. The crew continues to do well given the weather. Classic tracks looked good.

(Kristopher Gerber)

Horseshoe trail is now open to the Prairie Loop cut across. Grooming plans: Started to work on the A climb. Maybe soon on that segment, stay tuned.

(John Fitzgerald)

There were about 15 skiers out at 6:30 this morning enjoying the opening of the Prairie loop. Thanks BC crew for all the hard work to open more trail. Uphill was sugary, but other areas were firm and fun.

(John Greene)

Prairie loop is now open, will get better as the nights go on. Looking forward to getting more open as we can.

(Joshua Wickert)

Might seem like "baby steps" but we're taking them as we can. The Prairie Bypass segment is now open to skiers. Please respect the orange cones at the Prairie Loop exit and Horseshoe entrance intersections -- Although they appear to be groomed, those two segments remain closed. Grooming plans: If all goes according to plan, the Prairie Loop should be open tomorrow morning, and a significant portion of the Horseshoe by the end of the day tomorrow.

(John Fitzgerald)

Back to the 0.6k pond loop at Battle Creek, but we have to be grateful for that. Good conditions, not too much sugar, and at least four snowguns blazing in the beyond. Lots of middle and high school teams arrived as I was wrapping up. Where else can you see 200 youngsters outdoors, not one of whom is on their phone? Wonderful!

(David Moore)

Battle Creek was still only the Pond Loop this morning. The western portion of the stadium was leveled off but was not groomed yet for skiing. Even with the new snow made, the base is less than what was present prior to the Christmas Melt Down, but glad to have some trail open again. Because of the warmer overnight temperatures, no new snow was made overnight. Hopefully with colder weather there will be a window to make additional snow, and open more trail by the weekend.

(Bruce Fiedler)

High school practice time this week will resume as scheduled, from 3-6pm. Please note that only the pond loop is open. Hopefully, we can get more trails open soon. Thanks!

(Thony Thao, Ramsey County Parks)

Pond Loop is open. Classic tracks were in good condition with only a couple of spots not fully formed. More classic skiers than skaters out this morning. Skate deck looked firm. Thank you groomers for getting the trails back open!

(Craig Woodley)