Battle Creek

Just fantastic.

The skaters said the skate lane was soft, which I believe. The classic track, however, was surprisingly firm. The new snow is setting up pretty well—it's rather dense—and I assume a couple cold nights (it's clear, now let it be calm and cold) and Battle Creek should be in tip-top shape. Okay, it pretty much already is the best I've ever seen it, but tip-top shape and firm. Coverage is perfect throughout, of course (except the usual spot on the Lighted Loop Back Down on to the Prairie, which is merely thin) and everything is groomed and tracked (except no track on the LLBDOTTP). Just a pleasure to ski—your worries just melt away! Which this snow won't be doing any time soon, we hope!