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Current trail conditions

Tamarack Nature Center: Trails are in fair condition, with some thin or bare spots and a few icy patches. Tracks have not been set. 

Battle Creek Regional Park East: Closed due to lack of snow.

Battle Creek Regional Park West: Closed due to lack of snow.

Vadnais-Sucker Lakes: Closed due to lack of snow.

Grass Lake: Closed due to lack of snow.

Trail locations, maps and rules.

A Minnesota State Ski Pass is required to ski on all trails for skiers age 16 and above. Due to COVID, Tamarack Nature Center will not be selling daily ski passes on-site this year.

For firsthand trail reports, visit skinnyski.com.

Trail rating guide

• Excellent: Track freshly set or in similar condition with consistent base. No bare spots. No ice.
• Good: Track in condition near to freshly set. Some bare spots not seriously affecting ski ability. Some icy spots.
• Fair: Track beginning to deteriorate, some areas of track obliterated. Some bare spots beginning to affect ski ability. Icy spots beginning to affect ski ability.
• Poor: Track deteriorated over much of trail. Lots of bare spots. Icy spots beginning to affect ski ability.
• Closed: Lack of snow or dangerously icy or extremely cold conditions. 

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Equipment rental

Cross-country ski rentals are available at Battle Creek Recreation Center again this year. Call 651-501-6347 for more info. Tamarack also offers on-site cross-country ski and snowshoe rental. Advanced online reservations are required this year, and COVID precautions have been put in place to help protect staff, volunteers and renters. Learn more.

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