Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #50, #55 (green - shared), #55 (green - alternative), #55 (blue - alternative), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Best ski in years - the classic only trails were heavenly, and not much to add, other than photos, to what has already been reported.
Interestingly, a few km of 50 were incredibly slow, particularly near Herridge, and many of the usual downhill tracks were "missing". These downhills were painfully slow, and reminiscent of Spring skiing. I wondered if the grooming had simply been pressed on top of Friday's ice. Would this explain the slowness?
Anyway, it was a gorgeous ski day, one to remember for years.
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Gatineau Park is ski paradise! The network of ski trails offer machine groomed skate skiing and classic skiing as well as little groomed backcountry trails. Multiple access points allow skiers to access a variety of terrain and scenery.
The NCC offers season or daily pay rates.
For suggestions on where to ski, excellent trail descriptions, photos and maps checkout Michael McGoldrick`s website about recreational xc-skiing in Canada`s National Capital Region (with an emphasis on the Gatineau Park).
