Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #30, #4, #22, #34, #56, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Wonderful snowy afternoon, decided to try some backcountry trails. Started from P7=>#30=>#1=>#19=>#34=>#22=>#4=> back on #34=>unmarked trail =>#1=>unmarked trail=>#17=>#1=>#30=>P7.
After winding around these trails they are in very good shape, for how long depends on tonights or tomorrow morning's freezing rain, hopefully snow . I posted a pic from trail #34 oddly that still has the old style markings of the number and colour of the trail shown separately, not many remain in the park like that. The 2 pics of trail #17 were the first to descents if you take it from Ridge just above Wattsford lookout.
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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).
