Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #1B, Glide Wax: CH7, Grip Wax:
Skated from P10 up Ridge, 1B, back on 1 to Champlain Lookout, down parkway then east on Ridge to Chicken Run. No fresh grooming anywhere. Skate lane very hard packed and fast, but skiable. Classic tracks hard and fast. Noticeable snowmobile ruts. Well worth skiing but not exceptional.
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).
