Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Gatineau Pkwy, Glide Wax: Vauhti Blue, Grip Wax: Vauhti K-Line violet (could put a little K-Line silver underneath)
Blustery, snowy, and spectacular. We only skied in the vicinity of P5. The skating lane is fairly hard underneath, with some soft snow on top-surprisingly fast conditions. Classic skiing is a little bit more tricky right now. It looks like some classic tracks were set overnight, but they have mostly been blown in, and then people have skied them in a bit. You'll probably find that you need to wax a bit warmer than the temperature indicates.
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).
