Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #50, #55 (green - shared), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Merry Christmas, what a lovely day to be out, nice sun, temperature, no wind. Skied out from P19 on #50, then right on #55 past Renaud cabin to Taylor lake, you can go 100 meters past Taylor lake Yurt before the grooming stops.
Trail #54 to Lusk cabin has been cleared of trees but not yet groomed. Trail #56, and part of #55 past Taylor lake not yet cleaned up.
As per Jo-Anns report yesterday no work has been done on #51, #53 or #52. I also encountered hiking tracks coming back to the parking lot on trail #50, and yet this trail is wide enough for the hikers to walk on the side were the ski=doos go, but for some reason they have to walk close to the classic tracks or right in the middle of the skating lane.
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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).
