Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #5 (green), #27, #26, #29 (alternative), #29 (shared), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Starting at P1 or P2 is a good alternative is you want to get away from the parkways, since we are limited to the number of trails we have right now. Trail #5, #27, part of #29 nicely groomed , #26 skier groomed but fun to do, like a small narrow backcountry trail.
Here is an UPDATE from Demsis on the cleaning up of the trees, they are presently working on Ridge road #1, and should be completed within the next week, and I met some skiers who said the crews were out on #15.
Then I was told Demsis will go by priority (most used trails) for the rest. And finally the backcountry mostly black diamond trails will be done last, all that said will probably take a month to get the whole park back to 100% skiable.
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).
