Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #50, Glide Wax: Swix LF7, Grip Wax: Start Super Green
Skied classic from P16 to the intersection of #50 and #52. A truly special day.
The new grooming of the wet snow of yesterday provided a good firm base and with a dusting of new cold snow on top made for good-as-they-can-get classic and skate conditions. The tracksetting is quite good with deep classic tracks and a wide, flat skating track. I had flawless grip and glide. This was the first time, this year, that I thought that skating would be a good option for #50.
#36 is now open. A reliable source who skied in from P11 told me that it's everything that #36 should be.
#52 is still closed. There are snowmobile tracks on it so it's being worked on.
At 12:30 P16 was totally full.
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).
