Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, #1 (green) (#2 - #24), Glide Wax: Swix LF7, Grip Wax: n/a
Skated: P10 => FP => CP => lunch at Huron => #1 => Water tank on #24 => #1
=> CP => FP = P10
As Megan has reported Demsis has turned the parkways into great skate-able sugar snow.
The parkways are really the place to ski: #3 is open but is unskiable; #1 from Huron to #1b has been trackset but has a lot of debris; #1 from #1B to #2 is skiable but rutted and uneven; #1 from #2 to #24 has been freshly trackset and was a pleasure; #24 was trackset but seemed to have quite a bit of debris. #1B is still closed. #1 after the water tank is still closed.
On the way back the FP was suffering from the the traffic and was becoming harder and more rutted.
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).
