Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #40, #1 (blue), Glide Wax: LF8, Grip Wax:
Freshly groomed, sugar snow made for great skate skiing from P10 up the Fortune Parkway, then on ridge road to #40.
#40 was also freshly groomed all the way to the Meech lake parking lot. It was fun to get the change of scenery. However, you have to pay attention for small branches, wood chips, sawdust where work has been done to clear fallen trees and branches. Pay particular attention to the occasional sharp-ended piece of wood embedded in the trail.
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).
