Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, #5 (green), #26, #29 (alternative), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Short ski outing from P3, via Gatineau parkway, #26, #29, #5 and back. Good job from Demsis with the grooming today. Although the website reports only 9% of trails recommended probably because of debris on the trails mostly, the trails I skied today #26, #29, #5 all had fresh grooming, no debris and very skiable.
So with all that said anything that is groomed out of the woods is probably the best bet for now, until we get a fresh coating of new snow. The prior design of the website listed the trail conditions as good, fair, and not recommended, now its good or bad nothing in between.
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).
