Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: LF7, Grip Wax:
Excellent skate skiing on freshly groomed parkways from P5 to Champlain parkway and up to Fortune Grooming was only on one side, but that was enough...the sugar snow made for fast, easy gliding.
The Gatineau parkway from the Champlain parkway intersection to Asticou had not been groomed as yet; surface was hard and icy.
Classic skiers, note that #15 had also been groomed....
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).
