Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, #5 (green), #26, #29 (alternative), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Pretty much the same report as Dave, opted to head straight to the wooded trails to stay out of the wind, conditions were slower for classic today, but still pleasant.
Here is a heads up on the NCC website, I spoke to someone from Demsis today, all the NOT recommended trails (with the Red icon) that were track set in the last hours or few days are NOT recommended because they are deemed to icy to ski on.
The ones that have 300 + days on them means they have not been cleared of trees and branches yet. The backcountry trails seems will be cleared in the coming weeks without cutting too many trees down since those trails are usually narrow anyways.
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).
