Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1 Penguin Climb, #1, Gatineau Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #5 (green), Glide Wax: Universal, Grip Wax: VR45
P1 up the Gatineau Parkway to Penguin, up the 1 to Keogan, then up Fortune Parkway to Champlain Parkway, and return via Gatineau Parkway to #5 to return to Asticou.
Slow conditions overall with not a lot of grooming - there is a lot of new snow and most of the track set was collapsing. Grip wax was sticking and the downhills were slow, particularly as the temperature increased over the afternoon. With a good grooming tonight/tomorrow and colder temperatures tomorrow it should be great for the week!
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).
