Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Champlain Pkwy, North Loop, #1 Penguin Climb, #1, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
That was the hardest easy ski of my life!
Try as I might, I could not find any trails worthy of calling them actually trackset. Penguin was like skiing in a deep but narrow gully, Ridge was soft all the way to Champlain Lookout and then it was just a slugfest to the beginning of 24, as was my return trip on 1B.
If it had not been such a beautiful day, I'd be more angry than annoyed.
Hopefully, the groomers get out over night and fix things up for everyone's enjoyment (I have to work so won't be skiing).
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).
