Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #1, #30, Glide Wax: LF7, Grip Wax:
During my skate ski, the temperature dropped roughly 10 degrees, and the winds were ferocious! As a consequence, surface conditions were rock hard, icy and any loose snow was blown away.
Ankles and knees got quite the workout as I tried to control ski slippage.
With the more extreme cold forecasted for the week, I can only hope that there will be some grooming done to soften trail surfaces.
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).
