Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Fortune Pkwy, North Loop, #1 Penguin Climb, #1, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
It was a fabulous ski today! New grooming on Penguin, Fortune and the Doldrums - and my wax was charmed (yesterday\'s green klister plus cold hard wax). The Fortune downhill was a bit chilly, but I was toasty for the rest of the ski, as there was little wind. A couple of minor things: before I left to ski the ski conditions site claimed that the Gatineau parkway (between P8 and Mica) had been trackset several hours before. NOT TRUE! It was horrifying, noisy, icy and frequently covered in nuts and berries from yesterday\'s wind. The skate lane had some shallow renovation and would have been not as bad. Anyway, the rest of the trails were very good, and it was one of the better skis of the year.
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).
