Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #5 (green), #26, #29 (alternative), #29 (shared), Glide Wax: F4 Universal, Grip Wax: Swix Polar
Due to the cold opted once again for the Asticou / Relais Plein air wooded trails. Trails were not groomed and icey hard as I set out on #5 (was kicking myself for not using klister) but soon met the groomer as I approached the Mont Bleu H.S. on #29. Groomed classic tracks were 'spongy' with small ice chunks but an improvement nonetheless. Sunday's winds blew more debris onto most trails in the area but grooming cleaned a lot of it up...
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).
