Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #1B, #24, #40, Glide Wax: CH3 cold powder on LF4, Grip Wax:
Late reporting!!
Despite the cold, great skate skiing on freshly groomed trails which included Fortune to Ridge road, 1b, 24, and 40. I expected to suffer more, but was surprised at the good glide using cold powder, CH3 on a green LF4.....LF-3 would have been good as well. The sugar snow, while cold and abrasive, was quite fast.
#3 did not appear to have been groomed; I avoided it.
Hopefully, tomorrow will be more of the same...
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).
