Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Did Fortune to Ridge rd, and the section on Ridge to #24...groomed for the most part but with the cold breeze, as expected, the surface was fairly hard. The little bit of new snow made for slightly slower glide than yesterday....the squeakinees factor was higher. LF3 would likely have been the best....I had a mix of CH3 cold powder and LF 4.
Fortune Parkway from P10 had a number of snowmobile tracks and grooves; you had to pick the more evenly groomed section. Along the middle of #1, Ridge Road, there were a few rough patches where the surface was chewed out and littered with frozen chunks of snow...I have seen this before in very cold conditions when grooming can be a challenge,
Overall though, the grooming was good and allowed for good skating in cold conditions.
Day off tomorrow!
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).
