Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: Dibloc Blue LF over graphite, Grip Wax: Swic polar over green klister
I skied classic pretty much the same area as Jim - I agree with everything that he reported. I also did the CP from Huron to the T-junction - the underlying tracksetting was quite good but it was a mostly undisturbed snow surface that was painfully slow for both classic and skating.
The klister/combination worked like a charm and gave me perfect grip everywhere. My glide was just OK - I should probably follow Jim's example and buy some colder waxes like LF3 and LF4.
Regardless it was a great day to be out.
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).
