Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Fortune Pkwy, North Loop, #1, Glide Wax: LF4, Grip Wax:
A balmy -14 or so and fast skating conditions made for enjoyable skate skiing. You did not have to cover your mouth from extreme cold and could increase the intensity of your workout.
No grooming today...so the surface from P8, up Penguin and along ridge road, as well as on Fortune parkway and on doldrums was hard, with snowmobile tracks and ski traffic ruts along the way. On some stretches, some loose snow on the trail, the result of previous ski traffic, made things a little better.
The LF4 green was a great choice for the noon time temps.
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).
