Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #50, #51, #52, #53, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Decided to try out the Wakefield triangle today counterclockwise my route was from P17=>#53=>#51=>#50=>#52=>#53=>P17.
I think by the other reports you can sum up the day by SOFT snow and INCONSISTENT GROOMING. Trails #53, #52 & #51 looked liked they had been groomed last night and NOT this morning, part of trail #55 had NO grooming and the website claimed it was groomed.
A couple of skate skiers ahead of me had completely obliterated the classic tracks on both sides of trails #53 & #51, what were they doing on classic only trails? On the positive side it was sure nice going down the big hills on # 52 in all that nice powder.
Tomorrow should prove to be another great ski day!!!!!
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).
