Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #3, #36 (black), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
My route today was from P11=>#36 black=>FP=>#3=>#1=Huron=>#1=>FP=>#36=>P11. I only gave it 4 stars because of the sticky conditions on #36 and Burma because there was no grooming there, otherwise the scenery with the new fallen snow on the trees and temperature was good.
I talked to a patroller and he said they had just finished up clearing trail #12 and were now working on trail #21. Slowly but surely more backcountry trails are opening up, Western #9 opened a few days ago, I skied by it and from one side of Burma there were no ski tracks at all, but it sure looked inviting. The patroller told me they will probably NOT be clearing trail #11 this year probably not a priority right now.
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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).
