Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #3, Glide Wax: LF6, Grip Wax:
Excellent skate skking on Fortune Parkway, Ridge as well as Burma (#3). The overnight drop in temperature and fresh grooming made for firm, compact snow conditions...fast, controlled gliding!!
Burma was a lot of fun.
Wax choice will depend greatly on the time of day, given the wider range of temperatures and humidity. I started with an LF6 Blue; by afternoon, LF7 purple would have been suitable.
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).
