Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #1B, #3, #4, #14, Camp Fortune Race Course, #1 (blue), Glide Wax: Blue (should have been green), Grip Wax:
Started at the base of fortune at the race trails. Good skiing this morning especially where it was groomed. The race trails were best. Burma and parts of ridge were quite hard and icy. Lots of good crust skiing on the ponds-- even skied across Fortune lake. Yesterday was quite a bit better as everything was freshly groomed and conditions were softer. Mid-winter conditions out there with no end in sight so can't complain!
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).
