Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: Vauhti blue, Grip Wax:
Great skiing, especially for the month of April. The parkway "loop" was groomed for skating, and in pretty good shape. Clean snow with no pavement or grass poking though. Pretty hard and fast surface at 10 AM (still pretty good) - which softened up to perfect and easier ski conditions by noon. There's snow in the overnight forecast but rapid warming tomorrow, so earlier in the morning might be the best conditions.
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).
