Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, MacKenzie-King Rd , #7, #15 (blue), #15 (black), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Midday classic ski from P2 (Relais de plein air) up 15 and 7 and along the Parkway. With about 2-3 cm of fresh snow down, not the fastest glide, with some tracksetting on several of the trails about half filled by new powder. But also not nearly as cold as feared, especially among the trees.
One thing to note: there is a new park and pay meter at Relais de plein air. Apparently you need to pay to park there come January. Not sure if there is a distinction between parking at the centre and at P2, but one way or another, free parking will be less common there. I can find no information on this on the NCC webpage.
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).
