Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Camp Fortune Race Course, Glide Wax: Vauhti Green, Grip Wax: Vauhti AT Binder, Vauhti K19
Another chilly but spectacular day. We skied from P7 out to Huron and back, with one complete trip of the racing trail at Fortune as well. The racing trail was in very good shape. It's groomed a bit narrow for skating right now, but the classic tracks were firm and the whole course was well packed. Ridge Road and the parkways didn't look to have been groomed within the last day but were generally in reasonably good shape.
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).
