Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, #5 (green), #26, #29 (alternative), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Do not let the DOOM and GLOOM of the NCC website keep you from skiing. I was out today from P1 parking area, on trails #5, #26, #29 and part of Gatineau parkway, and conditions were reasonably good, there was no Grooming but the snow was still soft enough that it was not icy.
Skaters that I saw seem to be having no problems at all. For myself classic skiing was still overall good.
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).
