Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #2 (blue), #2 (from #40 to #1), #9, #24, #40, #21, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Polar
Starting from P12 at 10am to fresh grooming over at least 10cms of new snow. Took 40 (newly groomed), up #2 (newly groomed), then #21 to Burma (no grooming at that point in the day), then #9 to Western, #1 (newly groomed but getting wind-blown) to #24 and #40. Winds were howling and quickly blowing snow across all the great new grooming. Great day to be out, good grip and glide. In the trees the wind was not a factor at all.
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).
