Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #1, #1B, #24, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: swix carbon polar white--it was awesome
This was actually on Saturday.
Another classic ski day for me, while my friends skate skied. It balanced out our speeds nicely.
Having primarily been a skate skier for the past 20 years, this classic skiing thing is starting to grow on me.
Conditions were amazing, but, now that i use them, I found the track setting a bit odd, especially on 1B--the tracks would disappear on the crest and some of the flatter spots where they would be useful, then re-appear on the uphills where they were a bit less useful. Not the end of the world, but certainly odd.
Someone asked earlier about who has the right of way when a downhill skier meets an uphill skier. I believe the one with the momentum has the right of way, which would be the downhill skier.
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).
