Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #6, #30, #9, #4, #8, #17, #31, #11, #34, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Another spectacular day on the backcountry trails today, my route was from P7=>#30=>#31=>#8=>#11=>#17=>Keogan for lunch=> across pond=>#9=>#4=>#34=#6=#1=#30=>P7.
The warm temperatures and sun started to change the texture of the snow, by the time I finished around 1pm, the glide had gotten slower, but was still a good day.
Amazingly, I met only 3 REAL skiers in all the backcountry trails I skied. I am not sure if Don is a real skier or not, but if he like's the thrill of coming down #2 like I do, I would recommend #17, #11, #8 even #9, there you will get your money's worth also.
With the upcoming slop for tomorrow looks like I will be joining Ron on the comfort of his flawless tracksetting,but for me this will not be home....
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).
