Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, #5 (green), #27, #26, #29 (shared), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Had my skate ski class this AM. Did hill drills on the hard, not-recently-groomed surface. Worked to stay upright and avoid dog feces. There were several walkers on 27/29 and Gatineau Parkway. Was disappointed in the lack of grooming as there were MANY skiers out today enjoying the last of February. A group of school children were out on 26 doing hills evals with their teacher. Yikes! Many of them looked cold in jeans and thin gloves... Their waxless skis made short work of the up-hills though. Hoping Thursday's class is better grooming-wise.
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).
