Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #30, #8, #17, #31, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Green -5 to -13 (must be 10 years old)
The winter that keeps on giving ...
A good day for trail running on 17 and 8, and someone had broken trail already! What a bonus. On a weekday morning at 9:30, you are usually the tracksetter. Conditions were great. Following the tracks of a small group, I noticed that they were more apt to go straight down the slopes where I might at least start with a snowplow. Then again, with fresh snow, you can see where they crash ... If anyone is doing these trails in the near future, and has a small saw, there are the ends of trees on the path on 17 near the junction of 8 and on 8 near the King Mountain trail. Fifteen minutes of sawing would mean that it would not require a snowmobile and chainsaw for maintenance.
Have fun people: it's a beautiful day.
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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).
