Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #51, #53, Glide Wax: blue, Grip Wax: vauhti carrot
Decided to take a morning off and get in a ski up in the park with all the fresh snow. Skied the loop out of P17 up 53 and the long way round to P19. Then back 51 and down 53 again. The trails had been groomed at some point yesterday and were in excellent shape. I found the trails a little abrasive and stopped once to add some wax but apart from that a beautiful ski. At the top end of 53 - out in the open fields - the tracks had been blown in a bit by drifting snow but not so much as to be a problem.
Conditions warmed up a bit while I was out there but it was still colder up in the park then when I got back into town so perhaps the predicted rains for tonight and/or tomorrow will be snow up in the hills.
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).
