Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Champlain Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: Vauhti LF Yellow, Grip Wax: Vauhti K-Base BInder, Vauhti Fluor Red
I skied on Ridge Road from P7 to Huron, back down the Parkway to the Gossip Corner junction, and home.
No grooming had taken place when I went out. As a result, the base is quite hard, and the tracks are a bit glazed in places, with a little bit of fresh snow in them. I lucked into a fairly good wax combination, described above. It provided good grip just about everywhere, with no significant icing.
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).
