Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, #30, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Swix VR55N
Late report from Saturday. Set out from P7 at 3pm. Snow had become quite wet. Couldn't get any grip with VR45, VR55 worked like a charm. Conditions are perfect with the new snow for backcountry trails like 8, 11 and 17. I had to stick with 30, Ridge and the Parkway -- long story involving downhill skiing and a broken arm, sigh.
No grooming on 30 or Ridge. The skate lane and one classic lane were groomed on Champlain between FP and the lookout. Classic was good, great where they had groomed. Skating looked heavy on Ridge with the thick snow.
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).
