Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, #3, #18, #20, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: VR40
Perfect conditions - what a great gift for this late in the year. (Read Ron's report, it really says it all) It felt like early February. Trails skied were a mix and match of groomed trails, swamps and unmaintained trails, each one a joy to be on. The only small negative to the entire outing was having to leap out of the tracks on the last descent down to the parking lot - a family with a knee high toddler seemed to be coming up Fortune hill on the wrong side!
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).