Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #50, #36 (blue), Glide Wax: vauhti blue, Grip Wax:
Another perfect January ski day... in March! I opted to skate from P16 out to Lac Phillipe and back with a short side trip down to Meech.
Perfect fresh grooming the whole way out 50 and 52 looked to have been regroomed as well. Made for fast easy skating. 36 had not been regroomed since yesterday but it was still very nice. Took a nice sun break at the bench at Herridge to enjoy the warm sunshine.
My blue wax was fast in the sun and felt a bit slower in the shade but still decent. Conditions should be similar tomorrow but it looks like springtime comes at the end of the week so ski it while you can.
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).
