Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Glide Wax: n/a, Grip Wax: universal klister
Skied the GP and FP from P8 towards #7. Classic tracks were icey and my universal klister had limited effect. Had to do the climbs in the skate lane where grip was perfect. Skate skiers had fresh grooming the whole way and were just zipping along. Arrived at trail 7 and found zero grooming and too icey to attempt so returned back to P8 around 11:30 only to find that the doldrums had just been groomed for classic.
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).
