Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #2 (from #40 to #1), #33, #40, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Did the short Meech loop - 40, 33, 21, 2 - with a mixture of grooming. Trails 40 and 2 were freshly groomed: soft and granular, excellent skiing. I had no grip but I am not good with klister. Trail 33 was icy and rutted, OK for climbing but treacherous to descend. Trail 21 had deep, icy tracks that would grab your boot or ski. The crust beside the tracks was in perfect shape so I took that instead. Ron would have liked it. The descent on #2 was as good as it has been all winter.
We are lucky to have good skiing in six consecutive months.
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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).
