Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: n/a, Grip Wax: swix universal
My route this morning from P10 was FP, CP and back via Ridge. You can tell it's April, Demsis seems to restrict it's grooming to the Fortune/Wakefield/Meech areas at this time of year meaning crowded parking lots even on a weekday. No fresh grooming on the FP or CP for classic with Ridge being the exception. Universal Klister worked on FP's icey tracks as far as Ridge and then things got slippy all the way to the Lookout. After that recent grooming on Ridge made for a pleasant ride back to the FP.
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).