Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Champlain Pkwy, MacKenzie-King Rd , Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: K15, then VR70
Another nice ski! A short ski between P6 and P5. Classic with K15 worked well at minus 2, until the last 20 minutes, when the temperature skyrocketed to plus 1. There was a beautiful dusting of fresh snow which, at least for a while, hid any traces of pavement or grass. I was curious about the previous "vandalism" between Mica and P5 but Demsis had done a great job of repairing skate lane and classic tracks , despite thin snow.
Demsis has been doing such a great job with the parkways. Is it time to remove the garbage bags from the signs which warn hikers away from skitrails? I saw two hikers starting on the connector trail at P6, this despite there also being an excellent hiking trail starting at P6. Apparently a skier had told them they could hike on the sides of the ski trail.
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).