Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, Glide Wax: universal, Grip Wax: blue extra then universal klister
A rather pleasant ski from P5 to Pink Lake this morning. Nice track set conditions with a light dusting of new snow all the way with only a few thin to the pavement sections. Started out rather discouragingly, used blue extra no grip, switched to universal klister too much grip! Snow was clumping under my skis which made it impossible to move. Moved over to the skate lanes rubbed off the snow and voila, perfect grip and glide. Ended up skiing in the trough between the 2 classic lanes which provided at least some control and stability.
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).
