Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: Rode GLF 40 Red, Grip Wax: Rode Topline VXPS or Rode Violet
I went for a surprisingly good ski on the parkway from P5 at this morning. Thing had firmed up considerably and the skate lanes and classic tracks, while thin, were in quite good shape. Then, this evening, we got about 12 cms of snow by my measurement, which I understand did not happen in the city. I would say that starting Friday, the parkways will be in close to mid-winter condition.
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).
