Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Champlain Pkwy, #13, Gatineau Pkwy, Glide Wax: Rode Green, Grip Wax: Rode Chola Klister, Rode Blue Klister
We skied last night on the parkways near P5 and P8. The grooming has been very good but it is extremely hard and quite fast in most places for either skate or classic. If you do classic you will want some durable klister. Watch out when you go under the Kingsmere overpass near P5 - there are quite a few small rocks that have spilled over from the road.
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).
