Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, #5 (green), #7, #15 (blue), #15 (black), #35, Pink Lake Access, Glide Wax: Vauhti Blue, Grip Wax: Vauhti Carrot
Great conditions! It was -12C at 9:30am, with 2-4cm of fresh snow on top of the harder base. I skied from Asticou up #5, #15 to #7, around McKenzie King, down to the Champlain parkway, back to #15, down Pink's and back down #5.
The parkways were groomed or being groomed while I was out. They were a nice mix of crushed ice and soft fresh snow. They are firm and easy to ski on now.
The secondary trails were ungroomed. The fresh powder made for nice skiing however. No signs of ice, debris or damage to the trails I skied. The base is firm and level, no rocks poking though. I suspect they will be groomed by a big machine if we get a few more cm of snow this week. Looks like a few nice skiing days coming up!
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).
