Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: -7 to -12, Grip Wax:
ROUTE: From P5 up the Gatineau Parkway to the Champlain Parkway and on to the icefalls.
SKATE: Excellent conditions on new grooming with a bit of powder on top. Very fast and enough powder and grooming to make control really easy. One of those great days.
CLASSIC: Tracks are deep, well-formed and many people were making great progress on them.
TRAFFIC: No major slowdowns on Colonel By, Sussex and the bridge over. Only 6 or 7 cars at P5 at 9:30. No more at 11 when we headed home.
WEATHER: Despite the milder temps it was still cold especially when the wind comes up - but that didn't happen much.
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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).
