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Feb 12 (2018-02-12) by Ken Trischuk 
from P17
from P17Trails Skied: #50, #51, #52, #53, #54 (green), #55 (green - shared), #57, #54 (black) [45.7km], Glide Wax: blue, Grip Wax: extra blue
Ottawa-Gatineau
Cross-country Ski Trail Conditions
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Gatineau Park
Gatineau Park Cross-country Ski Conditions
- Nakkertok
- Mooney's Bay
- Kanata
- Green Belt
- SJAM
Legend
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Current Weather
| Observed at: Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l Airport Date: 9:00 PM EST Wednesday 1 February 2017 | ||
 Mostly Cloudy |
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Temperature: -7.5°C Wind Chill: -9 Wind: S 3 km/h Humidity: 81% Dew point: -10.2°C Pressure: 101.4 kPa Tendency: Rising Visibility: 24 km | ||
| Sunrise: 7:23 EST Sunset: 17:09 EST Normals: Max -6°C. Min -15°C. |
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Temperature Trends
Forecast
Ottawa (Kanata - Orléans), ON (Issued: 5:14 PM EST Wednesday 1 February 2017)
- Wednesday night
- Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries this evening and after midnight. Clearing before morning. Low minus 16.
- Thursday
- A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries in the afternoon. Wind becoming west 20 km/h early in the afternoon. High minus 5.
- Thursday night
- Partly cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early in the evening. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light late in the evening. Low minus 14.
- Friday
- Sunny. High minus 6.
- Friday night
- Clear. Low minus 15.
- Saturday
- Sunny. High minus 6.
- Saturday night
- Cloudy. Low minus 12.
- Sunday
- Flurries. High minus 2.
- Sunday night
- Cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 12.
- Monday
- A mix of sun and cloud. High minus 9.
- Monday night
- Cloudy periods with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 17.
- Tuesday
- Cloudy with 60 percent chance of snow. High minus 7.
Everything was freshly groomed after last nights freezing rain (except 54 black of course) and in great shape. I found 52 to be a little bit icy compared to the other trails but perhaps it only received one pass of the groomer while the other main trails get an "out and back" double pass which ground up the crust a bit more. It was still in excellent shape but I could have used a binder on that stretch to preserve my grip wax.
The climb up 54 black was a bit of a challenge with the icy crust from the freezing rain. Someone had skied down it prior to my arrival and broken things up a bit. Perhaps I helped to break it up some more by going in the opposite direction. Once up to Lusk lake, the warm sun was already softening the crust a bit so that part of the trail was a little easier to traverse.
53 was groomed extra wide, no doubt in preparation for the upcoming loppet. I expect they can get 4 sets of tracks down it for the first few kms for Saturdays races and then be wide enough for 2 lanes of skaters on Sunday. As it was today, two classic tracks on the outside edges were excellent. A nice sunny day to be out on the trails.