Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #1 Penguin Climb, #1, #1 (green) (#2 - #24), #1 (blue), Glide Wax: Rode GLF 40, Grip Wax: N.A. - could be a bit tricky. Hairies/skins might be the way to go.
Skied the 1 to McKinstry from P7. It was well-groomed (finished sometime early this morning I would guess) until the junction with the far end the 24 - after that it had not been groomed as of about 11 AM. According to Megan the NCC site indicates that it is groomed - but that certainly wasn't the case when were there. The new snow (5-8 cm or so) was just cold enough that it wasn't slow, but the soft uphills were a bit of slog and nobody had skied in any classic tracks yet.
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).
