Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, #1 (green) (#2 - #24), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
ROUTE: P10 up Fortune Lake Parkway then along the Champlain Parkway to #1 and out to 24. And back with a quick jaunt along #1 to Etienne Brule.
SKATE: Great conditions - fairly fast with some loose snow to allow for control. I expected softer conditions but, overall, grooming had left a firm surface. The exception was after #24 on #1 where there had only been some very basic grooming that meant there was a a lot of snow that made it a slog going uphill and fairly slow going down. Having said that, a fair number of people were still making their way out to McKinstry.
TRAFFIC: P10 was less than half full at 10:30 and was filling up (at least 3/4 full) at 12:15.
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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).
