Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #1 Penguin Climb, #6, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
The Penguin climb was well-groomed and soft. I ventured on #6 when I saw two other intrepid skiers breaking trail. They let me go ahead at the first big downhill and it was a slog after that, pushing through 1-2 feet of new snow. Halfway around someone had taken the flat half of 6 to 34 so there was an established track through the hemlocks. Thank you, thank you. I was almost out of energy by then.
Lovely snow: may it last.
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).
