Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Champlain Pkwy, #1 Penguin Climb, #1, #1B, #24, #1 (blue), Glide Wax: Rode GLF Violet, Grip Wax: Vauhti K Base klister, Vauhti K Violet Klister, Vauhti K18 hardwax
As you might guess, it was a perfect day for skiing with mild temperatures and bit of sun. We visited our old friend Mr. Firetower today and everyone enjoyed the trip. For the most part we've got fairly firm granular, making high speeds pretty easy! While nobody would complain about the day overall, it was certainly a bit odd that the grooming of Ridge stopped at the 24. Given the bit of snow overnight it would have made for faster skiing and easier waxing if it had continued.
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).
