Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #50, Glide Wax: universal, Grip Wax: blue extra with polar as a binder
Fresh grooming on #50 this morning with nicely formed tracks with some shallow or coarse spots here and there. Base is of course still hard and a binder wax is still a good idea. NCC recommended blue extra which made me sceptical but it worked perfectly. The only thing that spoiled my run was breaking a pole on the big climb up from P16. Almost bailed but its amazing how one can ski with one good pole!
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).
