Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: Blue, Grip Wax: Vauhti Tar

This might be a bit of a “wish you were there" report as things are expected to change rapidly today. I managed to grab a quick, morning ski before work and the tracks were in awesome shape. Several groomers were just rolling out of the barn as I drove past P8 but the parkways had already been groomed. I skied from P10 up to the lookouts on perfect tracks and then back along Ridge to gossip corner before descending back to the car. Ridge and Burma hadn’t been groomed when I skied it – other than last nights “dinner skiers” who had broken out a track in the fresh snow. That said, as I turned the corner at Gossip, I could hear the groomer down near Keogan so they were working there way around on the secondary trails.

The fresh snow was just cold enough that it didn't ice up on the grip wax so the striding was easy. Temperatures are supposed to rise through the day so that might change quickly but at least the forecast rain isn't supposed to start until this evening. The skate lane was firming up nicely after the groomers morning pass so it should be solid all day. Heavy rain tonight and tomorrow will certainly mean no grooming tomorrow and they may even "close the trails" until things cool down on the weekend so get out if you can.













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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.

Gatineau park map

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).

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