Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #2 (from #40 to #1), #33, #40, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
The trails had been groomed when the snow was damp so they set hard. Too bad some bozo walked on all 3 trails when the snow was soft and left sporadic deep footprints. On the flats up top, I had to pole as my wax had been scraped off. Zooming along in frozen tracks was being like on a fast T-bar in spring downhill skiing. The descent on 2 and 40 was rapid but controllable.
If you do backcountry skiing to be in the woods, you might want to consider snowshoes in these conditions. I imagine you could walk anywhere on the crust.
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).
