Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #3, Glide Wax: n/a, Grip Wax: universal klister
Fresh classic tracks at about mid-depth on the FLP and CP towards the Lookout and fast conditions at least before noon until the snow softened up. Crossed over to ridge via the Huron shelter connector and went up to #3. Very shallow tracking on 3 but gave it a go anyway. Tracks were mostly shallow throughout and/or skied over by skate skiers. Snow conditions were mostly loose granular, good for descent control. Wiped out at the top of the big descent down to FLP; decided not to push my luck and walked down to the parkway.
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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.
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).
