Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: -3 to -10
ROUTE: Up the Fortune Lake Parkway from P10 to the Champlain Lookout.
SKATE: Tried to skate up the FLP but there was a lot of loose snow and I was not willing to fight the slog. Lots of people were skating and it was slow. It was one of those rare times when it was faster to classic.
CLASSIC: No new grooming so there were only skier-made tracks. These were fine but not great. Continuous grounding out with the poles. No bare spots at all.
TRAFFIC: 20 cars at most in P10.
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).
