Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #3, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: blue extra v40
A perfect day out that was worth the price of a season pass.
Air temp was -7C at the start and -5C on return to P10 (busy as usual). Snow conditions were interesting - perfect classic track conditions on trail 3, but variable on Ridge Road (trail 1) and on the return down the FLP, with a bit of glazing on the track, which was also intermittently icy . Hordes of skate skiers were out on trail 3, from junior high school by the look of it. Even so, most of the trip along 3 was tranquil and the scenery was gorgeous. Quite a bit of evidence of back-country trail use off 3, as well as pond skiing tracks.
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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).
