Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #2 (from #40 to #1), #33, #40, #21, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
I left home this morning at -1 C expecting to do a spring-like wander of backcountry trails. When I arrived at Meech, it was mid-winter with -11 C and a wind. I was under-hatted, under-coated, and over-waxed. I took a shorter loop and conditions could not have been better.
I don't like to ski on infrequently used backcountry trails without extra clothing in case of injury or equipment failure. Next time I will look at the weather forecast more fully.
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).
