Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
CLOSED! The NCC has taken measures to close the trails off to skiing for the time being. This should prevent people from making deep ruts in what must be some pretty slushy snow right now. When it starts to freeze we'll hacve concrete. Hopefully we get the flurries predicted to there something soft to ski on by the end of the week. P1,P8, P9, or P10 are your best bets for early grooming. Double poling is the most useful technique on ice - point them straight and go, just watch out for those downhills.
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).
