Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #52, #53, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: universal klister
If you like very fast conditions then today is the day to ski. Used klister and it worked very well giving excellent kick. Didn't bother with glide wax, didn't need it. Tracks were mostly thin with coarse granular snow with some sections not tracked at all due to the hardened base. Just enough loose snow in the skate lanes for good control on the downhills. Fresh grooming on the 52 up from 53 stopped at the cut off for brown cabin. No fresh grooming on 51 from the 53 junction and it looked rough.
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).
