Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #17, #19, #22, #34, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Green
There's been enough fresh snow on top of the icy base to give good coverage. Open streams abound but none I saw were a hazard or even inconvenient. Perhaps 4 people over the trail since last snow, Trail #8 (Highland) only one set of tracks. Some leaves in tracks. Blowy & cold from west on #17, more sheltered in #22-34-19. Biggest problem was frosty glasses (supposedly -32 with wind chill).
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).
