Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , North Loop, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Arrived at 10am, temperature at -8 and the sun was shining. Trails were hard and fast. A lot more skate skiers than classic out on the trails today. Classic tracks from P5 to P8 were deep and in good shape, but they much shallower and icier from P8 to P9 (but still OK). The descent from P5 to P8 was fast - I did most of it in the skate lane so I could snowplow when necessary. The Doldrums were much more relaxing. Lots of people out - it is so nice to get out of the house for some fresh air! Hope to be able to do it a few more times this year.
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).
