Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #50, #54 (green), #55 (green - shared), #55 (green - alternative), #55 (blue - alternative), #54 (black), Glide Wax: Vauhti green, Grip Wax: Teho green binder with Swix Special Blue
Beautiful albeit chilly day for a ski. Fresh grooming on all the main trails was good but somewhat icy. A good binder helped keep grip wax on the skis but I still had to stop once to reapply wax. Trail 54 black is a little light on snow cover as yet with exposed rocks, roots and creek beds. Easy enough to negotiate going uphill but tougher to dodge going down. The skating tracks on 50 and 55 looked to be in very good shape.
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).
