Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #30, Champlain Pkwy, #8, Glide Wax: Skins, Grip Wax:
We took a trail from P7 through the woods to the top of #30 then on to #8 and stepped onto Champlain Parkway from #37 heading to Lac Bourgeois on the parkway, Then got back on #8 to cross over to ridge Road and came back #1, down #31, #30 to P7. The conditions were great at 2pm no one was on the Champlain Parkway, Grooming was excellent. Classic Tracks set well. Nice to have an extra ~8 cm on the #8,#11, #17 that we did bits of. People had already gone through to clear a way.
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).
