Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #1 (green) (#2 - #24), #2 (from #40 to #1), #24, #40, #1 (blue), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Classic Waxless
P12-trail 40, 24, Ridge to Wolf, along Ridge to trail 2 to P12.
Having almost skied yesterday, Ron's last report inspired me to get out today for a final farewell ski. Now that I've seen how much snow is left on the "dark side" of the park, it won't be the last ski of the season after all!
Conditions were much as Ron described them yesterday. It was a long, relaxed afternoon with some good skiing, a tiny bit of "portaging" and some juicy mud on the lower stretches of trail 40. There were deer, hawks and that renowned ruffed grouse. There are a few more photos on musicianonskis.ca
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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).
