Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #1, #30, #31, Glide Wax: Vauhti Spektra Blue, Grip Wax: N/A
Yee-haw! Beautiful day, great fresh snow and good grooming! Get out and enjoy the mild temperatures and fast greasy snow. Booth Hill was a great alternative to the crowds coming down Penguin. Careful descending however, if you get too close to the edges your ski will sink a 2ft and you will add your outline to the collection of full body divets beside the trail. Ridge was in good shape as Garry described, with the usual snow plow troughs. Burma was a real treat for skating! With a full sized groomer having made a few passes its firm, only moderately bumpy and wide enough for skate and classic. It had seen a lot of traffic, but was holding up well. Should be great on Sunday. Get out and enjoy!
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).
