Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: #1B, #1 (green) (#2 - #24), #2 (from #40 to #1), #24, #40, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
Nice sunny day to be out there with fast conditions. Started from P12 : #40=>#2=>#1B=>#1=>#24=>Bench on #40=>P12. More people out today then last weekend, they had the difficult conditions banner hanging from the parking lot sign.
Although it had trail #2 marked with a RED X on the website, I decided to inspect it myself going up, I found nothing wrong with it as you can see on the pictures, but I suspect they found it too hard or icy to mark it as safe. There is still a real good base on most trails, the only thin and icy spot I saw was on Ridge at the Bench past Western. Should be another nice day tomorrow for skiing.
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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).
