Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: Vauhti Blue, Grip Wax: Vauhti Fluor Orange
Apart from a severe lack of snow, today was a fabulous day for skiing! We skied from P10 up to around the Fortune/Champlain junction, and then back and forth along the Champlain Parkway.
NOTES:
I would not bother trying to skate as the coverage is too thin. The best skiing we found was in the area the Fortune/Champlain junction. Regular hard wax seemed to be the best solution. Cross your fingers for the right kind of weather tonight and tomorrow....
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).
