Gatineau Park
Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:
I took the day off, but my friend Rosy wrote these comments about her midday classic ski.
"We skied from P10 to Western Lodge via the Parkways and #1 past Champlain Lookout. Nice grooming. We didn't check out how far the grooming went on #1 though. Only icy bit was the final approach to Western. Light snow coming back. One of us went on the upper end of Western Trail (where it's mostly flattish) and said it was nice enough (not too many rocks)."
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).
