Gatineau Park Cross Country Trail Reports A GuideGatineau partner blog

rss-feed wrote a new blog post: 2010-02-28 by Jo-Ann Holden from P10 [Fortune]   11 hours, 56 minutes ago

P10 – Fortune, Ridge, 24, McKinstry, Fire Tower

It was roulette, and we won! When we left home, the NCC web site still gave #1Blue a yellow triangle and indicated it was last groomed on Feb. 24. We figured it was worth checking out. Surprise. . .

Charles Hodgson commented on the blog post Vive l’hiver   15 hours, 53 minutes ago

Don’t know. Check the flickr original.

Charles Hodgson commented on the blog post The Secret Lives of Western Lodge   17 hours, 37 minutes ago

Dave Shaw concurs saying:

I used to be involved in the Alpine Club. During that time I recall hearing on several occasions that many years ago, long before my time, the Alpine Club did have a cabin on the escarpment. However I understood that it was not Western Cabin and was not located where [...]

Charles Hodgson commented on the blog post The Secret Lives of Western Lodge   17 hours, 40 minutes ago

I received an email from Michael McConaill that said in part:

The Joe Morin map shows the road ending at the McCloskey Farm, merging into the Ridge Road which then also ended there. There is a trail showing from Blanchet’s Trail near McCloskey’s to the Western Trail: given the geometry of the intersection of these trails, [...]

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: DupGuy via Twitter   18 hours, 34 minutes ago

Skate to Champlain Lookout

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Ken and Snain   1 day, 1 hour ago

Kenmore posts that he’s back out on the new (wet) snow and brings forth the new word snain.

rss-feed wrote a new blog post: 2010-02-27 by Ken Trischuk from P6 [MacKenzie-King]   1 day, 10 hours ago

Skated from Mackenzie King to the Lookouts. Conditions were nice but plenty wet. Lots of fresh snow in the last week has been well compacted but +3C and raining meant the track was pretty slow. Quite happy though to be skiing on snow again. Cooler te. . .

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Skyline -Trail #6 – with a Snowman   1 day, 17 hours ago

I used to look down my nose at no-wax skis. Yesterday I bought a pair. Today I tried them out.

The heavy wet conditions are messy to wax for and the no-wax was a breeze. No backslip at all, though the forward glide wasn’t exactly rocket-powered.

Skyline had been skied since the last snow and the human [...]

cbh-flickr-posting wrote a new blog post: Misty Mountain Hop!   1 day, 18 hours ago

Misty Mountain Hop!, originally uploaded by jplavigne (Pearlarthur).

cbh-flickr-posting wrote a new blog post: Les Chutes de Luskville.   1 day, 18 hours ago

Les Chutes de Luskville. , originally uploaded by jplavigne (Pearlarthur).

cbh-flickr-posting wrote a new blog post: Vive l’hiver   1 day, 18 hours ago

Vive l’hiver, originally uploaded by jplavigne (Pearlarthur).

Charles Hodgson wrote a new blog post: Ottawa Citizen on Trail #74   2 days, 3 hours ago

Kathryn Young asks Janice Kennedy (both of the Citizen) about her day spent in Gatineau Park

rss-feed wrote a new blog post: 2010-02-26 by Craig Storey from P5 [Penguin]   2 days, 8 hours ago

Wow, lots of snow out there. That storm makes up for the winter drought and really improves the Spring skiing outlook. Actually it was Spring out there today: +2C at 2pm, bright sun and soft tracks initially. It was still faster than earlier repor. . .

rss-feed wrote a new blog post: 2010-02-26 by Jo-Ann Holden from P10 [Fortune]   2 days, 12 hours ago

A rare day! The skating was so much better than anticipated. Ridge and the parkways had been groomed earlier in the day and were not too slow considering the warm temperatures. When the groomer passed again on Ridge Road around 1:30 the skating be. . .