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Cross Country Skiing: The 33rd Annual Gatineau Loppet

by AllisonArmtrong Date:February 19, 2011 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gatineau Park is hosting their 33rd annual Gatineau Loppet this weekend as part of the world-wide network, known as the Worldloppet, that includes races in Australia (the Kangaroo Hoppet), Japan (the Sapporo Int. Ski Marathon) and all across Europe, as well as two in North America.

Night Skiing in Gatineau Park

by Anneke Date:January 31, 2011 Tags: , , ,

Some of my fondest memories of my childhood were the night skis I took with my family up in Gatineau Park.  This was actually how we would spend New Years Eve every year.  The five of us, plus an entourage of friends and other family, would start at one of the parking lots, throw on   Read More…

Four Winter Wonderland Ski Destinations in and Around Ottawa

by Michael Jon Lazar Date:December 27, 2010 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The city of Ottawa is a snow haven for skiing neophytes throughout the North American continent. This should not be very surprising, considering that Ottawa is the ranked as seventh amongst coldest capital cities in the world, which is a number that has been derived from average annual temperatures. In fact, each winter, on average,   Read More…