We aim to go roughly four times a season. You'd think that with a winter that's around three months long we'd have no problem hitting that quota but we actually have to do a decent amount of planning to make it.
Why, you ask? Because unless you're into night skiing, weekdays are out. And sometimes the weather is just too cold for us to go out into (I draw the line at negative twenty degrees Celsius). And fortunately/unfortunately Margot has discovered downhill skiing and if she goes downhill during the week she is not in the mood to explore the wonders of cross country skiing on the weekend. And finally the shoulder seasons are generally out because there is either too little snow (November/some of December) or too icy (March). Hmmm this is making me sound very picky...but in any case, after all that, we end up with around five to six days from which to choose from between Christmas and Easter.
In the Ottawa region the obvious place to go cross country skiing is just over the bridge in Gatineau Park. However, I'm not really a fan of paying $20 per person to go on crowded trails that are 20 minutes from my house. So we're always on the lookout for free places to ski. This weekend we discovered a nice one just outside the city in the little township of Beckwith.
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| Into the woods... |
In other words, perfect for cross country skiing! The few people we came across were very friendly - like we all shared a special secret that other Ottawans had overlooked.
Honestly though, the main reason I like going on these ski trips is that when they work (and they don't always work - think angry Margot crying about cold hands/feet) they are a great chance to spend time with my honeys.
Honey #1:
and Honey #2:
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