Gatineau Park ski conditions 22DEC10

started @ p10 and took Duldrums over to Gatineau Parkway, up Penguin to Champlain Lookout and back via the parkways.  Seems it snowed a bit overnight and it looked like there had been some grooming along Ridge and Fortune.  This makes the skating a bit less slippery than yesterday but a touch slower.  Still skate conditions are very good.  Classic track range from good to non-existant depending on the trail.  On Ridge there is occasionally a mm or two of rock sticking out, just enough to require a stone grind.   With a little care it is easy to avoid.  Its icy and very thin at the usual locations.