Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: N/A, Grip Wax: Vauhti Carrot

A few XC Ottawa skiers made it out for their first on-snow interval session this morning. The conditions can be labelled "rock skiing" but still quite enjoyable and worth the trip to P10! We classic skied and Vauhti Carrot work pretty well the whole morning. It will be best to stick to the parkway and I would recommend classic skiing. Also, rollerski tips may work better today. Skating is possible but you would have to stay on the grass side of the road due to shearing the snow on the pavement. As we finished up the fresh snow was falling pretty heavy at P10, so it could be a good weekend of skiing.

We will do our best to keep you posted on the conditions!

Good luck to most of Team XC Ottawa who are racing in Canmore this weekend! Follow the results on zone4.ca.

Happy skiing!













Gatineau park map


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.

Gatineau park map

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).

Gatineau park map