Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #50, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Swix Violet Extra

Great night for skiing, last night. Very balmy temperatures. There were quite a few people heading back as we set off. Healy was busy but not overcrowded.
As Jo-Anne said, tracksetting is funny. Hopefully Demsis will fix that soon. Skaters inevitably end up going over the classic track. I found classic tracks to be shallow here and there. Sometimes they disappeared altogether. Also at the beginning, there are tracks only on one side.
Overall fairly good conditions. It was a little slow on the way out with fresh snow but better on the way back. Pine needles also slowed things down a bit. There are still quite a few twigs to watch out for (especially in the dark). I tossed a few out of the way as I was going. Conditions seemed better for skating based on what my skating friends were saying.
Overall, a very pleasant ski.













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