Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #5 (green), #26, #29 (alternative), #29 (shared), Glide Wax: F4 Universal, Grip Wax: Swix polar

Felt a bit apprehensive upon arriving at P1 at 10:00AM and seeing no other cars in the lot. Maybe too cold for skiing? Once I got going and warmed up was treated to mostly good conditions. Even though no fresh grooming to found, classic tracks were in mostly good shape especially the Gatineau Pkwy between #27 and #26. Conditions on the pkwy were nice and fast. The wooded trails tended to be a bit slow especially in the open areas where snow had drifted over the tracks.













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