Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #1 (green) (#2 - #24), #3, Glide Wax: vauhti lf green, Grip Wax: vauhti super binder, vauhti fluor carrot, vauhit fluor green

Another lunch-time ski. It felt warm out there at -16 today! The parkways were all re-groomed for skating, but not classic. The old tracks are good but quite hard. I had super binder, carrot and green on and my grip was great. Ridge Road (#1) was fully groomed (classic and skate) and was really nice. I also went on Burma (#3) for the first time this year and it was fun. It hasn't been groomed in a few days so the downhills were a bit like a bobsled run. The track was solid though and it was fun...just don't expect perfection if you venture in there. Should be a great weekend for 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