Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #51, #53, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

My first ski from P17 this year. Did a short loop P17=>#53=>#51=>P19=>#53=>P17. The conditions of theses 2 trails were good, just a bit of debris from the evergreen trees here and there, the classic tracks on #53 were especially good on the wide open area of the trail, looked like it had just been groomed not much traffic there.

From the junction of #51 until I looped back I did not meet one skier close to an hour. Sun was nice, no wind and warmer temperatures made for a pleasant ski. I was told by a reliable source (Ron) that trail # 52 was not in the greatest shape, some debris and icy hills.













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