Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #30, #8, #17, #31, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

Took the #17 and #8 loop in the fresh snow this morning. It might be better Saturday. The ski out on 17 was reasonable. Sometimes my skis would catch in old ruts under the fresh snow, but generally good. I started on 8 and found the hills too daunting. There was not enough new snow to cover the discontinuities of creeks, foot traffic, snowmobile tracks, and so the downhills were quite dangerous instead of exhilarating. I cut off onto the adjacent parkway and picked up 8 again at the bottom, just before getting back to 30. With another 10 cm of snow and some skier traffic to set the trails, it should be good.













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