Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #50, #36 (blue), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Carrot

A best-ever ski on trails 36 and 50 and a detour down to the bench at Meech Lake - the spot swimmers and canoeists head to in the Summer.

We chose trail 36 knowing that the fresh snow would be fun even though it was not groomed \"in 4 days\"- at least this is what the site led us to anticipate when we checked the site at 11:30 a.m. before leaving home. We were thrilled to find that it was actually stunningly groomed and trackset (apparently) a couple of hours earlier. We were the first to ski on it. This trail is such a gem! It more than made up for the skiing I\'ve missed in the last couple of weeks. The only negative? You guessed it. Some self centered skate bozo had left his/her mark on the tracks by the time we returned. There were also hikers\' tracks near the first bridge. I wouldn\'t mind so much if the classic tracks were groomed frequently.....













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