Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Gatineau Pkwy, Glide Wax: Vauhti LF Pink, Grip Wax: Would suggest no-wax skis or Vauhti K9, K12.

Skied from P5 down to Mt. Bleu and around the trails there a bit this morning to catch the bus. The groomer was starting to make passes on the Gatineau Parkway while I was out there. Where it was not groomed overnight the surface is bumpy and relatively soft, with somewhat slow now. Poles punch through the surfance quite a bit. The tracks have a couple of centimetres of snow in them. Around Mt. Bleu on some of the smaller trails things are a bit more granular in places, but by and large the conditions were the same as higher up. So, to make a long story short, it is skiable everywhere, but if you go where they have groomed this morning (check NCCC reports) it will be considerably better than where it was not groomed.













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