Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Champlain Pkwy, MacKenzie-King Rd , Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

Long johns be gone! Spring is here! The distinctive squeak, hiss and slurp of the soft, wet snow has officially begun!
It was a short, but beautiful and peaceful ski on the parkway between Kingsmere and Black Lake. There was a layer of slow snow on top of yesterday's (I am assuming yesterday's) grooming. The skating was getting slower the longer I skied - an earlier start would have been smart - and by the end it was quite tiring. But the woodpeckers and ravens were singing in the woods and it was a great time to be out.













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