Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #1 Penguin Climb, #6, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

I skied Skyline today. In a word - perfect. It is a rare and beautiful experience to have the tracks set only by skiers: two narrow tracks on the flats and widening on the slopes, due to climbers and snowplow descents. If you built up too much speed on a hill, you could simply step off into the powder to slow down. I noticed that the bench at the viewpoint is buried completely. It looks like we might have many days of skiing ahead of us.













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