Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #1 (green) (#2 - #24), #2 (from #40 to #1), #24, #33, #40, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

Few skiers out this morning my route was P12=>#40=>#2 black=>#1 right=>#24=>#1 left=>#2=>#33=>#40=>P12.

Nothing has been groomed today which is fine, but temperatures are dropping and wind is howling, the downhills are quite fast but controllable, but later this afternoon might be an adventure. Hopefully there will be grooming overnight or early morning with colder temperatures expected the next few days.

All the trails I skied still had good coverage, one small rock on #33 showing, and the bench area on Ridge past Western is getting thin. A few small twigs and branches had fallen on the wooded trails, I tossed a few of them aside.

Trail #40 & #2 were suffering from old grooming plus the infamous boot marks, the classic tracks on most trails are shallow or washed out. The skating lane on Ridge still looked fairly good for now until it gets colder and the ruts freeze up.













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