Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Glide Wax: Swix LF10 - with rilling, Grip Wax:

The FP has been groomed this AM for both skate and classic. Conditions are good in most places with the exception of the few places where the underlying ice didn't yield to the groomer. Grooming stops at the T-junction. I attempted to continue on the CP but the surface was too hard and uneven for any reasonable skating - perhaps now that the temperature is above 0 C it might be more doable. In spite of the constrained terrain I had quite a good day. Conditions should be good today for both classic and skating - i.e., until the wet-snow dump comes - after that for a few days it'll be fish-scale or hairies skiing.

I understand that the North Loop has also been groomed but it didn't look that good from either P9 or P8. There seemed be significant stretches of ice.

There's still a lot of base up there with continuous coverage. I've attached a picture of Jo-ann's snow gauge to show the depth.













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