Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #15 (blue), #15 (black), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: waxless skis

A beautiful and solitary ski late this afternoon, from P5, with short side trips on parts of trail 15 and two unmarked trails. The snow was very clean and not heavily used in this area, but VERY slow, even on the downhills. While the Gatineau Parkway had only one tiny bare spot, the forested trails had an impressive amount of snow, (except where there was none!) and equally impressive creeks creating intricate waterways through, around and under the trails. The constant sound of flowing water made for a very pleasant and peaceful outing. What a delight to be able to ski in mid April.













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