Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: Swix LF10 - with rilling, Grip Wax: fishscales

The end is nigh but not here yet.

I had a short PM tour to Huron from P10 via FP and Ridge for lunch and sitting. Returned via CP and FP. I took my own advice and used waxless which, although a tad inelegant, worked fine. I was able to ski most of the way with the exception of Kyber where I had to portage.

Both the FP and CP are variable with good sections of snow, sections of corn snow, and areas where the snow is almost done. From the FP to Shilly Shally Ridge is quite dirty with a lot of Hemlock debris; the bottom part of Kyber is bare; past Kyber there's very good coverage.

I've attached photos to show the best and the worst. The best is shown by shots of the snow pack beside the Fortune hill, of the snow gauge at Gossip Corner, and of one of the better sections of the FP by Lac Fortune. The worst is shown by shots of Kyber and of one of the worst sections of the FP.

On the sunny sections of the parkways the water is starting to run under the snow.

The snow should last until the weekend. As others have suggested probably P12 is the best starting point. Two park stalwarts departed today for the fire tower but have not reported back yet - I'm guessing they probably had a good day.













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