Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Camp Fortune Race Course, Glide Wax: Vauhti Green, Grip Wax: Vauhti K19 and K21

I got out during the warmest part of the day today and it was reasonably pleasant provided I kept my face covered. It's been a few days since Ridge Road has been groomed, so the tracks and skate lanes are getting a bit worn and bumpy. The glide was considerably better than I expected. I also skied the Fortune racing trail. It has a couple of centimetres of fresh powder on it from earlier in the week, but remains fairly good overall.













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