Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy , Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

A very short ski as I will be hiking or snowshoeing this afternoon. But what a nice surprise, especially after hearing many friends going on about "debris, ice, bobsleds, etc. The parkway from P5 appeared to be freshly groomed, or perhaps it was the warmer weather softening things up a bit (it was about minus 10)? In any case the classic was enjoyable and the skating might have been even better. The Teho green was fabulous for grip and beautiful glide, at least for the short time I was out. I checked out the base of Penguin Hill and have to say that it would be horrifying to contemplate coming down that hill. Words like bobsled, luge, etc would certainly come to mind. It looked like it had perhaps been groomed while wet - is this possible? Anyway, the parkway came into its own today. I would gladly have skied longer.













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