Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, MacKenzie-King Rd , #15 (black), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

I did not intend to ski today, but after seeing the report at 1:30 pm decided to head out to P5. My route was P5=> left on Gatineau parkway=>Champlain parkway=>McKenzie King Rd=>#15 black=>left on Gatineau parkway=>P5.

I met the groomer coming down Gatineau parkway compacting the center skate lane, there seemed to be only one track groomed on the one side. With the dusting of snow we got it covered most of the ice and conditions were somewhat slow. I did not intend to ski the un-groomed trail #15, but after seeing skier tracks I decided to try it out and it was quite good.

There was also evidence of skier tracks on Ridge road at the bottom of Penguin and trail #7. There were only about a dozen of cars at P5 which is unusual for a sunday. Looks like we have a couple more milder days ahead of us before the temps drops below zero again.













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