Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #1B, Glide Wax: CH8, Grip Wax:

Skate ski from P10 up the FP, west on Ridge and 1B to the intersection above Western, then back on Ridge to the top of Penguin, then return. The park received quite a bit more new snow than downtown Ottawa did. This was snowball snow- it took quite a while to clear off my boots after walking across the parking lot! The new snow had not been groomed, which made for a slightly bumpy but quite skiable surface up the FP. The warm snow had bonded quite nicely to the ice, so that even the top of the Khyber Pass had no exposed ice. I found it rather slow going but very enjoyable. The best skiing was from Keogan to the top of Penguin where a combination of (I think) more recent grooming and lots of skier traffic had flattened the surface nicely. I hope there is grooming tonight, but if not conditions should still be very good tomorrow.













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