Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Champlain Pkwy, #1 Penguin Climb, #1, Gatineau Pkwy, #5 (green), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

A bit tricky to find the skate ski "goldilocks" trail conditions today. Where the grooming was day-old, it was frozen corduroy. Where it was freshly groomed it was cold snow molasses. All very skiable, but really a day in which you had to choose between control with no glide or glide with less control. Classic looked much better. Next lesson: when you ski when it's this cold, don't choose a loop that has you climb for the first half and then, once suitably sweaty, loop around for a mostly downhill return.













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