Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #50, #36 (blue), Glide Wax: blue, Grip Wax: vauhti carrot and not enough binder

Skied out of P11 along 36 and 50 to Herridge and back. Nice skiing in the woods on the fresh snow. Not sure I've ever seen 36 so busy as there were lots of folks with lunch packs heading to the huts as I did. No fresh grooming but the classic tracks were well skied in. A little icy on the steeper hills but enough fresh snow to the sides to regain control and usually a snowy berm to help get you around any fast corners. Still a few rocks which were mostly in predictable spots but one just before the T junction caught me by surprise and likely left a mark on my ski base.

I had initially thought of skiing across Meech Lake for a loop but the strong head wind that hit me as I arrived at the lakeshore dulled my motivation.

Even with the fresh snow I could have used a good binder to combat the icy base. Hoping for more snow to cover the ice up but we'll see what we get.













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