Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #51, #53, Glide Wax: Dibloc Blue LF, Grip Wax: Start racing green

I had intended to do some sort of loop starting with the 53/51 access to Lac Philippe. However, the glide is so slow that I realized that any significant loop would require more time than I was prepared to put into it. So I turned around on #51 before I got to P19.

It was a very pleasant day with new snow and great scenery. The grip was good; the tracksetting was flawless. It was just that, in terms of speed and distance, the snow was "klik-less". I saw good skiers double-poling down hills at a beginners speed that they would normally take in a crouch.

The tracksetting is providing a benefit to the park's population: #53 was covered with coyote tracks; # 51 had deer tracks.













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