Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #1B, Glide Wax: CH7, Grip Wax:

Quick late-day skate ski from P10 up the Fortune Parkway, west on Ridge to 1B, 1B to above Western, then back on 1A, Ridge and down the Parkway. The traffic jam leaving the park at 4PM was amazing. Despite the number of cars leaving, there were very few spots available in P10. The FP had been groomed in the morning, but by afternoon had been churned into fairly bumpy powder. Ridge was in much better shape, perhaps because the skier traffic had flattened the skate lane. 1B was also quite nice, but 1A was a bit bumpy. The sharp corner at the top of the Khyber Pass has already been skied down to ice. The classic tracks were in good shape just about everywhere and provided fast descents. In all in all it was great to be out enjoying the sunset from Ridge Road. If there is grooming overnight, conditions should be superb in the morning. If not, the FP will be a bit of a grind, but Ridge should be quite nice.













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