Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, Glide Wax: unknown, Grip Wax:

Where were the groomers? Demsis has been pretty good this year but recently a little invisible. We arrived at P5 to ankle deep snow and although it was skate skiable, we felt our legs burn on all the uphills. Snow stopped falling an hour after arrival and we waited in vain for the grooming panzer to come over the hill at some point. A quick pass would have helped, even if it was half the parkway. It was the weekend, after all.













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