Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #5 (green), #27, #29 (alternative), #29 (shared), Glide Wax: swix universal, Grip Wax: swix blue extra, then purple..

First day back skiing after spraining my thumb on Monday. Thought my season was done but constant icing did the trick. Anyhoo, conditions were icier than I expected especially after the snow from yesterday. All trails were groomed but it looks like that only had the effect of stripping the new snow down to the ice. Hence my blue extra and then purple wax had limited effect. It was clearly a universal klister morning.

You can tell spring is in the air...ran into a family hiking along #26. Mentioned that it was still skiing season but they just tuned me out....













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