Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #1B, #3, Glide Wax: CH7, Grip Wax:

Skate ski from P10 up FP to Ridge, out along 1B to the intersection with 2, back on 1A to Ridge, then down Burma and home. Amazing dry powder mid-winter conditions. The snow was so dry I found the skating quite slow (a harder glide wax would have been better)! The photo of the picnic table at Shilly Shally suggests how much longer the season might last (note that this is a sunny location where the snow usually melts early). The corner in the Khyber Pass was just a bit icy, and the final luge run down Burma to the FP was also a bit hard and worn, although controllable. The classic tracks were firm, deep and a bit glazed, allowing for fast descents. It looked like all trails I skied on had been thoroughly groomed overnight. They were a bit worn by heavy skier traffic by late afternoon, but skate conditions were still good to excellent. This should hold for tomorrow even if there is no fresh grooming.













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