Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: v40 blue extra

Temperature was -4c; no wind. Very few people had been out and there was a bit of trail breaking required heading up the FLP. The fresh snow was wet and it was a bit less than had fallen in our part of the city. Once on Trail 1 there was even less snow. Once we had climbed Khyber we could hear the intermittent scraping on the ski bases as we moved along all the way to Huron. The Champlain Parkway was better, with just a couple of places with exposed asphalt. The descent to P10 on the FLP was very slow, but at least there were no more scrapes. I think we need a good 7 to 10 more cm of snow to develop a reasonable base.













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