Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: skin skis

Fortune Parkway and Ridge Road: I skied with 2 others today and we all found the conditions good, especially considering how little snow there has been in the last while, how long the temperatures have hovered above and below zero and how depressingly damp the weather was today. One small item - and this is one we have consistently noticed all week - skaters are blatantly disregarding the single classic track on Fortune and on the Champlain Parkway. With soft snow this turns into a series of minor bumps which make for unpredictable grip. It was better today than yesterday, as conditions were icier, but come on skaters - smarten up!













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