Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #1 Penguin Climb, #6, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

It doesn't get much better than this. Followed one skier up the Penguin climb. I took the hilly part of 6 and he took the 19-34-6 loop. i was breaking track on my part of Skyline. It was slow but the downhills were perfectly controllable. Halfway round I came upon the other skier's tracks and got some glide back to #1. Wonderful snow!

Be careful descending Penguin hill. While it looks packed, it is soft in some places and can snag your ski in a turn.













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