Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Gatineau Pkwy, #29 (shared), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Hairies

There was much discussion before our training group workout was cancelled. However about 9 stalwarts still decided to go and ski despite the fairly heavy rain. You've heard that old adage about weather and clothing.... The trails ranged from almost icy to quite soft, and from clean to quite dirty. The hairies were awesome! Several others were skating and enjoyed it, except for one "lake" crossing. Swampy areas were becoming pond-like. But the fog! Beautiful! This was quite a short ski, and I was soaked by the time I got back to the car, but the atmospheric scenery made it worthwhile. It was 12 degrees as I drove home! Two hours later, the temperature was almost back to zero! Let's hope for a big dump of snow! More photos at musicianonskis.ca/blog













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