Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, Champlain Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: LF6, Grip Wax:

Tough slogging out there this morning for our XC Chelsea Masters skate practice. It looks like grooming was done overnight, but there was 15 cm or more of loose snow in the skate lane and the wind was blowing. While at least one set of classic tracks had been skied in, they were threatening to refill quickly! At the start, it was slow but glide improved considerably as the temperature and humidity increased. Classic would be the way to go today.













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