Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: North Loop, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: waxless skis

Brought my klistered skis expecting damp, coarse snow along with fresh tracks but was met by a blowing snow storm. There was now an accumulation of about 3 or 4 cm's of damp snow. Skied for a bit until my skis started icing up and then returned to the car and got my waxless hairies. Problem solved, good grip and glide. Wind and snow in my face all the way to P9 but a fast return to P8. A lot of classic skiers were stopping to scrape off accumulated snow from their skis.













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