Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, #1B, #2 (blue), Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: blue extra

Arrived at a full P10 at 10:10 or so, waited 5 minutes to get a parking spot. Air temp was -7C and a brisk wind. Wax worked well for the most part,especially after 300m or so along the FLP. Classic track was very hard, icy in parts and very fast. I had to rewax after much of the grip wax was scraped off on the descent to Western Shelter. In any event, the climb up to 1 involved a fair bit of slippage. The trip back was fast and care had to be taken on the descents to maintain control. Skate skiers were all flying along, so obviously they had excellent conditions. Arrived back at P10 around 12:45, air temp -2C.
One other comment: maybe skiers can consider bringing in a bit of firewood from the sheds. There were 5 people at Western when I arrived, but only two logs inside the cabin. It is a bit icy near the shed, but it's generally not too much effort to bring in a couple of logs.













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