Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #2 (blue), #2 (from #40 to #1), #33, #40, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: silver extra klister

Decided to head out from P12 rather than brave the throng at P10. Air temp was +1C at 08:30 and about +3C on return at 10:15 . Trails were soft, but not too much, especially on the south side of the Ridge. Still, the klister worked well and all trails were in decent shape. Although very few skate skiers had been on the trails, they had left deep gouges and encroach on the classic track in places (see pics). One skate skier I chatted with at Western had very positive comments on the ski conditions. On returning to P12 via 33 and 40, once I got over the last ridge to the north side, the snow conditions were lovely: good downhill control, no bare spots and nice fast track considering it's springtime. There was intermittent debris on the trails, but nothing impeding the enjoyment of the morning.













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