Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #2 (from #40 to #1), #33, #40, #21, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

Did the little loop on Meech, climbing up #2 to avoid the steeper downhills there. There is adequate snow for climbing or for a flat glide. Descents are still tricky. If you go straight down, balanced and floating on both skis, there are only rare rock contacts. If you snowplow or turn, you will run into some rock. They were mostly light scrapes though rather than dangerous and upsetting gouges.

Another 10 cm and we will have decent trail skiing.













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