Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Champlain Pkwy, Gatineau Pkwy, Glide Wax: Vauhti Wet, Grip Wax: Guess: Vauhti K Universal Gold Klister

Skated this evening from P5 to the bottom of Black Lake hill (after all, nobody wants to climb Black Lake hill when you can turn around). Conditions were still worth the trip but who knows what will happen overnight and on Friday. When I was out there some kind rain/snow sleet hybrid was visible through the light from my headlamp, and when I was finished skiing I my clothes felt wet. If we are lucky, maybe at higher elevations we will get some snow out of this. If we don't, we're still lucky because we can head to the Nakkertrack!













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