Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #1 Penguin Climb, #1, #1B, #1 (green) (#2 - #24), #24, #1 (blue), Glide Wax: Blue, Grip Wax: Vauhti Carrot / K15

Beautiful day for a ski! Get out after work and enjoy the Spring like weather with mid-winter snow. Perfect grooming everywhere. Glide was slow from 10-11am, but was getting better at 1pm when there was a bit of glazing starting. Grip will be tricky this afternoon/evening due to glazing, you'll need something warm covered by a blue.

First ski of the year on good skis and poles, and first trip to the Fire Tower. Wasn't planning it but when its that nice out you have to just keep skiing...then pay for it later.













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