Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #7, #8, #31, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax:

I usually only take the 8-17 combination when there is fresh snow but I tried it this morning. Trail 8 was packed hard. It was fine for climbing but would be fast and unforgiving for descending. There was a fair bit of foot traffic near the parking lot on #8 and then some on the very top. The bottom was people but the top was deer. Trail 17 had some residual fluffiness on the flatter portions.













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