Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #1B, #1 (green) (#2 - #24), #2 (from #40 to #1), #3, #9, #24, #40, #18, #20, #21, Glide Wax: Blue, Grip Wax: VR40

Quick report from last nights ski. Dashed up after work to get a ski in and home before curfew. Managed a couple of hours on good conditions. Climbed out of P12 and then did a few circuits at the top on various groomed and backcountry trails. Hadn't skied out of P12 this year so it was nice to check out the trails. Grip and glide wax were pretty good but the snow was still fairly cold even if the air temperature had warmed up.

Some of the primary trails have dirt and gravel being worked up into the snow - perhaps just an indication of how little snow we've received considering its February. Easy enough to dodge going up hill but were a little trickier to spot especially after the sun had set. The back country trails were quite nice although some fresh snow will make them better. Most of the tricky open water spots (on 21 and 18 in particular) seem to have mostly frozen over.

A little more snow in the forecast should improve everything. Would have liked to continue skiing around for a bit longer but had to head back down and get home before the curfew. Hopefully that is lifted soon and I can enjoy some nice skiing in the evenings again.













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