Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: #50, #54 (green), #55 (green - shared), Glide Wax: purple, Grip Wax:

Skated up to the Lusk cabin. Still lots of snow up at Lac Phillipe - maybe a ft. of base on th trails. Pretty soft but the sun was out so I was in no hurry. No bare spots anywhere but there were a few stretches that were getting dirty and the skidoo track on the side looked pretty icy(?). Best to try to avoid the dirty snow which I didn't. As a result my skis got pretty slow by the end of the day picking up a lot of... umm, stuff. Maybe the rain tomorrow will clean up the snow? Not too many people up skiing which is too bad. Definetley some good skiing to be had for another week at least.













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