Gatineau Park

Trails Skied: Fortune Pkwy, #1, Glide Wax: , Grip Wax: Waxless

Just a short ski from P10 to Huron. Of course any conditions today will be irrelevant when the freeze up happens tonight. It was about 13 degrees this afternoon, and just gorgeous, if wrong. The snow was slow, of course, but in no way disappearing beneath our skis. The only really soft snow was on the outside of the classic tracks, where the poles would sink down at least a foot. By 3:30 it already felt as though things were starting to harden up again. Thank goodness this thaw was short. I hope conditions ( and wax!!) will be good for the weekend's racing.













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