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Happy Easter to All, Enjoy your Familys! For me, getting older makes everyday an Easter Egg Hunt! Now, where are my keys..... hmmmm...... LOL! GutZ

Looking good

We met one sled all the way back to Forestville .. so odd in the freezing rain Guess ya needed to be the adventurous type 😎

The foot plus of heavy wet snow we received here in Southern Maine would have made a nice base, in January🙄🤪... I am very thankful that I installed a standby generator last year. Currently still close to 300,000 customers still without power state wide. Yesterday A friend asked me if I would be taking my machine out... My machine is going to be my Kubota Tractor with plow and front end loader. After the concrete snow on top soft gravel is dealt with, it's on to downed trees. 😀 Winter Storm 4 April 2024

This was 7 days ago, and no it's not all gone 😉

Just got Back did all those Greens & Yellow!!!!! Trails were Outstanding!!!! Started the Season there After X- Mas Ended it the other day!!!! 3,500 Miles of Smiles on the new sled can’t wait till next Season!!!!👍

Jean Guy is all packed up heading home. His wife says time to come home so we can go on vacation!!!

A few more pics from today , sunny longer today than expected . Looks like rain tomorrow .

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Sacre-Coeur 1050 heures of grooming this season. about 300 more hours than last season. It looks like the end for us too, our surfacing operations are getting more and more complicated with the hot weather, we still managed to do approximately 1050 hours of surfacing, representing 300 hours more than last year. The road signs will be removed in the coming weeks. We would like to thank our owners for the rights of way and our 330 members for your encouragement and every visitor who takes the time to write to us after their stay to congratulate us. Your comments are always taken into account. We'll be making a final pass to the Valin mountains (c900) and the 330 region later this week.

Damn. Hate to hear that, sending good vibes that they find them AOK. GutZ

Had to leave KM31 in the rain, but the first tracks from L’or Piste to Forestville made up for it. Tons of snow.

The cannibal have responded

Establish a permanent trail network. Yes, is easier said then done. But is the only real long term solution. Every journey starts with a single step.

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And yet 3 guys die in an avalanche there in late March. Still blows my mind. Hasn’t even been a week yet. I feel so bad for their families and the guy that made it out. I hope they all find peace in time.

15 days.

Amen. Prayers to the families. You are only fooling yourself if you don't think anytime you saddle up the risk is very high. Ride on in the afterlife our fellow brothers.

Amen Amen, Can't say I've ever thought of Hot Pockets & Red Bulls & Gatorade as a last meal, but they were where they wanted to be, doing what they wanted to be doing.

Left some fun un-done a few weeks back up in the new snow . So we return ! Forestville to points west

Awesome pics as usual. You have squeezed the best out of this season.

Crunchy! Sleds & Jackets/etc! Way to go Gents! Thanks for sharing!

thanks for the pics and stories. Great pictures and adventures as always from the VT crew. you guys had a pretty darn good season considering all things. Glad you guys made it safe and sound because in the end that is what it's all about. Have a great off season !!

Are you finding less & less of this sorta thing at the bars since the virus?

Finished, you got the last of the grooming there. Hello snowmobilers Unfortunately, in order to respect the landowners and ensure that we retain our fragile rights of way, we are obliged to close our trail for the stage. It is currently being surfaced for the last time. The North Range fence will be closed tomorrow morning. We're aware that there's still a lot of snow up there. But we won't be able to access it with our machinery. We've done our utmost to please you. We hope to see you all next year.

Packed an overnight bag and hit the freshly groomed trails, headed east to Baie Comeau. First 60 km to bridge was perfect, crossed bridge then good with the exception of 1 km that had been ploughed. Rode local, scenic trails around Baie Comeau then checked in Le Manoir for the evening had another great meal at the in house restaurant. One of the day’s Highlight was the suspension bridge. Heading back to the truck & trailer for our long journey home. Thanks to all the groomer drivers and volunteers for making all the trials in Quebec the best in the world! Hope you enjoyed our voyage, thanks for following along…. We keep doing it because we personally enjoy reading about other riders adventures.

Nice Place Team Yeti was also there 4 days ago!!!!!! Carry on Team Vermont!!!!!👍

I’m leaving on the 10th, being going up there as our last ride of the year for more than 15 years now. One year we were there mid May.

All righty! Bring it back! Umm, uh oh, is this kinda trans animal identities!... https://youtu.be/5kSYL8Udk0E?si=H1CLekF-wJxBCsqH

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Posted by club today I'm writing to you this morning, disheartened and angry. A snowmobiler has found it clever to go off-trail on private land, a maple sirop producer. Despite the very visible signs indicating a very fragile right-of-way, this could very well cost us a right-of-way. The club has invested time and money, only to have it all ruined by a person who disrespected us all! A search is underway to find him, and he will have to pay for this trespass.

It’s like The Lewis and Clark Expedition.. everything they are seeing is new and wild… completely on their own…and this trip isn’t one where you worry about what you are spending…these sleds will have some patina on them at the end that’s for sure

There are lots of great videos and pictures on Facebook.

Thanks guys. Us couch potatoes needed a good read and some good pics. Great trip!

R.I.P. brothers

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Most of us hate scratching our sleds...Ice even puts a cover on his at night!!

You had me at Orange trails. If you know ya know.

New Drop Bracket Fab. I hoped the left and right bracket were identical, nope... I hoped the Air Ride mounts would still be mounted to the chassis, nope... http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/rr-rear-mount-1.thumb.JPG.2efd63ca6553e3e7178027948bb663f4.JPG Used 1/8th inch aluminum sheet to make the two templates that could encompass the AirRide Mounts and levers. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/rr-rear-mount-3.thumb.JPG.3ffdb327bf6f73bd5e045cbe2f2ee50a.JPG 10 test fittings later.... http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/rr-rear-mount-2.thumb.JPG.ba83cbaf4e8bae9e8df315a8bb6ed94d.JPG Gave it smoother\rounded shapes to reduce the chance of stress cracks, like why airplane windows have rounded corners. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/rr-rear-mount-4.thumb.JPG.98755283b7949bc892d16d1324a99094.JPG Transferred the templates to thicker aluminum.... http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/rr-rear-mount-6.thumb.JPG.174438734846584123a1c50e39a07dca.JPG Pressed in some steel bushings to reinforce the wear points for the cross shaft http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/rr-rear-mount-5.thumb.JPG.4c34ac3fa0698a1b3f83920981f08393.JPG Now I wait for some barrel nuts, these will support the two sheets ( tunnel and bracket ) similar to a self piercing rivet and the bolt compresses the sheets together. With luck this will minimize movement and greatly increase shear strength and rigidity. Later GutZ

Too f ing funny