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  1. 603backcountry

    Motel Drakkar

    Just wanted to let fellow Quebec riders know that we stayed here last weekend and were very happy with the accommodations. We parked the truck and trailer there for 3 days and saddlebagged. The owner provides a nice breakfast and with the electric gate and cameras it appears to be a nice safe location. Please support the new owners as they support us riders, one hand washes the other. 603
    3 points
  2. Scranton1

    R TEAM

    Trip 3 The Eagle has landed and boy did we find a gem. Auberge des Deux Rives 1 hr south of maniwaki 6 hrs from Scranton (313 miles) and trans Quebec 13 goes right thru the parking lot. 5 clicks from the rr bed that runs to maniwaki
    3 points
  3. She has rooms, those looking for adventure come on up! N48° 24.615' W75° 28.503' http://www.pourvoirie-martin.ca/
    2 points
  4. Trailblazer

    Up'n down la fleuve

    Here we are the 2 of us at La Bernieres, original planned out to be 5, 1 dropped out due to business the other 2 dropped out due to medical injury, boy it's getting tougher and tougher to get a group together these days. Just Neksledr and I, ohhhh we are gonna cover a lot of ground just the two of us. The plan..... 2 days up, 2 days down. Bernieres, shuttle to the north side, run up la Fleuve to Baie Comeau for the 5 pm Friday evening ferry crossing, go visit groomer then run down la Fleuve back to la Bernieres. Lots of snow fell here yesterday gonna be very interesting day tomorrow,lets see how things work out. Stay tuned
    2 points
  5. Hey Bon Jour Dr. JG! We're headed out your way this Sunday the 12th! Maybe we can hook up some Bacon Pizza for dinner in Causapscal? We're doing the loop counter-clockwise, to hopefully be in the right places at the right times with this dump coming in! In the meantime, pics of your winter office, from last week at the hotel du glace!...
    2 points
  6. Fuse6

    Mont Laurier Region

    My wife and I just arrived at Village Windigo tonight at 6:30. Was dark when we arrived but wow what a beautiful place. The Wood Runner Trail that Mark just posted gives you all the lodges for options if you don't want to base out of town. In ML for hotels there is Quality Inn, Comfort Inn, Best Western and a new Super 8. Comfort Inn is my first choice, great restaurant on site, good trail access to go N or S from town, nice rooms. Quality Inn, stayed there 2 weeks ago, nothing bad just the place is getting old, rooms a bit tired. Trail access is bit of a scrape across the bridge if no fresh snow. Decent Resturaunt on site, Boston Pizza next door. Super 8 is right across Rd from Quality, Driving by an hour ago didn't see any sled trailers , not sure there is much parking? Best Western, never been there looks nice on the web. Don't think there is a restaurant on site and don't think any thing walking distance. Comfort Inn and Quality will let you park while you are gone for few days, might be a small charge. $10.00???? A day. Neither is a gated secure lot. Over years have stayed both places for 4 days each time never had problem, not any recent truck theft that I know of. Village Windigo, Rasaka, Club Frontbrune are all best part of an hour N of ML by truck.Only 40 km but a rough road. never driven to Mekoos, think a bit further. They are all very nice lodges, definitely more enjoyable experience vs hotel. Not positive what your wanting to do. One suggestion would be trailer to ML, stay first night in hotel then head out, maybe head up to 100 Lacs lodge for a night, about 100 miles N of ML. Circle around and stay at another lodge next night. Will never be to far away from ML but there is all kinds of excellent trails to keep you busy for a few days. I know getting lodging for Friday and Sat nights is becoming a challenge. Do you use a GPS. TRakmaps is a huge help getting around and staying on route in villages or trail junctions etc. The Wood Runner system has installed a lot of new signage this fall, Finding your way around is easy if you know what lodge is near direction you want to go. I assume you look at the FMCQ interactive map. Those orange trails that look like minor trails on the map; most of them are beautiful trails. Look at the grooming map 7:00 AM and head for the greens. once you get out of town even the trails that haven't been groomed for a couple of days are still normally in great shape if it has been cold and have stayed setup after grooming. Steve
    2 points
  7. This was 3 years ago, don't know if it's still there but loves jerky
    1 point
  8. Yesterday was a wIld wooly day here. At 1 AM snow and high winds, 30 to 45 mph, moved in. Was suppose to last into late afternoon but about noon time both moved on. Went for a short ride in the afternoon. Fields were drifty and of course bumpy but met two groomers so by today things should be back to normal. -8F now and warming up to 0F.
    1 point
  9. Trailblazer

    R TEAM

    Nice find Scrsnton, I like that area FYI thrre is no connection from that area to Fort Coulange area Pontiac region. Trail closure.
    1 point
  10. New dinning area that was added when we were there last season . .. very nice
    1 point
  11. We stayed there 2 weeks ago. Great people and food ! New dining room since last time there The groomer was down and we had a real hard time getting in there. LOTS of snow ! Took road back to Clova the next morning
    1 point
  12. X2 I have switch to the inreach this year, the explorer that's include GPS capability(very very basic gps). I have it since the beginning of this season and for sure it is in case of emergency way better than the spot because of the 2 way communication. To answer Fuse6 question, If you ever had to trigger the SOS button of you SPOT it is the GEOS dispatch centre that is based in Houston Texas that will receive the request. At this point they have no idea what king of emergency. The first thing they will do is to call your contacts from the list you enter in your profile spot web page to try to figure out if it is a real emergency or a false alarm (trig by error) so your contact need to have an idea of where you are (snowmobile trip by example) they will probably check the information that you may have enter on your account profile but from what I read about on post emergency stories they mostly rely on the information the contacted peoples will give them. Next they will contact the emergency people of the area (911 crew in Quebec) with the information they gather and give them the ball... In Quebec it is usually the Sureté du Quebec police that will get the call and will try to figure out what to do. Remember, they just know you have push a button, a gps position + the information your contacts have give them, The same situation with the inreach, you trig the SOS button. Next, the same GEOS dispatch in Houston Texas will receive the request.Then you have a reply that confirm that the emergency was received(not with the Spot) and then they will reach you in text mode on the inreach to gather what's happen and then will have all the information needed to push the ball to the local 911 crew that will immediately handle the emergency. Force to admit that the spot 911 alone is not enough. In an emergency situation you can't just push the button and hoping, especially for us in winter... you will need to have someone that will contact the 911 in an other way and at this point the spot benefit will be that the emergency case had been already open and begin and the rescue people have the spot GPS position. The spot is more a complement than an emergency trigger solution. It shine to track you and report your position to your family, sending non life threatening information like the end of the day ok messages but being an unidirectional device, you send information and hope that it will reach the recipient but never have any confirmation of it. An other thing to consider it is if one of your group get injured and you have to trig the SOS button for him. Don't forget that GEOs will call your home contacts that may live a considerable stress during many hours thinking that you got injured and not knowing what's going on. For sure if you are not in a remote area most emergencies can be handle pretty fast but we have to understand that a big part of the trail system is in remote area where rescue is not easy/fast to handle. There are many emergency communication devices each with their cost+advantages and disadvantages and it is a subject that can be talk a lot. Hope those clarifications somewhat help Alain
    1 point
  13. snowdogs

    2017 RDL Conditions

    about 5 inches of snow last night with no ice or rain. windy today so there was a lot of drifting
    1 point
  14. hi tom !!! very nice !!! great gesture from the guy ....funny when he say...wooo!! wooOOO !!! thx for sharing !!! first thing that came to mind...that moose on park matane about 15 years ago .....and 40 miles from my camp !!! i touched the antlers of that moose that night !!! jean-guy
    1 point
  15. To much busy last weekend to ride, I therefore "call off" to my boss for one day this last Tuesday January 31st to do a relax ride with the objective to go to admire the Ice sculptures in St-Côme and make a nice trail loop on this beautiful sunny day. Here is the final trail path covered. Temperature of -22C at start on a blue Jay day with mint trail We had rode north through #43trail which we had not done for a long time, especially northbound. Here in the fields in St-Ambroise de Kildare Here riding further north in Ste-Marcelline de Kildare Here in the St-Alphonse sector, a more wooded area It is so beautiful with that bright sun Here close to St-Côme Once we reached the village, we parked our sleds near the main street and went to walk to admire the sculptures. Here are some of the art creation Here angel and demon ... loll I like the aerodynamics of the prow ... Here one of the most beautiful piece to see (the ice one!!!) There are several other pieces. If you pass in the area, the festival continues until February 12. It's really worth seeing We had our lunch at the local restaurant La Marguerite, where we ate very well. To continue, I thought that #343 trail that going north was closed because I knew there was logging but it was open and we gave it a try. We had to show our papers to a police checkpoint, everything was in order so we could quickly continue As expected we had to ride some good length of plowed road (for the wood transport) but also many stretch where the trail is nicely groom aside the plowed road We then joined #63 trailthat we took northbound. Lots of snow there and trail groomed very wide very nice to ride Beautiful scenery After passing the Glacière Auberge we took #350 trail eastbound. Very nice and fast We then switched on the #345 south to get in home direction. Beautiful trail but dazzling sun! We took a short break at the Auberge Rond in Mandeville Where the dozer of the local club was parked Nice machine! We then continued south. Here just before crossing Maskinongé Lake to St-Gabriel de Brandon The sun had dropped rapidly as well as the temperature ... We finally got back home a little before supper with a 150 miles on the dreameter A real great day for snowmobile with ideal temperature, really really nice ... By the way concerning the possible blockade of the UPA, I saw this press release on the site paysdelamotoneige, it can give a good idea of the possible impact in our region if blockade would happen ... Access to farmlands now prohibited along recreational trails - Tourisme Lanaudière
    1 point
  16. hi jg and nshm !!! thx !!! yaaa...pionners of course ...i remember when i was 12-14 y/o going with dad and brothers working on the trail ..grooming with a b-12...operator had to go outside to adjust drag..ahha!!! then from twin tracks to farm tractors to br !!! whats its going to be grooming in 20 years ??? the equipment etc ??? back in the old days..trails were narrower ...bumpy ...but it was fun !!! right nshm ...younger people need to get involved....volunteering is big problem for many clubs !!! jean-guy
    1 point
  17. iceman

    BRP Synthetic 2 stroke oil

    "Carry a few quarts of oil or carry a few extra hundred pounds under the hood?⚓️⚓️ That tis the question?" i hear you, just saying how I feel. BTW I am Always ready to tow the two smokes when times up. Rest easy. I carry at least 2 quarts of JACK. To start a trip. I'm more concerned with where is the SAQ.
    1 point
  18. Already rich in way most of us don't understand!!!
    1 point
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