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Big snow. True story. Pushed 12-18" between kanawata & weymo, then cheated to odanak.

It is way more accurate than posted distance on trail signs.

We'd been watching (obsessing) over the weather and believed the heavy snow band was passing across the south, so we decided to come up to Kanawata from Shawini yesterday over the park thru Mattawin & Repo and the new MINT go-around that passes Chateau Vert. Definitely no need to take the sanded road and miss such a great ride. Three of us are leaving Kanawata this morning, 60mi to top gas at Wemo, 60 more to top @ 22, then 60 more to Odanak. That's our story. Beside! Mario here says: "Snowmobiles... are for snow!"

Agree - very accurate

after reading comments from 2 different members a few days ago... in the states ...you can buy gorilla tape.... here in the gaspesie , we have '' GODZILLA TAPE ''.....bigger ...wider and stronger !!!...for pro jobs !!! available in all great gaspesian depanneurs !!!😜 jean-guy

I have been riding a long long time in Quebec, first trail signs were mostly put up by hotels ( read bars and places to party ). Hand painted on a piece of wood, when you saw one of those signs you knew you were going in the right direction! Times have changed but my experience is signage depends on the club, some do it well and others you go miles hoping you are on the right trail.

Parked in Roberval...leaving for chibougamau today. Trying to avoid as much as possible this storm. That's why we changed our itinary. No more st-raymond. We rode on hard trails for the past 4 days. Great conditions and gas consumption at its best.

Yes! So easy that way. I've been doing it that way for years Like snowmaster said... so so true

That poor monkey on the front bumper...he was hanging on for dear life....lol

LOL...LOL...LOL.....yeah aint that the truth.

Very accurate.

Our experence is it is very close to be accurate. We take the maps KM's number and multiply by 6 and and drop the last number for miles. 100 km's times 6 is 600 less the last number and you get 60 miles. That works for us and it always close.

I found it to be fairly accurate. Its GPS based. Your odometer might lie to you over time some if you spin your track a lot.

That monkey took a beating!

Big storm came. Well over a foot. Broke trail across 63 over the top of Tremblant most of the way thru. I’m thankful for GPS technology today. Had a blast !

I have been riding Quebec since '89 and I have seen the markers really fall off. It used to be you almost didn't even need a map just a place you wanted to go and maybe a trail number to follow. When we were riding last week there were times we went 20 miles or more with no markings at all not even a trail number. When you get to a trail intersection now usually the most you will see is a trail number in either direction where there used to be signs pointing to towns with distances and all kinds of signs for Hotels,Restaurants,Gas stations, Dealers etc. If you have experience in Quebec and use the tools available it's not bad but I feel for anyone that has never ridden Quebec. The reasons are easy to see with the fact that it's hard to get volunteers and the ATV clubs are getting bigger and stronger and using their trails in Winter and not really buying snowmobiles but it definitely has changed

We did stay in the hotel yesterday. A few folks went out though. The report is the morning wasn't too bad to ride in. Early afternoon was heavy snow and wind in some areas and some whiteout conditions. Tough sledding. This morning it looks like the storm has gone by. Time to check the map and plan a ride. Happy Valentines Day to everyone. I'm fortunate to have Sandi with me. Jack & Sandi

rock'n roll right now !!! 3'' of snow in the last hr or so !!! still going strong !!! jean-guy

Beaucoup de neige! Enjoy David. Take it slow today. Have fun!

Buenos dias! The new Gizmo is having BIG fun burying big brown's toy! (Not sure we should have let them out?)

Agreed! Thanks! And if one goes "off the trail" of respectful discourse, one should self-govern their own POV's, and realize, that they just need to go ride some more to get happy again!

Time for a side note: How fast do you ride or what is your average speed? Comes up occasionally. The typical answer is around 30 mph. Which of course sounds slow. Everybody rides faster than that. I thought we rode faster too. Over the years Sandi and I will comment on a particular day or someone else's trip and it does seem to be around 30 mph. Yesterday the old 850 hit 400 hours on the meter. Now is a good time to check. 400 hours times the 30 mph should equal 12,000 miles. I took a look at the total miles and it read 12,018 miles. I couldn't believe how close it was to the 30 mph theory. I guess we are just a couple of average riders! Jack & Sandi

I booked everything 2 weeks ago, we prefer to stay at really nice places with great food, hot tub/sauna/pool, and spa for a message if possible . Here is our itinerary: Day 1 Le Village Windigo to Pourvoirie Windigo(13 North to 83 East) Day 2 Pourvoirie Windigo to Auberge Du Lac Taureau(73 South to 355 South to 360 West to M20 to 345 South to 360 West to 33 South) Day 3 Auberge Du Lac Taureau to Pourvoirie Meekos(33 North/West to 100 Lacs to orange feeder trail South to Meekos) Day 4 Pourvoirie Meekos to Le Village Windigo(319 West to 13 South to Devils Mountain Lookout and then back to the truck/trailer and drive home)

Another nice looking morning. 93 was groomed last night from St Honore to La Chapelle. Lets take that. 93 is usually pretty beat but being a Tuesday it should stay good. Across the two bridges and right on 134 to 93. 134 was groomed too. 93 to St Honore is perfect. Up the mountain we go. There is a fluff to the snow up here. Down below the snow is more sugar snow. Even around Valinuet 93 is fine. This is just a few miles past the ski area. The blue Canadian sky is gorgeous! Just keep on rolling Sandi. We pull into La Chapelle. More sleds here than at Mt Apica. It looks like all Quebec plates. We go inside for lunch. I think this is under new ownership this year. The interior has been changed. There is a bar where the kitchen was. The kitchen is to the right. The old seating area is the same. Pea soup, hot dog and a cheeseburger will do. The pea soup must be homemade. There is some onion and bay leaves in it besides the peas and ham. Very tasty. This could be a meal on its own. Early in the year there are 3 or 4 steps coming out of that entrance. Now the snow is up to the entrance. Hi Sandi. After lunch we run back down 93. Bras Louis wasn't groomed so lets stay on 93. We wind our way down the mountain. It is getting overcast this afternoon ahead of the storm that is coming in overnight. At the 328 intersection it looks good to the right. This was groomed last night too. Sandi turns right and off we go. Nice riding here. Just before the 134 junction there are many signs saying permission fragile, stay on the trail. I remember someone posting a facebook clip about this landowner being very upset. Sleds are not staying on the trail and running thru his property. We behave. Turn left on 134 and run back to the Delta like we did the other day. Another nice ride today, very little traffic. Tomorrow we will wait and see how much snow we get. It will make the conditions better than they are now even though they are already great. Jack & Sandi

How did we ever survive without gps?