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The search for snow and open trails for the first ride was very limited this year. Then all the problems with the Pandemic didn’t make it any easier. We live in Ottawa which is considered a orange zone so if we want to stay together in a condo or cabin it will have to be in a orange zone. Lucky to see Sacre-Lecour is yellow zone and with the new restrictions put in place two days earlier it will be considered a orange zone and the trails are groomed and marked green. Bam book a cabin at 5 Ferm Etoiles for Friday to Monday. We leave Ottawa all loaded and ready for our eight hour drive at 5am. Great ride up all the way, 640 to bypass mtl, through Quebec City and up to meet the Ferry at Tadoussac. As we pull up to wait for the Ferry we are stopped by the QPF. Asking us what our intentions are and where did we come from. We are a orange zone traveling to a orange zone. It’s discouraged to travel but can’t stop us, on we go. As we pull up to Sacre-Lecour there is now a road block. Same procedure and questions as before. We arrive at our cabin around 2pm, unpack, get sleds ready and off for a short 100km ride before coming back for dinner. Leaving the small trial out of Le Ferm 5 is a bit thin but as soon as we get a little farther up the 93, it was snow heaven. We took the Tq3 to Relais Escoumins, had a snack and beverage and then back to the cabin. Saturday morning up and adam we are on the snow for 9am, plan is to ride up the 93 to La Chappell, get gas, take the 267 to the Bras Louie and lunch at the out door smoke cookers at Destination Mont Valin. As we were on the 267 we stopped for a break halfway there and some other guys coming from there said the Bras Louie is down to dirt due to logging. We turn around head back to the 93 and head to Des. Mont Valin. Lunch was friggen awesome, sun was out and lots of people. As we are coming to the ski hill the Fcmq had a trail stop checking for compliance. After lunch it was back to La Chappell for fuel taking the secondary trail to get there. From there we took the long loop up towards Les Escoumins and back to the cabin. Back to the cabin late, 8pm with just over 380km for the day. Sunday was going to be a easier day of riding as we were all a bit sore. Sunday we rode to Les Escoumins, a small loop out of there, then Relais Escoumins for a drink and back to the cabin for a total of 220 km. It was a great trip. Left Monday morning for Ottawa. Hoping for Val-Dor towards the end of January since we still have no snow back home.

Hotel des Eskers in Amos.

Great ride, glad to see it, hopefully we will all be back soon.....maybe we get lucky in March...the apex is really starting to look dated...but they run well, happy holidays....thanks for torturing all of us who cannot get there yet!!

Thanks Fozzy, a great report with nice pictures. You are are going to he one of the few out of province riders that will be able to send us these. Looking forward to ride reports from Val-Dor.

bonjour playhard oui monsieur !!! giving and sharing ...whatever your skills....can bring a big smile in the portrait of many people !!! jean-guy

Muchas Gracias!

And Cougars playing dominos!...

The first time my wife and I stayed there, we saw the trail went right up the river. Being a bit nervous about this, we stopped in the Skidoo dealer to ask directions. They affirmed that the trail was on the river. I decided we would find a "Safer" route to the hotel. All I can remember is riding through town on the main streets, waving to the cars stopped beside us at the traffic lights. An embarrassing moment, but we made it to the hotel and left via the river in the morning. Lots of fellow snowmobilers got a big laugh over that story in the bar that night!

Negative. Although I am sure the beer and food are awesome there as well.

Let’s say you are a little thirsty and want a yard of beer? Food is damn good too. where are we?

Sums it up perfectly!!!!

That's right.. 4 seconds more daylight starting tomorrow!

Thank you Fozzy for sharing, it’s going to be an awkward season for all of us on both sides of the border. We need great trip reports like this one! Have a Merry Christmas RR

https://cimtchau.ca/nouvelles/une-passerelle-reparee-genereusement/?fbclid=IwAR25FItSR2qp9Wu1MpuJ3SemZR3r-SsoYirTOByxwFKtYAgb7ZiV_XiJK8k The flooding in early December is a thing of the past, but the damage is still visible. An 81-meter footbridge that spans the Bonaventure River in Saint-Alphonse is undergoing a very special repair these days. The damage is considerable on the Saint-Alphonse footbridge. Frequented by a large clientele, an indefinite closure would have been a disaster according to Sylvie Onraet of the Domaine des chutes-du-Ruisseau-Hollow: “The trails are there. The government is promoting the outdoors during this time. So, for us it's important that people have access to the trails. " But a spontaneous and voluntary intervention by Fabrication Delta allows the free reconstruction of the structure. A welcome help ... that avoids bureaucratic detours to the entire team of volunteers at the Domaine des chutes-du-Ruisseau-Hollow: “We would have started making requests… but that would have brought much longer delays. " Fabrication Delta preferred not to speak to the camera, but wanted to say that the gesture is altruistic: done with the happiness of the community in mind ... and also that of several employees who use this gateway regularly. In Saint-Alphonse, we can't say enough about the New Richmond-based construction company. “I must say thank you to the Delta manufacturing team who will do the work for free… Delta is asking us for a plate to indicate to the users that they are the ones who allowed the repair of the bridge.”, Tells us the mayor of the place. Built 23 years ago, the structure had been roughed up in recent years. But rarely so intensely, says Réjean Saint-Onge, Chairman of the Board of the Domaine des chutes-du-Ruisseau-Hollow: “Like that, yes! But this is not the first time that she's been brewed. " A closure would also have caused expectations and detours for snowmobilers in the region and elsewhere ... a winter economic source that cannot be slowed down, according to Denis Henry, president of the Mont-Carleton snowmobile club: “If there weren't for snowmobilers in the winter, there are a lot of businesses, hotels and restaurants that would be closed. " Snowmobilers, quad riders, those who practice cross-country skiing or hiking in the woods will be happy to hear that the news is excellent ... and we may have a surprise before the end of December, because construction is progressing quickly . For Réjean Saint-Onge, it is the passage of Father Christmas before the hour: “It’s a lovely Christmas present. It’s a very nice Christmas present! jean-guy

Nice. Wish that logic applied to all citizens & communities needs!

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Demerits for speeding.......then get sent to the principals office ....big brother has arrived to the trails 😧

We found it many moons ago when with no reservations we pulled into Amosphere to find it booked up and the other place near there also full. Front desk called Hotel Eskers and got us the last room. Yes was a bit confusing especially in the dark heading down the river as instructed to search for the Hotel. Unnerving for sure not knowing the place that well. Now it’s where we stay in Amos or we move on.

Yes man. Great Stop.

Peak oil has always been nonsense. Peak electricity? Well that will be some bad juju. https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2020/12/21/toyota-ceo-agrees-with-elon-musk-we-dont-have-enough-electricity-to-electrify-all-the-cars-n1222999

Yup , back crossing at the dam last season. Probably one of the most photographed spots on day rides from Le Cabanon !

This picture is on the east side of the Moisie River. There is a steep bank it's on the top.

and this one?

Hotel Central

La Barberie ! 😎