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Sorry to hear of your misfortune Eddie. Im sure the ballet is still warm at -35!! Nice meeting you in Derby VT last week!

There is a guy with a van and trailer that will take you across in Quebec city from Hotel Bernieres. we did it last year. He does it til 9pm. The coolest way I ever crossed was from Matane to Baie Comeau on the Ice Breaker Ferry!!

Driving home from work tonite it was snowing with a couple inches on the ground. Went to the mailbox and there is my quebec pass from Saguenay Bill!!! Things are coming together!! Thank you Bill!

Iceman, I didn't mean anything negative by my post. It was definately an eye catcher on the sign!! I thought it was cool as hell!! Hope to find more. That would mean I'm putting on the miles!!

I will hit you guys up next winter for help with a trip to western QC!! Would love to do it this year but my time off is quickly coming to an end. Construction season is quickly approaching as the snow and frost are leaving the ground here in Massachusetts! Wait a minute, it's snowing here! Hmmmm? I will hit you guys up next winter for help with a trip to western QC!! Would love to do it this year but my time off is quickly coming to an end. Construction season is quickly approaching as the snow and frost are leaving the ground here in Massachusetts! Wait a minute, it's snowing here! Hmmmm?

Thanks for posting this thread!! It's where I got the idea for our trip!! Mixed it up a bit but same idea!! Gonna have to head west next year. Been pounding out the miles in this area for the last few years!! I still haven't made it to Chibougamau!!! Western QC will be next years goal so if you head that way, make sure you post it up! Lol. Thanks again! Jim

Last time I rode up TQ3 and stayed in Baie Comeau then rode back down the next day. Crossing on the ferry was the way to go!! It is a great area!

I stopped running studs back around 1999!! I started running them around 2007 again without a major failure. I think low snow conditions at the beginning of the season and high milage were a factor but I'm done with them again!!! Probably gonna go with an Ice Ripper!! Iceman approved!!

1.Hanging a 2014 Ski Doo from a forklift!! 2.Railbed 3.Ferry Matane to Baie Comeau 4.That might be me Dancing in the street!!

I rode to my friends place in Morgan Vt from Derby on Sunday and spent the night there all loaded and ready to go! We left Morgan at 6:15 and crossed at Norton Customs then wasted no time passing thru Weedon very early and Thetford Mines somewhere around 11am! From therewe made our way to TQ35 and the railbed where we made great time! We got to the closed bridge on 35 before 5pm and took the local trail to Clubhouse Hiboux where we took a well deserved break as we were only 60 miles from Hotel Universal. Pulled in around 7:15 that night! Tuesday we were outta RDL around 8:15 and made it to the ferry a few minutes after noon! The fastest 189 miles I ever did! After crossing we went north about 12 miles to a clubhouse I knew about from a previous trip then we got a room for the night at Petite Manoir. A very nice place priced ridiculously low!! Hit the trail a little later on Wednesday headed to the casino on another perfectly sunny day! Trails were also perfect!! Made it to the ferry in Tadousac around 4pm and crossed. The next section of TQ 3 was the best I had ever seen it!! Perfect 10!! After 300+ miles we got to the Casino around 9pm after some issues with the zipper on my jacket. I had to be wrapped in electrical and duct tape and wrapped in turtlenecks! The top zipper broke in 3 pieces!! In the morning I cut a zipper off of 1 of my pockets and got it on and working in 10 minutes!! That was the beginning of a long day!! Saw a Team Iceman sticker near the burned down relais right on the 3 of a TQ 3 sign!! 100 yards from relais 115 my buddy put a stud thru his heat exchanger! it was 11am! Marco from Performance in St Anne du Beaupre sent his guy with a trailer and got us fixed up!! Great group of guys!! Fixed obvious hole then went to Marcos shop to fill it and found another leak in front heat exchanger! it was 5pm! Called the welder who was home eating dinner and he said bring it back NOW!!! got on the trail at 7pm. last crossing in Quebec City is at 9pm so we waste no time and make it there for 8:20! Stayed at Bernierres that night. Friday its back to Vermont! We took a bunch of longer routes so we weren't home too early and were back in Weedon fueling up for the last time at 4:30. 15 miles out of there another stud thru the heat exchanger!!!! I towed him to East angus to Petit Sarah where we called for our buddy to get us with a trailer. Crossed at Norton and I met some friend so I could ride back into Derby where I started. Shoulda left it in the trailer. 3 miles from the house in Derby I put a stud thru my heat exchanger!! It was still a Phenominal trip with the best conditions I have ever seen, mile after mile!!

Thanks!!

Thanks!! I have been to Baie Comeau but never ate there!! Meet us there and dinners on me!

That is our plan. On the sleds 6-6:15 and hit it hard!!! Get across and have an early night after doing 460+ miles on Monday!

I am leaving from Vermont Monday at 6 am headed to RDL and going to continue on Tuesday to the ferry in Matane. Basically we are going to do this same trip in reverse. Monday will be a long 465 mile ride and Tuesday we will need to move right along to make the ferry in Matane(185 miles) for the 2pm crossing! After that we are gonna slow it down a little bit and take 3 days riding down TQ3, crossing the river in Quebec City to Bernieres and back to Vermont on Friday sometime. Glad I came across this!

Which one?? Bar 55 or Benedict Arnold? 55 has been there since late 90's. Benedict Arnold too, now it's some kinda school.

Should be riding from Baie Comeau south on Wednesday. How are the trails?? Any snow expected?? Thanks

No more Benedict Arnold. Comfort inn. Go past the old Benedict Arnold (it would be on your left) cross the road and go to next intersection at next road. Left brings you over the river to Bar 55!!! Right brings you to Comfort inn in about 1.5 miles.

That pretty much covers it florida snowman!!! Thanks!!

I was talking to a guy at the Universal in RDL a couple weeks ago and he told me they were using a log truck with a picker and a guy inside the "secure" area with a strap to steal sleds!! Wouldn't take long that way. Someone would definately see it but I think most locals would be a little scared to get involved for obvious reasons !!

Thanks for this piece of information!! Sounds like you have had a problem before. I will definately call! Thanks everyone else for the info and phone number!!

I know Ive seen it on here before but cant find info. I think Andyman posted it. We are planning a trip from Derby Vt up the south side of the river to Matane where we will cross by ferry to Baie Comeau then travel south along the north side of the river crossing in or around Quebec City and back to Derby Vt. Probably stay in Quebec City too. So any info on places to stay and how to cross the river, I believe we have to call someone to trailer us across, would be appreciated! Thanks, Jim

Get up close and on top of hill pics!!

Awesome report to an ever better trip!! Thanks for all the great on trail reports!

Sorry to report our trip was postponed!! Thanks for everyone input jet the same!!

Thanks iceman!! Have a good trip, I'll be looking forward to your report!!