artsled

bonsoir !!!
 
left around 10 am and went up the '' 24 miles '' on the logging rd...
great weather !!!
 
jean-guy

bonjour !!!
 
for those who are already '' stuck'' with their green grass !!!
just before lunch ..
more bad up the hills....very slippery !!!
......and windy !!!
 
jean-guy

hi snowracer !!!
 
when possible ,i was  grooming til first week of april ..happened often.....but there s been a few great years that i could have been grooming on the second week of april ...
right now, im  sure i can go to st fidele cb without problem...still enough snow for that ...
don t think im wrong ....back in the early 00's....i brought back the groomer to albertville in mid april ...
i saw a pic earlier this week ,bad year .....brought groomer in albertville march 17 th ...
snowing lightly right now !!!
 
 
jean-guy

bonsoir !!!
 
back in the old days.....someone in my town !!!
ps: look at the wipers on the wolkwagen .....😀
 
jean-guy

Hi JG , maybe grooming part time?🤔🤔❄️❄️☃️❄️❄️

bonjour!!!
 
just for fun .....
rained during the night....snow is crusty / crunchy  ......grey sky and 0c !!!
 
jean-guy
 

bonjour !!!
back road pics !!!
 
jean-guy
 

I HEARD THIS GAS STOP CLOSE ?/?  CORONA ??

bonsoir !!!
 
right ...too many operators....
work better when alone....
 
finally ....not much rain.....just a bit .....won t affect trails that much ...only warm temps.....-1c right now.....still snowing  lightly ...
 
jean-guy
 

good morning artsled !!!
 
yaaa......better this morning .....-6c .......grey sky with a bit of sunshine....lots of humidity !!!
another great day of riding !!!
 
jean-guy

Wow! Quite the experience!!  Good to hear you made out 👌 ok

good morning zeusand !!!
 
yaaa...if memeory still good...temps have nt been that low since i met smclelan and andyman....one morning at -48 c....not 100% sure...must be 09 -10 
yaaa...hope so ...not much trust in the one they have leased...
snowed a little...grey sky and windy !!!
 
jean-guy

bonsoir playhard !!!
 
merci ....i won t make that far !!!...aahha
well , if you want the scoop of the day ...i just learned a few mins ago....my sport car is kaputt......FULL KAPUTT !!!
what a strange season !!!
old pics....logging rd...between the 28 and 41 miles !!!
 
jean-guy

bonjour !!!
 
last night ...lake and local trail ste marguerite ...was  -5c !!!
 
jean-guy

bonsoir !!!
 
just for fun ....met a friend today ...did nt know that ...he takes measure for the  quantity of snow on the ground !!!
10 different spots near by each others
we are at 41 inches....and for those who likes metric.....104 centimeters
 
jean-guy

good morning blueblood  and smclelan !!!
 
yes ....at least more fuel  ...and yes , i expect  a few drifts ....
might  be busy smclelan ....not too early and not too late....back on tq 5 tomorrow...i expect a long day !!!
i left around 3 pm ...snowing like crazy ...once at the gravel pit ...more windy ....at school bus...more rock'n roll ...and ste marguerite .....lot worse !!!
 
i turned around at the bottom of long hill , 4 miles east of ste marguerite... i did nt want to do camping tonight !!!!
back in the morning !!!
 
jean-guy

good morning !!!
 
back from grooming tq 5 !!! only 1 sled.....bumpy ...medium 
only -3c !!!
 
jean-guy

while typing , i concentrated too much on my post and translating .....i forgot to post those 2 pics !!!
 
im a professional !!!😀😀
 
jean-guy

bonsoir playhard !!!
 
many merci !!!
happened maybe around 9 pm ...i don t wear a watch ....warm til 2 am maybe....then a bit colder...
i had plenty of coats....pants....mitts ...etc..
around 3 am ...my clothes started to get humid....but still ok ....
so, i left right after 4 30 am...
et voila !!!
 
i did nt want to post those pics...but ...first time in 20 years of grooming !!!
i let the roof light open all night to put a little bit of ambiance in the kitchen !!!!😀
 
jean-guy
 

bonjour a tous !!!
 
sorry for the long wait ...busy here in the gaspesie....no time for skidooooooing and ballerines !!!
long story short....down to st fidele cb ....turned around and up first long hill ....almost on top ...suddenly , motor fell into '' protection ''.....i was on my to turn ignition off......vroooOOOMM...motor started to pick up rpm ....even with ignition off
 
took my snowmobile pants....lunch and thermos of coffee outside....while taking pics ...i was thinking ...forgot my head lamp inside + cell...motor still running wide open !!! cant remember exactly ...a few mins.....then dead...
so , i went back inside with all my stuff....and started to use the radiotelephone....not my cell .....because im stubborn.....i have nt used that radio -telephone in at least 3 years sure....and i think its 4 ...why ???....because i  never liked that telephone....i was using my cell instead when it possible to call the waitress and let her know which trails was groomed...
so, a few weeks ago , when i installed the telephone inside the cab ....i had in mind , i need to do  a test ...to make sure i remember how to use it...like i said never liked that telephone....so , i forgot ...way too many button to use it ...etc...
so , last monday , i started dialing and diiiinnnnggg !!! had a memory blank...i tried at least for 2 hrs....and i was still hoping to see someone arriving ..
so, because trail was freshly groomed , i was nt interested to walk down to the shelter....about 2 miles +....too tough on the legs.....i waited til 4 30 am ...took my lunch ...headlamp and i brought a bit of fuel to light the firewood at the shelter...
landed there at 5 20 am ....tried to sleep ...no luck .....first sleds to arrive ...a group of 3 ....first guy never saw the shelter....second one  looked for a fraction  of a second...too late..
when the third one arrived...i screamed so loudly ...he turned his head...maybe i scared him a bit with the face i have....so , i had prepared a paper earlier in the morning ....gave it to him and told him to stop at the clubhouse...instead...he stopped at the esso gas station in town.....
so, help arrived at 11 am ...and landed home at 1 pm ...
grooming is like snowmobiling ...always an adventure !!!
once at home...i checked....it was -9c...and slightly windy 
😀😀
that gaspesian girl on the calendar ....she s right behind my snowmobile pants !!!
the guy who stopped to talk to  me was speaking english ....never saw his sticker....so ,maybe from nb ....ns or from  the other side of the fence....blue polaris
last night ....first run without my camera in many years....the lake ....local trail ste marguerite....st alexandre and lac saumon...... 8 hrs40 mins.....non-stop !!!
 
jean-guy
 
 
 
 

JG, I pay attention to your photos. I assume image #6 reflects a Gaspese woman praying to the snow gods :  ) & that a piston bully is coming your way shortly. Also image # 2 reflects she is a bit messy. Please ask her to pick up behind herself before she exits the clubhouse. 
Best of luck in your crisis. Thanks for all you do. 

hi all !!!
 
yaaa...for sure ..b / w pics fit very well with the sno !!!
guy bought it 2 weeks ago ...he works on the north shore....somewhere around fermont !!!
he come back every 2 weeks in town...sure , i can ask him for a ride !!!
production sheets are dark a bit !!!
 
jean-guy
 

bonsoir !!!
 
tq 5 last night .....great snow after 90' corner !!!!
 
jean-guy
 
 
 

good morning !!!
back from tq 5 ...little bad luck last night ...started again this morning ...lots of snow...not much cold....-9c at 10 pm ....traffic is very low...
saw a few local tourists !!!
climbing hill with antlers and down to the cb ...a foot of fresh sow !!!...started snowing while climbing...an extra 3 '' !!!
 
jean-guy
 

bonsoir !!!
 
sign day !!! awesome weather !!!...fun day !!!