Legend700

Darryl nice job.

Scorpionbowl is driving up Friday night after work (7 hour ride) so thats why he's looking to stay somewhere around Stoneham Friday.

I know the one you mean but can't remember the name

I don't think they have a website, looks like it's just a small restaurant. It's about 5 miles past the end of the divided 173, maybe 30 minutes north of Quebec City. Sign out fron t says Relais du Nord i beleive.

Damn saw your post on your site, didn't figure last week was going to be enough for you till Christmas.

depending on where they stayed little to no connection up there for the balckberry

they have high speed sattelite so it would be easy

they were reporting 240km of groomed trail last weekend. That was overly optomistic with really about 150 groomed and not in traditional Quebec quality. They are blading some of the bumps and rolling hopefully with the snow this week they will start processing with the drag. On Monday we saw them breaking the trail towards Onatichiway and GTSE will be home tomorrow with I'm sure a list of what else he saw groomed. From Auberge 31 there was basically 2 loops to ride, 93 down to Valinoouet and up Bras Louis(267) and back over to 93 and then towards La Chapelle, take 93 to the warming hut at the intersection of the Sacre Coer trail and loop back around Lac Cassey to La Chapelle(252/253) again. Some offshoot trails that were good were 264, ungroomed the last few km's to 328 at the bottom but if that gets done you can loop back by the groomer hut and into Valinouet that way for another small loop. trail to Pelchat was ungroomed but broken and was on of the best trails we rode. Sacre Coer if it's been broken should be similar to Pelchat.

it's 50 minutes or so depending on the road conditions. Thats why we decided to stay up there this year and last.

not sure about security at the Sagunene, HI has a pen for trailers thats pretty secure, I've only stayed at the HI in town. About 50-60 minutes to get to the lot at the ski hill from there. Auberge 31 is right up there on the hill so no need to trailer. Def better nightlife staying in town.

One of these days we'll run into you up there, looking at a second trip around the 11th of Jan.

Welcome Dana- you heading up with Rob(ER) this weekend?

I'll be at Auberge31 Friday night through Monday night. 2-3 feet according to sources up there. Thats better than when I was there last December.

my renewals took a week, my kids about 5 when I did them. Renewals come from an office about 300 yards from my office which is probbaly why it was so quick.

i think the expense of riding canada will cut down on some of that. With high fuel prices here combined with a 1.07 exchange the days of Canada being close to the states in cost is long gone and while the die hards will drive and pay even many of them are trying to stick closer to the states this year.

it was the gooseneck, good looking trailer. We're at Auberge 31, couldn't get a hold of Passion when we were looking to make reservations so we didn't stay there this time.

that would make me happy if that was true we've talked about bailing on our reservation for next week. Are you pulling the team maine rig up there T-day weekend, saw the pics on imagetex, thats a pretty cool setup.

John happy birthday.

Wow with the snow only 4 1/2 hours away in Chaudierre I may have to make a run there instead of Valin. Guess we'll have to wait for Earlyriders report back from the hill on Monday.

i'll have them check it on the ecm next time it's in out of curiosity.

I guess we'll find out in 2 hours if it rolls over 100 or if it's only 2 digits on the display. I was thinking 98 seemed a bit low(just about 50mph average) but 198 seems too high.

i have 5000 on mine(98 hours 38 minutes on the motor when I checked yesterday) and am planning on doing just normal preventative to it. I don't beat on my sled and run it WOT for miles at a time so I'm taking the basic precautions and moving forward. I'm actually still warrantied on it but the last thing I want to do is breakdown out in the sticks of Quebec this year. Just greased it, canaged the chaincase oil, cleaned the clutches, waiting for a new wheel for the ski and a replacement handguard bracket and I'll be good to go.

I see Earlyrider made it up there with the Cains Quest sleds. How was the turnout?

I'd try slydogs or put pilots on them. Slydogs have way more control than prescisions without the overly heavy steering of C&A's.

after having gone up that road after the snow coaches I have to say having another trail would be a great idea. must have had tracks 18 inches deep from that snow coach.