Greg du Vermont

Could be a good time added to a St Ray area ride. Vintage drag event at Relais St Raymond on saturday 3/23, starts at noon $5

OK, It's time to wick it up and reach out beyond ourselves to get new votes. The competition keeps rising to the occassion, we need to go into a higher gear. Anyone and Everyone qualifies to vote, let's find 'em! FB friends, family, non snowmobilers,.......... Thanks for your extra help and effort

Snowfest Acadie. https://snowfestacadie.com/en/ Sounds like one hell of a weekend long event. Quebec, Maine and New Brunswick all participating in one event. If nothing else, the $40 passport thing makes a cheap way to add Northern Maine to your Quebec ride. Brett Turcottte jumping over the ST John river from Maine into Canada would be quite a site

Snowfest Acadie. https://snowfestacadie.com/en/ Sounds like one hell of a weekend long event. Quebec, Maine and New Brunswick all participating in one event. If nothing else, the $40 passport thing makes a cheap way to add Northern Maine to your Quebec ride. Brett Turcottte jumping over the ST John river from Maine into Canada would be quite a site

I vote for Iceman and Trail Blazer on an easy ride to Havre St Pierre

Everybody is going

Great trip with all of the components that make our sport the greatest. Comaraderie, memories, challenge, ingenuity, adrenaline, natural beauty and the thrill of whatever the trail sends your way. Great job to all whose talents and skill made this mission a total success. I've gotta believe that the SledMagazine.com / Motoneiges.ca SideWinder was the first SideWinder ever at Havre St Pierre.

It was still winter this past weekend with very good conditions. Jambon Creton is always a good time. I even saw some very special friends of the Relais Chapelle. Sunday morning was 0F with 5" of fresh and first tracks on the Bras Louis. Is not over until you truck and trailer say it's over. Enjoy a few photos. Go ahead Call Auberge 31 and make another ride. They say that grooming will continue to the 15th

It was definitely a weekend mission that included everything that is great about snowmobiling. Friends, fun, trails, scenery, Quebec hospitality, mental and mechanical challenges and creative / collaborative solutions to adversity. The laughs and memories are added to our history and will last forever. It was an 1,100 km blast.

Crisis averted and the idiocy stopped. Here is the retraction, It's in french but is there. Thanks to everyone who assisted me in my direction of effort. I wanted to reply to each of you individually, but time was focused on the task at hand. Together I think we made an impact. We have a voice

Our efforts and those of many others have been successful. Crisis averted and idiocy overcome.

Thank you for the many responses that have been sent More questions as to the possible logic of this and WE should do something are great. But you need to act. Please keep your targeted comments coming to me at greg.gilbert@motoneiges.ca or submit them directly to ministre@mtq.gouv.qc.ca I continue to forward dozens of responses daily to the following questions. What is your reaction to this sudden news? How will this action impact your personal (and you groups) immediate participation in Quebec snowmobiling experience? How will this action effect the perception of Quebec snowmobiling? How do you categorize the use or your use of traction products? How do you think a stud ban will affect future or new American QuebecRiders? Even if you are not personally effected, you should still have an opinion on the overall implication of this. Add your voice to this issue and offer your respectful thoughts and email them to me at greg.gilbert@motoneiges.ca SledMagazine.com / Motoneiges.ca will continue to organize responses for maximum highlight and impact. UPDATE Due to this "call to action" effort a MTQ official has directly reached out to me (not the auto reply) and invited a further exchange of information. I don't know if this contact can direct us towards or stimulate the necessary change. It is my sincere effort on behalf of all QuebecRiders and the Quebec snowmobiling industry to do all I personally can to right this ill advised wrong.

Many QRs continue to reply. Comments have been respectful, thoughtful, realistic and direct. Keep them coming. The pressure and messages must continue to come from all directions. greg.gilbert@motoneiges.ca What's next? No carbide runners because they also impact the roads? The MTQ is uniformed and misguided on this. They must be taken to task on this action. Retraction, clarification, moratorium, exemption? . We can not sit idle and wait to see how this works out or if you happen to get a ticket. It needs to be fixed immediately. If they want our continued positive economic impact, they must take our minor traction product impact.

Thank you to those who have emailed me, keep them coming. All of QRs shadow readers need to come out and add your voice to this issue.

Our organized response is needed and your assistance is immediately requested. Needless to say this news has been a shock to many without any reasonable notice. I am personally effected as much as anyone. FCMQ's input on this subject was totally dismissed and they are also furiously working on efforts to immediately delay or recall this ill advised ruling. Our SledMagazine.com and Motoneiges.ca magazines are actively joining in the effort to organize facts, response and objection to this pilot project. I ask for your time in sending me your reaction and comments on the following What is your reaction to this sudden news? How will this action impact your personal (and you groups) immediate participation in Quebec snowmobiling experience? How will this action effect the perception of Quebec snowmobiling? Even if you are not a stud user, we ask for your opinions on this. How do you categorize the use or your use of traction products? How do you think a stud ban will affect future or new American QuebecRiders? I ask that you please take the time to offer your realistic, concerned and respectful thoughts now and email them to me at greg.gilbert@motoneiges.ca SledMagazine.com / Motoneiges.ca will organize QuebecRider responses for maximum consideration and impact. If you have already forwarded a response or post a reply in this thread for others to see, please take the time to forward it to me at the above address. Time is critical as I believe that everyday that this news spreads or that this action is not reversed, irreparable damage is being done to the enjoyment of our passion and Quebec's winter economy.

Whatever I need to get in, that's what I'll have. Nexus has helped save time getting into Qc, but saves zero time returning to US. We just don't seemed to have it together or properly staffed on our end.

Looking good

Great guy, great family. His efforts are what made the Monts Valin.

Oh what a feeling! Congrats

The S-TX 146 DX was one of my 2016 shout outs for Yamaha in my Best Picks article.

Sounds like quite an adventure and adventure is what memories are made from. So what was the determined malfunction on the Polaris and what model and year was it?

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Look who arrived, just in time for the Show/Sale. Another very special guest will also be on hand and is being picked up later today. We've all got more stuff to sell than we thought. Join us.

Just had an executive conference with Markusvt and...... Yep........It's time! We've had a great time the last few years. Let's do it again with more people and more stuff. Several Quebec Riders will be having a snowmobile show/sale in Milton Vermont on Saturday November 8th from 10-2+. Kick start the season, hang out with fellow snowmobilers, share stories, experiences and adventures, sell some stuff or catch a deal or chat about everything that will be 2015, join us. Check out the 2015 SledMagazine.com long term trial, Polaris 60 Anniversary Limited Edition 800HO SWITCHBACK ProS. Bring your sled if you would like to show it off! Bring some stuff, Sell some stuff, Buy some stuff. Used pieces parts, accessories, clothing and sleds. Everyone knows that QuebecRiders have the best used stuff. I will not be selling Quebec Memberships this year, but I do have a nice collection of 2015 maps direct from last weekend's Quebec Show. BiteHarder tools will also be on Sale. If you need additional info call Greg at 802-three five five-7850 Location, Four Seasons Real Estate, 162 Route 7 South, Milton Vermont 05468 15 minutes North of Burlington off I-89 Exit 17, Route 7 North for about 4 miles and on the right. Can't miss us Let's talk SNOWMOBILE for a few hours, Make a note and take a drive, Saturday the 8th It won't be long and we'll all be riding. Markusvt will be creating a facebook event, please share it around and spread the word

It's good to know that we still have many years of incredible snowmobiling ahead of us.