snowmaster2112

Ok……
someone on here will know who and where their from.
eventually it will come out
my guess is Vermont

All I can say is it’s been some kind of special miracle I have never got a snowmobile related ticket in Quebec 
The cops would have a field day with me. It would not be pretty 

Don’t intentionally mean to be the continuing “bearer of bad news” but this one I just saw and is probably the saddest of the sad. 
 
does NOT make sense why the parents “want justice” and want to know what happened to their little boy. It says the sister and grandfather were THERE. Seems like a straight forward 8 yr old on a snowmobile on private property and something went terribly wrong.
 

All I can say is it’s been some kind of special miracle I have never got a snowmobile related ticket in Quebec 
The cops would have a field day with me. It would not be pretty 

That is almost incomprehensible to me up there. I haven’t seen a cop within 30 miles of there EVER 
just goes to show you that “ya never know”

Was wondering where ya been all winter Wes
hope you guys had a blast

Ok……
someone on here will know who and where their from.
eventually it will come out
my guess is Vermont

All I can say is it’s been some kind of special miracle I have never got a snowmobile related ticket in Quebec 
The cops would have a field day with me. It would not be pretty 

All I can say is it’s been some kind of special miracle I have never got a snowmobile related ticket in Quebec 
The cops would have a field day with me. It would not be pretty 

As someone who has travelled Rector rd. oodles of times (mostly years ago) I dont understand it either. Sometimes when you THINK you will be able to see headlights far, far in advance they just APPEAR out of nowhere. I have noticed this more recently in the last couple years and wonder if it is my age creeping up on me. Other times it's the terrain or specific hill/curve that blinds it out. Running back to LeCabanon from the dam on a saturday night is a textbook case for what I'm trying to say. I'm fortunate that my later years of snowmobiling is mostly all in the bush. Andre's camp to Repos/Kanawata/Casey/Gouin/Parent/Wemo. And even though that is where I spend HOURS/MILES upon "hours/miles" and NEVER see anyone,  I NEVER loose thought of the reality that someone is coming the other way. Day or night !!! I scold myself if I ever drift or take a corner faster than conditions/ability allow and breach the other side of the trail. Dodging people out in the bush (sometimes) is actually scarier in some sense. People get "lulled" into driving miles upon miles and never seeing someone makes them think that no one is ever coming. They get more comfortable and ride faster & faster. And when they doo...... cross paths it's often "anarchy".  I'm to the point in recent years that when I cross the first rider I calculate (in split seconds) what I'm dealing with. A lead guy should be in control no matter how fast they are going. Plus you get a quick glance of the sled and rider which WILL tell you a lot. Everyone knows what I'm talking about. If the first dude is standing up, has a mohawk or helmet cam on your usually in trouble for what is coming next. If it's a two/up with a taboggan its a different hazard. If it's an animal a different scenario. In recent years (at least the last two) I have come to a FULL STOP on a blind corner and parked the sled up on the bank waiting for the next guys coming. And sure as shit have sat there and watched douchebag after douchebag cut a corner so fast and out of control that we surely would have had an accident like the one last night on Tug Hill. I often wonder what those DOUCHEBAGS think when they see me parked (damn near in the tree's) sticking my arms out like....WTF ...are you doing as they mindlessly rip by.  I would have NEVER made it this far unscathed if not for ALWAYS thinking about the other guy and what lies just over that hill or corner. 
My heart goes out to the local guy in Canadaigua near my home. It was obviously a horrific crash and over real quick. May God rest their souls and peace upon their families. 
Another couple pics of the crash scene. Have you EVER seen a more somber police officer and firefighter ? 

Here's one for ya Kendoo   I had to dig deep for this one. You high fiving me as I snapped up on the hill

And if all this aint bad enough......hot of the Rochester, NY news press:
we have all seen pics of smashed snowmobiles before but holy SHIT !!!
God bless their souls. I'll bet it was over real quick.
 
WHECTV
Updated: March 04, 2022 10:47 AM
Created: March 04, 2022 10:38 AM
MONTAGUE, N.Y. (WHEC) - Two men were kiled when their snowmobiles crashed head-on early Friday morning in the Tug Hill. 
New York State Police say 44-year-old Charles Eldred, Jr. of Canandaigua and 64-year-old Nicholas Klym of N.J. were pronounced dead at the scene.  
Troopers say the crash occurred at 12:45 a.m. on a trail along Rector Road in Montague, Lewis County.   They believe Klym failed to keep right at the crest of a small hill.   
The investigation is ongoing.  

And if all this aint bad enough......hot of the Rochester, NY news press:
we have all seen pics of smashed snowmobiles before but holy SHIT !!!
God bless their souls. I'll bet it was over real quick.
 
WHECTV
Updated: March 04, 2022 10:47 AM
Created: March 04, 2022 10:38 AM
MONTAGUE, N.Y. (WHEC) - Two men were kiled when their snowmobiles crashed head-on early Friday morning in the Tug Hill. 
New York State Police say 44-year-old Charles Eldred, Jr. of Canandaigua and 64-year-old Nicholas Klym of N.J. were pronounced dead at the scene.  
Troopers say the crash occurred at 12:45 a.m. on a trail along Rector Road in Montague, Lewis County.   They believe Klym failed to keep right at the crest of a small hill.   
The investigation is ongoing.  

how about this .........I texted the guy I'm getting my new engine from last night and have to hear this very depressing news. Thank God no one was killed or paralyzed.
 

Here's one for ya Kendoo   I had to dig deep for this one. You high fiving me as I snapped up on the hill

how about this .........I texted the guy I'm getting my new engine from last night and have to hear this very depressing news. Thank God no one was killed or paralyzed.
 

Just fan Fu*&ing tastic.  GREAT PICS....feel like I'm there in a lot of them....(well I WAS last week). You guys are a special breed. Up the M21 and into the bush heading north.
We have never really adventured too much (and when we did it wasnt good) going out of the camp and heading north on the PLETHRA of unplowed logging roads. Our machines and setup are just not conducive. But you guys got it down for sure. I see gas is a MUCH more important item on the back of those sleds than spare clothing...LOL. I'm always trying to squeeze in another couple beers and bags of trail mix ...LOL
Wish you boys THE BEST this week and look forward to traveling along via computer......
And oh BTW......22 years of travelling the M21 and never have seen a moose or wolf.......you were VERY lucky....

Your best pic of the rock ?   Post them....
Here....circa 2007 by yours truely

Here's one for ya Kendoo   I had to dig deep for this one. You high fiving me as I snapped up on the hill

Thanks bro !! I'm at work wishing I was in Quebec snowmobiling...LOL

I hate to say it but long after everyone on this board is 6 ft under they will still be doing the same. Like so many other things in this world that will never change.

ya know.....that Uhaul truck fits two sleds perfectly. Room leftover for gear even. That was a good idea and probably about as cheap as you could go. However, you guys were lucky you were around somewhere where you could actually rent one. I need an affiliate in the Casey/Parent/Kanawata/Zec Chapeau-de-Paille area and that aint NEVER gonna happen. LOL
Good for you guys making it look non chalant and easy. I hope you did the right thing and put a 1.5 Ice Ripper on that thing. LOL