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  2. GT 2018

    in Cote Nord

    Posted

    Thanks for sharing Jim & Gemma. Jami and I are hoping to get back to Gaspe next season. We are going to the Doo show Monday to check out the new Doo Jami is going to order for next season. How did you like your new communicators?

  4. Gt 2018

    in Gaspe Peninsula

    Posted

    5 hours ago, GT Rider said:

    Hi,

    you were the only traffic we passed. We followed your tracks on the way down to Nouvelle. We like the trail I just wish we could have gone more than 12 mph. 

    Happy Trails

     

    Hi Joe,

    breakdowns are a bummer. We just got word it was indeed bad gas. We are getting ready to go get it.

    I will let you know how the Sena communicators work.

     I hope everything is good to go now Jim. I'm very curious to hear about your communicators also. We have used Colletts for 12 years and loved them. We ordered new ones this year and they were absolute junk. I couldn't get them to work. I used my 12 year old ones on my trip and they worked fine. I sent the new ones back for a full refund. I'm looking at either the new Uclear AMP pro's or Sena 20's. We will be trying out the new Doo Oxygen helmets next year along with new communicators.

  5. Gt 2018

    in Gaspe Peninsula

    Posted · Edited by Js12ren

    Breaking down is tuff when you are on a saddlebag trip. Jami's 1200 broke down in Sennetarre last week and we had to ride double for three days after. Good thing one of our riding partners has a 1200 Grand Touring. I call it the Rolls Royce of snowmobiles.

     

     I hope you guys get up and running today and your issue is minor. It does sound like either bad fuel or there was something in it that blocked your fuel filter.

  6. Gt 2018

    in Gaspe Peninsula

    Posted

    Hey Jim glad to see you and Gemma made it back to Gaspe. We got back from Temiscaming yesterday and Jami had breast surgery today so I don't think we will make it up this year.

     We have been using Colletts for years and loved them. I just bought some new ones to replace my 12 year old ones and they are junk. They will be going back for a full refund. We are hoping to get something new next year. Maybe Uclear or something else?

  9. Need some help on Val d'Or

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    7 hours ago, SRSchang said:

    Nice ride Backcountry.  My wife & I rode to Matagami a couple weeks ago.  34F & rain all the way up from Val d'Or, dropped to -10F overnight.  Her Doo 900 wouldn't start that morning, totally dead.  I tried my jumper cables, nothing worked.  Kept going inside to get warmed up, coming out & hitting the start button.  After 20 minutes or so, I hit the button for the 1000th time, lights came on & it fired right up.  Was fine for the rest of the trip. 

    We rode close to another group from Matagami down to Amos, we made it to Amos easily, their sleds were pretty thirsty.  They were desperate for fuel by St Felix.  The map shows fuel & food there, a local said they're both closed now.  The other group started knocking on doors, looking to buy fuel from someones gas can. 

    I was told there is fuel in Saint Domonique - Du Rosaire. We are planning to go to La Sarre from Matagami next Thursday.

  10. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    57 minutes ago, zrtkat said:

    200 km to Swisha our low fuel lights where on,but we carried gas,the stay at the lodge was fantastic we met lots of friendly snowmobilers and the food was awesome, 

    WE are in mount Laurier now,hardly no sled traffic all the way here

    Awesome! we are looking forward to next week. We had this same trip planned last year but the weather turned to crap on us. I cancelled the whole thing on a Sat morning and by noon had another trip all booked in Gaspe.  The next day we were in the Gaspe starting our saddlebag trip. These past few Winters have been a real challenge when it comes to planning trips.

  11. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    42 minutes ago, zrtkat said:

    jsn

    js12ren

    posting conditions form temiscaming sorry a little late could not get my computer going at the lodge we had a great ride the first day we hit the 43 and met the groomer halfway to Swisha trails where mint ,from swisha to the lodge there was only a couple of sled tracks on it with snow,still not a bad first day .

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    Thanks for the report. How was the stay at the lodge? How far was it to the first fuel stop?

  12. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    8 hours ago, zrtkat said:

    Zrtkat made it too Temiscaming we had bad weather all the way here today rain,freezing rain,and snow we got here they had a good dumping of snow today will post from the trail tommorow 

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    I'm looking forward to your reports since we will be heading out from the same place next Monday.

  14. Team Iceman report..... trip 2

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On ‎2‎/‎7‎/‎2018 at 7:31 PM, iceman said:

    Day 5

     
    Amos to Clova
     
    Great stay as always at Hotel Eskers. Awesome place great rooms and an awesome pub in hous the Chat O, best stop in town. Not as cold today for sure, still cold but less wind and we like it. Our usual departure of 9:38 by my watch. Honeybadger don’t care, we will still be in at a good time to Clova, you can take that to the bank. Bet on it. Stellar day of riding, It don’t get better than what we saw today. If you did not like what we rode today you are needing to hang up the helmet. Quebec trails at their best. Beyond super conditions. 93 direction Seneterre, oh my. She is a runner. We are smiling ear to ear in out helmets as we sail east. Mile after Mile of perfection. Cruising well flying low I approached the intersection of 309 and 93 at the warming hut. Not paying much mond to things but did notice smoke from the chimney of the woodstove, found that strange so early in the day as there has been zero traffic. I roll in and the door flies open and out come two Police SQ. Well, hello dere. Oh boy, well I know they aint got me on Radar(thank you little baby Jesus) cause they were inside and no window facing the way I came. And the sleds were tucked in beside the warming hut. They rush out and I’m radioing to Snohorse...be advised 5-0 at the hut so he can back her down, he is riding out of my dust so has plenty of warning. The fine gentleman proceeds to tell me I neglected to stop at the stop sign there. I told him “so sorry I was glancing at my GPS to check the route, i must have missed it.” He takes a look to che k if I have a pass and says ok no problem go ahead. They check Snohorse as well for a pass and the one officer seems as if he never saw a Massachusetts registration sticker and starts to take a closer look. The other says its fine go. No need to tell us twice, c-ya gotta go. We launch out human like and then resume normal flight. Onward. Closer to Seneterre, well what do you know. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s a groomer headed west from Seneterre grooming a perfect trail. This is why the trails are mint here. It don’t need grooming but they groom it. With the cold it sets and stays white asphalt. Other places tgey wait till its shot and beat up then groom. Two days later its right back to junk. Not here. White Asphalt baby. Into Seneterre for gas. Seen no sleds but Police so far. 11:15am in Seneterre. Gas and a small break. We are off. Two sleds headed south tp Louvincourt. We head east on 83 direction Lac Fallon. Continued perfection. Alll the way. Take a break at interstion of trail from 83 to Louvincourt to mark it on my GPS. Sitting there and what do you know...yes another groomer headed back to Seneterre, again grooming a perfect trail. Love it. He stops to make sure we are OK we thank him for his work and wish him well he does the same. Off to Fallon. Into there for gas and yes folks mark this down we stopped for Lunch. If you can believe it. 1:30 into Lac fallon and we gas and eat and shove out at 2:30. A gang of sleds arrive from the east as we are leaving. Talked to some other guys there, all older gents who came off trail from Lebel to Lac Fallon. We are off.  There is still one water hole with a go around 7km east of Fallon the one at 10km was filled and is not an issue anymore(at least today). Hammering east we past Balbazard and here not far 2 headed west. Up the middle on a turn, come on people. Smooth running. About 15 miles west of Clova we come upon a woman standing in the trail. Her helmet is on the ground and i see a rope next to it. I look off to the right and there is a sled buried good way off the trail. Old MXZ 600. Maybe an 07 shorty. We stopped and I say to her “are you out here alone?” She says “I didn’t do that, it’s my boyfriends sled” he had taken her sled to go back to Clova for help. No worries we got this. He missed a turn, in all fairness with the fkat light it was deceiving as there was another road heading off left but trail goes right. Either way he’s in deep where he is. I head off to make an assessment. We can handle this. We pack the snow all around, then Snohorse and I lift the back up and out of the trench he dug trying to get out. I give a pull on the skis while Snohorse gives it and one more pull on the skis and he is back up on the trail. The woman is amazed. i told her not our first go at this. She is gonna wait there as they are off to Fallon for the night. We head off. 5 miles more we meet tge boyfriend with his rescue party and tell him he is good to go, courtesy of Team Ice. Off and into Clova at 5:10pm rescue included. Never stayed here but we are quite happy and surely will return. 
     
    Another great day. 242 miles
     
    Until next time.

    I don't see Clova on the interactive map. I kind of figured out roughly where it is but was surprised it wasn't on the map.

  15. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, zrtkat said:

    js12ren

    we are also staying at Temrose we will arrive the 11th sunday and start Monday and will return to Temiscaming on the 21st of february we also are hoping for great trails I am having trouble figuring out different areas to check trail status,we are heading towards Mount Laurier , its going to be quite a Adventure but looking forward to riding new trails,weather looks like it is going to cooperate with our saddlebag trips.

    As you know we have had bad luck last few years we would schedule our trip in Ontario then weather would change and we would have to cut our trip short the last few years, so we are glad the weather looks good, maybe we will cross paths riding we are riding 3 Arctic-cats Thundercat,Crosstrek,Zr 9000 , 

    Greg

    We will be getting to Tem Rose on the 18th and heading out Mon the 19th. we will be back there on the 24th and heading home the 25th. We probably won't be crossing path's but if we do I have a red/white sidewinder and the other three are 1200 Doo's. Have a great trip.

    Trail conditions are available on the Quebec FCMQ site and also on Abitibi Temiscamingue tourism site.

  16. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, zrtkat said:

    Thanks looking forward to our trip

    Greg

    Where are you staying in Temiscaming? We are staying and then leaving our rigs at Tem Rose for the week.

    The entire area is showing green so I'm assuming we should see great conditions. I've seen many of your posts about your Ontario trips. We also did many saddlebag trips in Ontario.(since 2001) Our longest was 1850 miles from New Liskeard North then down to the Sault and back through Timmins. We went to the Gaspe last year and now we will be focusing on Quebec for awhile since we have done pretty much everything in Ontario and needed a change. 

  19. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    On ‎2‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 10:09 AM, zrtkat said:

    WE are heading to mount Laurier 2nd day doing a big loop then will be coming from Val dor the next week

    Sounds like a great trip. I just booked my trip from Feb 18 through the 24th. First day heading down 43 to La Verendrye then from there heading North. Amos - Matagami - La Sarre - Val Dor then back to Temiscaming. We will be in Val Dor on the 23rd (Hotel Forestel). We planned this trip last year but had to cancel because of rain. We ended up going to the Gaspe instead and it was awesome!

  20. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    46 minutes ago, jeffgrah said:

    You need to take the trail into town its a 1/2 mile past the bridge where the Zec building is.

    Thank you for the info. I looked up Lances's convenient and the trail ends right there on the map. I'm hoping to ride that area Feb 17th through the 24th. Last year I had the trip up there all booked but had to cancel because of rain. We ended up going to the Gaspe for a week instead and it was awesome.

  22. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    18 minutes ago, zrtkat said:

    Thanks for the info in that trail that will be our first day of riding if we get a late start would be a good way to go

     Depending on where you are going you can come back the other way so you do more of a loop instead of riding the same trail over again. That's what I'm planning. Starting out going  southeast on 43 and then coming back 63 from the north.

  23. Temiscaming to mount laurier

    in Abitibi-Temiscamingue

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, jeffgrah said:

    The 43 part of that 225 miles is the autobahn speeds on that trail are what makes this the fast way can be done in under four hours with no problem quicker if you like to run 80 miles an hour. Its a super wide logging road with fantastic sight lines so its safe to give her.  

    Sounds like my kind of trail. Is Rapides des joachims the nearest fuel stop that way?

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