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Why is their trail system so much better than Maine ? What are the major differences in their model compared to Maines ? Im amazed at the quality of the trails and frequency of the grooming and wonder.....

Not a snake fan. Id grab a sharp shovel and make you 2 snakes pretty quick.

Enjoyed the tales from the trails. Thanks for sharing !

Crushed the miles wow ! Nice run....great pics.

Well today went great. Only challenge was we were sledding back to the truck in Jackman to drive home...so time was limited. Out of Beuaceville 75 to 55...flat flat flat and fast. A blast even in the powerline section. Scenery isnt that great there although there is some pretty farmland mixed in.....but the trail rocks. We split off to the left onto 535 and then onto 545 over to Le Morillon Restaraunt which we love. Little french lady lives there and runs it. Well I guess we were first ones in today since she was in a bath robe when we came in. LOL Super sweet lady who immediately remembered us and in 5 minutes had us coffee and Baileys and was fully dressed complete with fresh lipstick. HaHa. She made us a great ham,bacon, and egg breakfast with home made bread and it was awesome. Bought a homemade sugar pie to go and back to the trail. Back on the 545 trail then to 75 to Armstrong club for a quick pit stop....and back to Jackman on nice flat trails. 535 and 545 were not groomed from Fridays 10+” but they have such a flat base on them they were awesome. There is a ton of snow in this area....the road will likely take a hit this week but the trails wow. Only 300 miles somehow but a super fun trip. Its nearly April so we take what we can get ! Im afraid thats it for us this season pending a miracle. Tied up the next 2 weekends.

Just back from a great dinner here. One of the best parts of sledding is reliving the day and laughing with good friends after a day out on the trails. Always an adventure...and always fun memories !

We had a ball. Beautiful day ! They got 10+ Id say. Got turned up 75N instead of 55N then onto a club trail with trees down....right outa the gate. HaHa. First 2 hours we cut 3 trees across trails and u turned twice in the first 20 miles. Yikes. Rough start. Ended up back onto 75 to 35....both ungroomed but good riding. Turned off onto 547 to 549. Very pretty ride thru that park and then back to 55 and looped back. Not many miles overall but big fun. 125-130. Id guess parts of 55 were groomed overnite but it was between good to not bad. Just saw the groomer leave the club here and head down 75S. Basicly for almost April...thrulled to be out there at all. Still alot of snow here. Roads were good today but the sun will make them tough fast. Get out there soon. Back to Jackman to load up and drive home tomorrow.

If the groomer map is right....about 1/2 way to St Pamphile/Tourville was groomed overnite. We will see !

So we left Jackman early Friday AM. Planned a large loop that would go out around and come back the Beauceville Golf Resort. Stopped at Armstrong so 2 in our group could get passes. While there it started snowing....fast, hard, and wet heavy snow. By the time we got to the first turn we were to take off 75...545...which is 7 miles from Armstrong, visibility was already just brutal. I call an audible and stayed straight to take a direct route toward Beauceville. Last thing I was wanting to do but we just could barely see the trail. After several stops to clean off the sheild and glasses...waste of time..we stopped at the Beauceville clubhouse. Very nice spot. Had a great lunch and dried off a little. Gassed up. Roughly 70-75 miles. Lame...but it made sense..and we still had a great but short day. After hanging a while we went on to the Golf hotel...about a mile up the trail. Nice (swanky) hotel. Had a great dinner here last night as the snow poured on all day into the nite. So temps are right about barely freezing. Lots of new snow. Assuming no grooming but plenty of snow to plow thru today. Planned on a loop to Tourville today but who knows what the riding will be like with this deep ungroomed. Cant wait to find out though ! Will play it by ear. We are staying here at Golf tonite as well...and back to Jackman in the morning. When this does get groomed this week it will be mint around here although we arent going to get to see it.

In Beauceville Quebec now. Rode up from Jackman today. First half of a whooping 75 miles were slick...second half heavy wet snow...real bad visibility. Snowed all day. Not sure but guessing 10+. Likely not cold enough to groom tonite unfortunately. We will see what tomorrow brings. Mid week should be mint by then.

Thanks Mike. Always great trail info. Booked Jackman for Thur nite....sleep there and then sledding up to Beauceville Golf for a Fri and Sat nites stay so we can loop around. I will let you know how it goes ! The couple with us havent ridden outside Maine so it should be fun. Hoping to show them some great trails and some different club houses. They say Beauceville club house is nice.

Love to hear this Mike ! If we head from Beauceville to St Phamphile/Tourville...looks like 35 and 55 are parallel options. Either one preferable beyond current grooming condition ? Also, anyone ride the 547/549 loop thru du Massif du Sud park ? Whats that like ?

Anyone ride this weekend ? Whats it looking like....

Anyone out there this weekend ?

Thanks Mc. Im not familiar with the loop from Armstrong up or this place so good to hear it is decent. I understand Beauceville has a nice club to stop at....any others you recommend ? Also I saw someone mention the Suds mountains just west. Hows the trail thru there usually ? I did notice just south of them there is a large trail closure on FCMQ map. Any advice is welcome !

“. Pulled into Manoir lac ecthemin at 4:30. 185 miles, enough for the wife. “ Considering a loop up from Jackman and staying here the 22nd. Anyone been in this area this week ? How is it holding up ? GPSTrailmasters also shows a place right at the head of the lake as well...... Meritotel Resort Lac-Etchemin Trail Accessible Food-Lodging Cant find anything on it. Familiar ? Suggestions ? Want a spot with food on site or nearby.

6300 miles. Yikes ! Pretty awesome. So whats the name of Cabano pizza Mike ? Is that “Mikes” you see from the highway ? I miss the trails there already...glad you guys had a great riding week !

Just got home Mike. Smooth sailing. Another spectacular trip to RDL. What a blast sharing RDL with the 2 couples yesterday. Hard for them to believe this quality and quanity of trails exist for this sport we all love. They believe it now. 🙂

Meant to say this... We hadn't been out thru or back 5 past the sled dealer ect to/from RDL in 2 years. We did last nite and it was fine...but made me appreciate the new route over the highway from the hotel and past the cut thru tunnel toward St Phillipe. Much better option unless you are heading over that way for a reason IMO. Less hectic and road crossings.

Had some friends in town one day and they asked where we were going yesterday and if we minded if they came. It was their first time here in RDL. We were going to do the island and then a loop but since they wanted to come we thought they should see more of the trails vs the island visit. 2 couples, seasoned riders, real nice people...Im in charge...what can possibly go wrong ? LOL Left by 9 and I got very lucky. The groomers made me look like a professional tour guide. Connector trails to 5 were all flat. 85 out to 544...second tracks perfect. Right on 544...first tracks ...perfect.. 526 cut thru...first tracks perfect. 526 to Explorours...flat with about 4-5” of new on top...real nice. I looked like a genius. Haha. Stopped there for pics under the arch and coffee then up 35. Flat and about 5-6” new snow...nice. A little more work but not much s8nce it was flat beneath the new snow and fast. 571 thru St Pamphile...just awesome...got gas in town...then thru to Club Jasmin in Tourville...all excellent. Took 35 back...lot of loose snow so a little more busy riding with snow pounded down and some groove in it but smooth. Cut over 557.....mint mint mint. Then took 5 back thru Adenturers which was very good except corners a little chopped...then gassed up and back to Universel. Success ! So about 220 miles,...they are hooked on RDL and leave for their next saddlebag stop today on their way back toward Rangeley with a smile. Real nice people. We had fun hanging with them and showing them part of the RDL area. Lisa and did 640 miles overall and had a ball. Back to Maine for more local riding the rest of the season after breakfast and loading up. Back to RDL next year God willing ! We cant thank Mike and others enough for all the knowledge shared here. If I can play group Tour Guide for a day...it has to be great info and lots of it. Til next time.... 🙂

Good luck Jack. Shit happens doesnt it...always good to be amongst freinds when it does ! Any on-trail SkiDoo 2 stroke oil options between RDL and Tourville. ? A buddy is saddlebagging and wants to grab some on a loop today !

Squatec then back down around the lake back thru Cabano and up. 571from Squatec and 85 back were flat flat flat. Around St Cyprien was bumpy....but all in all awesome.

Happy to be here. Going to Squatec and loop east around the lake...thanks to Mike heads up on some logging...and thru Cabano...then call an audible from there. Going to be about 30 today maybe a little light snow. Off to chow and ride.

Hotel was mobbed last nite. Nice to see Mike and catch up a little. St Pamphile loop today. Great trails except 35 railbed was rough the 5 miles or so we were on it...then slipped onto 557 to Pamphile which was amazing. Right about 200 miles...lots of smiles. Car buried way out on trail 5....cant fix stupid. Glad to be back in RDL.