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Yeah, I don't see them not closing that trail. Maybe a reroute if their is logging but never closed.

Of course Bruce! I only get two weeks to go up so I feel your pain about getting the mileage in. Kyle

Here is my day to day trip stops with each place listed in image and text. It matches the same route I posted before. If you want more miles, you can play around with the interactive map and add some extra stops. The interactive map is very helpful as you can move routes around or do extra loops. Example would be on day 5 or 6 you could easily make them longer. Day 1 - Sunday - 183.1 miles - Leave Le Cabanon - Arrive Hotel Roquemont Day 2 - Monday - 173.7 miles - Leave Hotel Roquemont - Arrive Maison Carofanne Day 3 - Tuesday - 222.1 miles - Leave Maison Carofanne - Arrive Hote Cateau Roberval Day 4 - Wednesday - 233.1 miles - Leave Hote Cateau Roberval - Arrive Magasin general de Parent Day 5 - Thursday - 142.1 miles - Leave Magasin general de Parent - Arrive Pourvoirie Mekoos Day 6 - Friday - 149.1 miles - Leave Pourvoirie Mekoos - Arrive Le Cabanon

Man, looking at pictures just make me go back and watch any videos I have recorded just to remind me what it is like.

Interesting... it should open right to the page fully filled out but here is a image.

Whenever it was taking everyone forever to get the sleds they allowed you to buy it and then fill out the VIN afterwards. They shouldn't stop doing that as who knows with supply chain or just how long it takes to get anything...

Through this together rather quickly but its a nice evenly paced route. Every sleeping location is marked so you can easily change the route. Roughly its about 1100 miles but some great stops and good sites. http://fcmq.fcmqapi.ca/i?s=IwGmFYA4E4BYGYAMjYgNoFoBsAmSXhUB2aHYHEcEoiEHeWcHAXTArWGCK3h0XBAZYCSIhA1g8aCDgFQRRHkiCcw6dmSjB0cE3iDRWdTnDxIRVpnKIiaoiFhEY9wuESQBwaPDPrC8LBRtCGhlDHpQxQNdYCwHYEgAsF4GeEsxMTQcCmBEeFAISwpYBIQSxG8HVkz9ACIAYQAJAEEAJQB5ACFaqvRyMFjezNyQWrzwHh7YS04wJ2Vp5iA&r=2

https://www.golflactaureau.com is where the poutine is from. Right in Saint-Michel-des-Saint on the trail. Amazing food all around. First video upload will continue to upload more.

Well time for my yearly post on the trips I took with my father this year. Again we stayed in and around St. MIchel-des-saints. We were trying for a full two weeks again but that didn’t happen, which will get explained in a little. Trip 1 - Jan 28-Feb 4 (Actually to Feb 2) Overall this trip was going to be great!! Super cold weather, and I mean cold. Got up and didn’t ride Saturday just wanted to relax and take in the nice snow since PA hasn’t gotten anything at all. Our sleds had the Polaris recalls done before we went up so everything was gonna be great until Wednesday. Jan 29th: Trip Summary - overtop dam, then towards Real Masse. Trip to stop for a snack but they were already closed by the time we arrived. Trip Length - 190 miles Trails - 345, 360, 23, 33, 350, local trails Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Jan 30th: Trip Summary - Repos then to Riviere-Mattwain Trip Length - 250 miles Trails - 33, 345, 360 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 (part of 360 had some massive rollers) Fed 1st: Trip Summary - Riviere-Rogue Trip Length - Can’t remember Trails - 63, 33 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10, little annoying with the logging but trails still in great shape Fed 2nd: Trip Summary - South Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Paulin Trip Length - Trails - 63, 23, 3, 350 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 This day got interesting, rode with a friend we met last year. Trails were smooth all the way down to St Paulin. Got stopped by the cops again, but they just wanted to see trail passes and make sure we were speeding. Passed them throughout the day but very nice and friendly. Stopped for some food then went back out. Headed down a long straight and my sled just shuts off with a check engine light. No idea, started right back and and hit the gas and died again. Couldn’t figure out how to use the 7s display at the moment. Checked everything, new plugs, oil line and etc. So I can keep it under 25 without giving it much throttle. 95 miles back to our place at 25mph and the sled shutting off roughly 30 times was rough. Left the next morning to go home and take it the dealer. Dealer calls right back and speak with the tech and he takes full blame. The one exhaust sensor backed out and it was the one thing I didn’t notice while on the trail. Stuff happens but a great trip overall did roughly 800 miles in 4 days. Trip 2 - Feb 18th - Feb 25th Well this trip was a little nerve racking for me since I really had no idea about my sled. But took it easy the first day to make sure everything was in good shape and nothing was wrong at all. Little warm a couple of the days but trails were amazing. Also met some other Quebec rider members who were actually staying next to us. I completely forgot to get here names but it was great to meet them and pass them on the trail all week. Feb 19th: Trip Summary - Smaller loop towards Koubec then overtop the dam Trip Length - 150 miles Trails - 345, 360, 23, 33, 350 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Feb 20th: Trip Summary - Riviere-Mattwain Trip Length - 215 miles Trails - 33, 360 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 (part of 360 had some massive rollers) Feb 1st: Trip Summary - Lac Blanc, Saint-Paulin, small local trails instead of going through Saint-Alexis-des-Monts Trip Length - 192 Trails - 345, 350, 63, 3 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Feb 2nd: Trip Summary - Saint Donat - Black Mountain Trip Length - 230 miles Trails - 63, 33 Trail Conditions 9.5 out of 10 - new trail going towards Coin-lavigne was amazing Feb 3rd: Trip Summary - Riviere-Mattwain (My favorite run, can go at a great pace and just a great ride.) Trip Length - 200 miles Trails - 33, 360, 345 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Feb 4th: Trip Summary - overtop dam, then towards Real Masse for a bite to eat and see some old friends Trip Length - 190 miles Trails - 345, 360, 23, 33, 350, local trails Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Yes I really wish I could still be riding right now, but only have so much vacation time ride. I look forward to next year and riding again but another great season with 1970 on in 10 days. Hope you all have a great season, looks like you will be riding for some time still. Videos of our last day will be posted eventually. Kyle & Mike

Was up there last week. Trail were great!! Had to leave early with a sled problem but put 800 miles on in 4 days.

That I know, but will they keep the trail open is what I am wondering.

Saw it as well this weekend, I wonder how they are going to handle midweek traffic. Looking forward to stopping by saying hello and getting a bite to eat.

Waiting to hear back from my dealer but happy there is a fix. Looking forward to spend more time up north again.

Saw it on the website as well. Looks like they need to renew some certificates to make everything smooth again work again. https://fcmq.fcmqapi.ca. I am not 100% positive but saw this happen last year as well.

I have seen before in the summer months, the map just randomly change and trails disappear or they just stop short by 100 yards connecting to the next. Hopefully it isn't since we all love those trails.

Gone through many different sets, but no matter what just run gauntlets. Then you can just wear a pair of thin gloves with no insulation. See people riding with gauntlets and no gloves just bear hands.

Thanks!! Love them, best sled I have ever owned. Handles amazing, takes the bumps even better. Rode out to Rivierie-Rogue and part of 63 hasn't been groomed in a couple of days. Sled just went over the bumps like it was nothing. We both have 650s and they are all you need honestly. The midrange of those sleds are amazing, don't realize how quick they go.

Oh I know but I don't have that much time to take off of work. Also PA isn't going to get anymore snow this year. I wish I could go back up but life has it ways.

It is that time of the year where I am putting the sleds away even though it pains me to do so. As always I will try to be as detailed as possible with everything this year... trails, covid, food. Both trips we did our normal stay around the Saint-Michel-des-Saints/Saint-Zénon location. We normally stay at Real Masse but with them being closed we had to find another location. We got an AirBnb since it seemed easiest for us with covid and the quarantine stuff. This post is gonna be super long so thanks for reading taking the time to read it. If we passed you while riding or said hello at a stop it was nice to meet you. Trip 1: Jan 29th - Feb 5th The first trip of the year started out with a bang as PA/NJ/NY where getting hammered with snow. So driving through the snow was fun just added some more time on the drive but it was worth it. Stopped at the border around 12:45PM with barely any line. Gave all information and it went smoothly except for the the arrival app to freak out and say we had a third passenger. Thankfully that person was from the previous car and the person realized that. Was kind of expecting to get selected for testing as my father works in a hospital. We weren't which shocked the crap out of me and went as quick as possible so they didn't change their minds. Got to our destination super late which sucked because I wanted to get a quick run of our new sleds. Thankfully we were one of the lucky ones to get our new 2022 Polaris VR1s in time to ride this year. Did 1190 miles for the week, went almost everywhere in the region to just see all the sites we missed. Jan 30th: Trip Summary - overtop dam, then towards Koubec Trip Length - 182 miles Trails - 345, 360, 23, 33, 350, local trails Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Jan 31st Trip Summary - Repos then to Riviere-Mattwain Trip Length - 243 miles Trails - 33, 345, 360, M20(local trail to Riviere-Mattawin) Trail Conditions 9.5 out of 10 Feb 1st Trip Summary - South Saint-Cuthbert, Saint-Paulin, La Blanc Trip Length - 197 miles Trails - 63, 23, 3, 350 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Feb 2nd Trip Summary - Saint Donat Trip Length - 185 miles Trails - 63, 33, 310 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Feb 3rd Trip Summary - Riviere-Rogue Trip Length - 182 miles Trails - 63, 33 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Feb 4th Trip Summary - Riviere-Mattwain Trip Length - 200 miles Trails - 33, 360 Trail Conditions 9.5 out of 10 Trip 1 images: Trip 2: Feb 19th - Feb 25th Second trip of the year was just as great as the first trip. Driving up was a little easier until Montreal as it was almost white out conditions. The moto of the trip was smiles not miles. We weren't concerned about putting a ton of miles on this trip but more enjoying the last time until next year. We were able to meet some locals and ride with them as well meet some friends from down home. Put on 960 miles for our 6 days and couldn't have asked for a more. Feb 20th Trip Summary - Up to Lac Tauruea resort and back down to Saint-Michel. Coin-lavigne to meet friends and get a bit to eat. Trip Length - 140 miles Trails - 63, 33 Trail Conditions 7 out of 10 (it was the free weekend it was busy) Feb 21st Trip Summary - Riviere-Mattwain Trip Length - 220 miles Trails - 33, 360, M20 Trail Conditions 9 out of 10 Feb 22nd Trip Summary - Riviere-Rogue & Labelle Trip Length - 180 miles Trails - 63, 323, 325 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Feb 23rd Trip Summary - Koubec (freezing rain over night Tuesday, waited for trails to get rode over before riding) Trip Length - 110 miles Trails - 63, 33 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Feb 24th Trip Summary - Riviere-Mattwain Trip Length - 200 miles Trails - 33, 360 Trail Conditions 9.5 out of 10 Feb 25th Trip Summary - Koubec then overtop dam Trip Length - 120 miles Trails - 345, 360, 23, 33, 350 Trail Conditions 8.5 out of 10 Trip 2 images: Will post some videos of riding whenever they get uploaded.

Yesterday was a breeze, the arrival app kind of freaked out on the border agent. Tried to say we had a third person coming with us. Otherwise was smooth and easy. Gentlemen seemed pleasant and like to ride so we struck up a small conversation, seemed to help.

Same here!!

Feature of GoPro it was simple. Plan to do more this year, hopefully.

I truly hope not, but can’t fault them if they decide to shut down. Looked on there website and read there brochure, nothing about snowmobiling anymore.

Depends on which way you go. If you go north above the park its wide and fast. If you go below the park towards St. Donat then up its tighter but can see some more sights. Stop by Black Mountain and get a nice view. Either way is a nice way though. North time lapse.

From everything that I have read you are right on the money about entering Canada. The application isn't the best but if you are traveling with multiple people only one person has to put all the information into the app for the whole group. As far as testing goes it might depend on where you live. I know in PA, CVS still does free covid PCR tests if you have been exposed or anything like that nature. I know people that have used that to travel to other countries and they get the results in 24/48 hours. Testing should just be free no matter what, but that is a different topic. My hope is to buy a year pass if my sled comes in time from the factory and ride in Canada. It is a risk but after not riding last year I plan to do everything I can to ride in Quebec this year.