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Ask the guys on the forum at this link. https://ontarioconditions.com/forums/index.php?/forum/10-sledjunk-garage-technical-forum/ They seem to be up on the GPS tricks.

Nice run. That's a beautiful area. I love the remoteness of it. Enjoy your final days riding for the season.

Not much for photo taking, but I'll upload a few. TQ23 today was mint. Absolutely perfect. Had a blast. Great day to end the season.

Well we're finding a mixed bag. Elevation counts. Rode St Raymond to Tadoussac yesterday. Then Tadoussac to Chicoutimi today. 85% of what we've rode has been awesome. Up at elevation things are still mid-season. As you get lower they get hard (or soft depending on time of day). Borderline needing scratchers. We rode into Baie St Paul yesterday for lunch. It was down to mud. Same thing coming up out of Tadoussac. Last spot that was terrible was crossing the river and working to get away from Saguenay. If you can avoid the towns and low elevation there is weeks of riding left. Trails should be listed as limited at best (arguably closed) in these three areas though. Ate up a set of carbides for sure. But hey were riding. No complaints. Better than a good day at work by a long shot. Looking forward to TQ23 again tomorrow.

Anyone riding in Maurice or in Saguenay this week? I see one clubs trails closing (north side of the lake in the lowlands) which has me worried. Planning to drive up this weekend and ride next week. Maybe start north of Shawinigan at Hotel Marrineau Mattawin and do a big 3 day loop. Was wanting to run 373 and see the new bridges. Thoughts? Things holding ok?

Thanks. That's the info I was after and is what I figured for roads Goal is to avoid shared use logging / plowed roads.

Looks like Saguenay is winning out starting from St Raymond. Is there much logging on 355? Was looking at heading up TQ73 and then into Roberval, but looks like the La Tuque groomer is down again. Is 355 a good choice, or should we run TQ23 up and back?

Nice to see this solved for now. You can read between the lines too though. Saguenay back in the plans for our upcoming trip.

Was there an announcement today.

Interesting that they bought Fer a Cheval. Guess it makes sense. There is your complete work camp all put together and ready to go.

How about logging roads? Where they still snow covered? I've got no issues beating the carbides over the odd road crossing or parking lot. It's the 5 km of plowed mud I'm looking to avoid.

Thanks. I'm kinda leaning towards Gaspe. There was too much snow there last year. Just a question if it will melt down too much in the next 7 days. New Brunswick is a definate contender as well.

Planning one final trip. What's everyone's thoughts on finding the best conditions? Saguenay (avoiding Mont Valin), Gaspe, Cote Nord running from Quebec City, Northern New Brunswick or Abitibi possibly heading east some and back. Saguenay was my first thought staging from Saint Raymond but they have less snow then everywhere else. Forecast is warming up in a lot of areas which has me in debating mode. Any first hand knowledge on how plowed roads are holding up in some of these areas?

Yeah it's every riders responsibility to not ride any faster than what you can see ahead of yourself and safely stop for. I hate daytime grooming, but we all have to realize it does occur. Could be a groomer, another sled, a moose or heaven forbid my kids over that next knoll or around that next bend.

You guys must be camera shy. Great pics of your sleds though.

Club is out grooming that trail now (during the day). Lol.

Appears that he was in the middle of fighting with that hill. The 4 track units have been known for these issues. Just not enough traction to carry the weights up the hills they are fighting with. Ice is their enemy.

Always my worst nightmare when I was grooming. Guys that taught me to groom instilled some rules as the groomer operator. - in the day light always stay right. Doesn't always make a difference, but on fast wide trails it does. Rider may slip by on the right. Night time is a different story. We high sided every corner to get the best results. - blade on the groomer was never to be more than 12" off the trail unless you're working with the blade. If a rider does hit you they won't get decapitated by the blade. The blade in the picture is exactly what we were told not to do. It's up at head height. It's as bad as farmers driving around on roads with bail spears on their front end loaders 4' off the ground. Perfect place for a car to push that spear right through the windshield if they have a head on with the tractor. - as a general rule we avoided daytime grooming. Hit a few club trails on Mondays and Tuesdays, but other than that all night shift. Lights provide so much warning of what's coming. - always groomed with a mirror. That way you're always looking forward and might have a chance to react It's too bad all clubs can't implement these items. That said riders certainly have a major responsibility in this too. If you can't stop in the distance you can see you're traveling too fast. We're all guilty I'm sure. Fun starts and it just takes a little slip of judgement at the wrong time. Kinda like staying right. We all agree it's important, but lot's still cut corners. I truly think many believe they're staying right who really aren't when you go look at your tracks. Some who are not even riding fast. I had a group coming at me inside of my corner a week ago. They weren't doing 20 km/h but we're still eating up my side. Wishing a quick recovery to your team Chris. Thank god the injuries were only minor. Snowmobiles can be repaired / replaced. Safe trip home. Next trip will be better for sure. Don't waste anytime getting back on the horse.