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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.

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.

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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.  

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?

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?