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X4 on windigo.   Been there four times.  Very good place. 

I have done chibaugamau to windigo. we left at 8am and had to be at windigo by 7pm for dinner.   had lunch at Club De Motoneige Relais Des Buttes De St-Félicien. just north of saint felicien.    got to saint felicien and took orange cut off trail to trail 83.  Relas 22 for gas and a break.  45 minutes we were there.  rolled in to windigo just before 7 with 330 miles on.  we were moving a long that day lol  its mostly all wide open trail.  only twisty windy trail was 40 miles before La Dor.  

20 years been on 2 strokes.  my first 4 stroke this year.  2022 Skidoo Renegade XRS 900 R  Turbo.      going from 120hp  600 etec  to 180hp 900R.   

20 years been on 2 strokes.  my first 4 stroke this year.  2022 Skidoo Renegade XRS 900 R  Turbo.      going from 120hp  600 etec  to 180hp 900R.   

20 years been on 2 strokes.  my first 4 stroke this year.  2022 Skidoo Renegade XRS 900 R  Turbo.      going from 120hp  600 etec  to 180hp 900R.   

20 years been on 2 strokes.  my first 4 stroke this year.  2022 Skidoo Renegade XRS 900 R  Turbo.      going from 120hp  600 etec  to 180hp 900R.   

20 years been on 2 strokes.  my first 4 stroke this year.  2022 Skidoo Renegade XRS 900 R  Turbo.      going from 120hp  600 etec  to 180hp 900R.   

4 weeks ago found a blizzard 900 NA with 1,300 miles so purchased this first 4-stroke for me. This will will be the saddlebag sled in Quebec. Adding zerks, changing oils, modifying the clutching as per DooTalk Bar549, and getting  to know this sled. 
As of now planning on continuing with the blizzard 600 etc in NYS, that now has 7,500 miles. 
If all goes as planned, the 900 NA will  only be used in Quebec, and with the typical 1,000 +week long trips,  I'll be 86 years old when the 900 reaches the  goal of 20,000 miles!
 

4 weeks ago found a blizzard 900 NA with 1,300 miles so purchased this first 4-stroke for me. This will will be the saddlebag sled in Quebec. Adding zerks, changing oils, modifying the clutching as per DooTalk Bar549, and getting  to know this sled. 
As of now planning on continuing with the blizzard 600 etc in NYS, that now has 7,500 miles. 
If all goes as planned, the 900 NA will  only be used in Quebec, and with the typical 1,000 +week long trips,  I'll be 86 years old when the 900 reaches the  goal of 20,000 miles!
 

4 weeks ago found a blizzard 900 NA with 1,300 miles so purchased this first 4-stroke for me. This will will be the saddlebag sled in Quebec. Adding zerks, changing oils, modifying the clutching as per DooTalk Bar549, and getting  to know this sled. 
As of now planning on continuing with the blizzard 600 etc in NYS, that now has 7,500 miles. 
If all goes as planned, the 900 NA will  only be used in Quebec, and with the typical 1,000 +week long trips,  I'll be 86 years old when the 900 reaches the  goal of 20,000 miles!
 

that 345 was fun time 2 weeks ago,   we left kanawata  at 1:30 pm.  had to ride to LeCabanon.  figured we would be there at 3:30.  we got there at 7 pm lol    good thing we stopped at repos for gas.  got down there and lost groomer track, got to plowed , and sanded road. GPS said to go that way. so we did.  got out there little ways and figured its not right as only one sled track.  turned on  iMotoneige app. showed we were way off the trail. did not know there was a reroute and old signs were still up so we followed them.  its not that hard to put sign up with an arrow or trail closed sign. we followed groomer tracks to that  house where its parked at.  other sledders there to that were lost.  we got back on track.  it was nice trail through there.  wide and was freshly groomed.    

I had the club sandwich on Friday.  lol
just left Cabanon this am for home. 
 

I had the club sandwich on Friday.  lol
just left Cabanon this am for home. 
 

I had the club sandwich on Friday.  lol
just left Cabanon this am for home. 
 

looks like this years trip is week of 2/17. First day leave from lecabanon,  up to parent then 100 lacs. Second day ride to rabaska lodge.  second day going to check out devils mountain and windigo falls. maybe check out mekoos.   any other spots or places to see in this area? is there any outfitters near by? warming huts?  possibly 3rd day back to lecabanon or some where else. 3-5 days thinking on this trip.  

We have 2  2016 sleds here,   600 etec,  they can get close to 200 miles on a tank.  we stop at 100 miles to get gas just to be safe and we dont carry any gas with us.  

Nordic we stayed at, it was nice.  if you stay there pay to have your sled put in there garage.  we almost had one stolen from there last February 2019.  30 minuets after   we got there  had a person looking our sleds over. we walked out to see what he was doing and the guy got into a car and left and then he got on his phone.  went back inside and paid to have sleds park in there garage.   Sleds had good sleep with music they play in there lol  
Dinner that night we walked up the street to restaurant/truck stop and the food was not to bad.  
 
Parent  stayed at hotel central above bar for $25.  never again.The food was good though. next night stayed down road at four seasons  and that was a lot better.  

guy in group has 137" Renegade and with that bag. he really likes it.
 

2/27/19
-22F in LeCabanon that morning.  Up 345 to 360 Matawin for gas. then 355 to Relais du Trappeur for lunch. North of lac bouchette is where it drastically changed. it got a lot more bumpier and  once we got on to 83 in to roberval it was even worse. Passed the groomer in roberval.    Stayed at Hôtel Château Roberval.    270 miles
2/28/19  
just a little warmer at -20F.   Freshly groomed out roberval up 373.  Stopped at the club house club de motoneige for some soup.  then got on 93 north to chibougamau.  very smooth.  Sawmill for gas.  it was $2 a liter there.   in to chibougamau and stayed at Motel Nordic.  205 miles.
3/1/19
-19F that morning.  The big day.  left on 93 south to roberval. Stopped at sawmill and different person was there.  it was $1.39 liter,    stopped back at the Club House for lunch.  then took 373 south and took cut off trail to the 83.  83 west to Relais 22 for gas.  Stayed at Pourvoirie Windigo.  320 miles.    Very nice people Martine and Dan are.  The food is great.   
3/2/19
 0F that morning.  left windigo and 83 west was smooth.  turned at 345 south to Casey.  south of Casey was freshly groomed.  Repos for lunch. then back to Lecabanon. 250 miles 
1023 miles for 4 days  not a bad trip.  


 


 



 







 



 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday nights dinner at LaCabanon.


 
 
 
 
 

2/27/19
-22F in LeCabanon that morning.  Up 345 to 360 Matawin for gas. then 355 to Relais du Trappeur for lunch. North of lac bouchette is where it drastically changed. it got a lot more bumpier and  once we got on to 83 in to roberval it was even worse. Passed the groomer in roberval.    Stayed at Hôtel Château Roberval.    270 miles
2/28/19  
just a little warmer at -20F.   Freshly groomed out roberval up 373.  Stopped at the club house club de motoneige for some soup.  then got on 93 north to chibougamau.  very smooth.  Sawmill for gas.  it was $2 a liter there.   in to chibougamau and stayed at Motel Nordic.  205 miles.
3/1/19
-19F that morning.  The big day.  left on 93 south to roberval. Stopped at sawmill and different person was there.  it was $1.39 liter,    stopped back at the Club House for lunch.  then took 373 south and took cut off trail to the 83.  83 west to Relais 22 for gas.  Stayed at Pourvoirie Windigo.  320 miles.    Very nice people Martine and Dan are.  The food is great.   
3/2/19
 0F that morning.  left windigo and 83 west was smooth.  turned at 345 south to Casey.  south of Casey was freshly groomed.  Repos for lunch. then back to Lecabanon. 250 miles 
1023 miles for 4 days  not a bad trip.  


 


 



 







 



 
 
 
 
 
 

we have 2 600 etecs here.  we think could make it with just stopping for gas at  LaDore.   still had 5 bars on the fuel gauge when we pulled in to the saw mill.  
the longest went between stops was  laDore to Relais 22. that was close to 140 miles.  

it was not.  you might have to wait a while there like 35 minutes for some one to come which we heard from some other sledders.  .   
when we were there   there was already sleds there getting gas.    next time there was a employee filling truck up. so he helped with the gas.  

Saturday nights dinner at LaCabanon.