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30 ft snow banks in the parking lot

The second most amount of snow I've ever seen in the gaspe and that was my seventh time. The guy at relais La Cashe said there was 20 ft in the mountains 

Speaking of money I spend $800 on gas between the truck & the sled and we split the truck crazy but when you love something who cares about the money. 

This is the half of million dollar solar system at Relais La Cashe mostly subsidized by the government. Because they are a much-needed gas stop/ emergency shelter.
Such a big system because of the gas pumps and their eventual expansion.

Note to self... 2 feet of snow w/50 mile an hour winds... stay at the bar and get drunk all day. 

Speaking of money I spend $800 on gas between the truck & the sled and we split the truck crazy but when you love something who cares about the money. 

Speaking of money I spend $800 on gas between the truck & the sled and we split the truck crazy but when you love something who cares about the money. 

Speaking of money I spend $800 on gas between the truck & the sled and we split the truck crazy but when you love something who cares about the money. 

Note to self... 2 feet of snow w/50 mile an hour winds... stay at the bar and get drunk all day. 

The second most amount of snow I've ever seen in the gaspe and that was my seventh time. The guy at relais La Cashe said there was 20 ft in the mountains 

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21 March Monday
 
Fair amount of activity at RDL Universel has alot of trucks and trailers for sure. We had breakfast and then finished getting sleds on the ground and packing them up. Secured trucks and trailers and pulled out just around 10am. No worries as temps are great and we got all day. We called an audible with the late arrival last night knowing we would not be out early. We switched up for Matane a shorter run but give a chance to shake it all down. Originally it was St Anne des Monts. Good call. Lots of snow all the way to Matane. I was here a year ago on this date and it was down to dirt in many places then. Not this year. It’s normal to be Asphalt in all the gas and hotels by this time of year. Rough trail from RDL to Rimouski needs a grooming, with temps dropping at night they will be grooming. Lots of flat light today and reading trail. Despite rough trail we made good time the XTX was eating up the bumps at speed but with the flat light the occasional bigger bumps were not easy to see before its too late. Then it breaks your rhythm and you need to wind it back up again full well knowing there are more of those ahead. Sections of bumps seemed to never end then some decent stuff then back to bumps. Hard to explain. Into the front Door at Rimouski went to a gas stotion I never been to before. Got a Tim Hortons right next door. Always good finding new stuff. Roughness continues to just after Rimouski. Not terrible close to Mont Joli it’s colder here and snow feels different not as wet as closer to RDL. Outside of Mont Joli, we cross paths with MXsenior and Wild Bill his partner. We chat fir awhile. We are all headed to Matane. We leap frog with them all the way to Matane. Hoping to see some more grooming on the map tomorrow. Inevitably that will determine our next move. Sweet ride nonetheless and great to be back out with NHmoose and Playhard. 
5pm arrival at Hotel. Think like 178miles. 
 

Yup we used our bungee, rope and shovel a lot

Great trip and report Stan and Bob. We just missed you as we finished the day you started at Universal. We rode thru 3 storms on our 7 day trip. All your great pics are same as ours lol. We even ate at the purple place in your pics. One of our group brought a "Snow Bungie" along and it saved our asses multiple times. Never used one before but they make getting a buried sled out a breeze.