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Actually the big problem there has become a stopping point for the Tour Groups running out of SMDS

Maybe the ice bridge is complete

Lucky for him they didn't steal the whole rig. I never load the sleds into the trailer at night its too easy to lose it all in one fell swoop

Hey JG what is the link for their FB page?

man if they would have clocked me on the 93 North of Val D' Or they would have taken me away in handcuffs! 😉

Are you able to adjust plans at all? Even during mid winter conditions the snow and the riding would be better the farther you get from Montmagny maybe drive the extra 100 miles in the truck and leave from the Universal. IMHO its always better from there out anyway

Double check with the Universal but last time I checked they had a good cancellation policy- like 24 hrs. Nobody can tell right now what it will be like but by Sunday I think you will have a better picture

Plan a different trip altogether, that will not be good on the weekend

looks like a great start to the season Alain, hope to be at LeCabanon from Jan. 6th-12th with mother natures help

Talk to Denis when you arrive at LeCabanon, he will tell you all you need to know

I have a feeling with Balbuzard closed this winter, they won't take the trail right past their door

That looks awesome RoadRunner, after doing our motorcycle trip to Labrador a couple years ago and seeing just how remote it is I have even more respect for anyone that attempts this race

Wow Iceman, here I thought all you needed to know was s$#t runs downhill and payday is Friday!

You can find the post in question in the regional forum under the Sag/ Lac St. Jean back around the first week of February.

The conditions there look good, so it seems you are looking to stay at the same place every night. Possibly some of the guys that ride there exclusively can weigh in but I am thinking there are not many rental places up that way. About the only thing that comes to my mind is Passion up by Valinouet. There is a place in Chambord called Chalets & Spa near Chambord that rents cabins

Looks good Alain, hopefully the warm weather doesn't include rain or a lot of sun

Historically the Indians were responsible for that section of trail though they rarely took care of it

My Dad saw a Lynx last week near Kanawata and was told by someone it is their breeding season

RoweBoat, my Dad and 3 other guys are at LeCabanon now. They arrived Sunday and rode around the area Monday then left Tuesday morning and headed North to Barrage Gouin to avoid the rain as much as possible. When they left Tuesday morning there was over a 1/4” of ice buildup on the sleds. They returned yesterday and the trails were freezing up way earlier than expected and they did have some minor overheating issues as none of them had scratchers. Today they only rode about 100 miles down to Koubek and around the bottom to St. Zenon. Trails are really good and no overheating issues. Typical areas that are bad after a warm up like intersections, road crossings and anyplace where the cars and sleds share the road. Some snow in the forecast for Friday will help with lubrication and cooling

Western Quebec will be impacted even less than the Gaspe.

Great trip Alain, hope the snow holds up

Idk, my Dad always taught me to wear the old stuff out first

What kind of job do you have that you can be on QR at work 😂

Nice report Alain!

But enough about that, you are really getting us going with that trip report, as has been said before West is best! Not making a trip to the great white North anytime soon but got the sleds loaded up and heading up to Norrhwest PA tomorrow to our cabin gonna get some riding in before the warm up. This will be my kids first trail ride on the ‘79 Enticer 300 Twin, don’t be silly you know he’s gonna send it!