Greasemonkey
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They're grooming in Tug Hill!
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Time to start planning the trips, now that we know we can ride all our normal routes!
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OMG, That is great! Where is that?
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Looks like Tug Hill when they got that blast of 96" in what, 24 hrs.?
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Another drinkin death!!! I am just glad he did not hurt anyone else.
Unfortunately, no matter how much some of us preach the importance of NOT drinking while riding,
there are some out there who will insist that they can handle it and that others should mind their
business. I always cringe when I walk into a relay and the tables are loaded with empty beer bottles.
don't get me wrong, I'll have a half dozen or so at dinner and after but I'm in for the night.
Well, here's another reason why some of us preach and the season didn't even start!
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just got an email from the man in charge of security for the Cariboy-Conscrits Club. He told me there were 1,000+ sleds on Mont Valin this weekend. He is very optomistic about the farmers strike getting settled this week. Lets hope that happens.
That's outstanding news, Bill. Let's all keep our fingers crossed. Looks like some early snow is falling in many places, hope this is a good sign.
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ha !! ha !! you could be right ,but i avoid drinking during the winter.grooming take too much of my time .better stay in ''shape ''.
groomer !!!
I'm glad you avoid drinking and grooming, the trails stay straighter that way!
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I have to take a cold shower!!
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I couldn't have said it better! In this world of everything being "politically correct", it's great to hear a public figure say what's really on his mind.
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Thanks Again Alain,
Your posts on this region are always well informed and appreciated. Hope to cross paths with you someday at La Glacier or Cabanon. As for these changes, not really that big a deal. I usually take the Caribou turn anyway, although, I use to like stopping at the cafeteria. With the mileage the newer sleds get anymore, gas should not be a factor unless you don't start off with a full tank before heading into that area. LET THE SNOW FLY!!!!
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I started to watch it and had to stop half way thru. If that's real then this world is going crazier than I thought. That's as bad as the anti hunters standing in front of loaded guns. Where do people find the time and energy to even worry about this stuff? Why aren't they out contributing to the economy of the world?
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The trails in the "cafeteria" area will be all open with one new in bonus!! :) It is the cafeteria itself that will be closed :( . I will show you the map as soon as it will be avaliable but to explane, from cafeteria you will still able to take the #63 trail that cross trough Rouge-Mattawin wild-life reserve to Macaza or Mont-Laurier, you will also able to take the #318 to go to St-Michel des Saints, and still able to take the #63 and #341 to Coin lavigne as this was in the last years, and you will also have a new trail that will go to the #33/#63 trail but just outside(near the border) of the Mt-tremblant parc.
The difference will be when you want reach St-Donat, around 12 miles south from cafeteria where you have the little Cypres shack there was a junction with 2 trails. The one to the right that was going to St-Donat won't be there anymore, this is the trail link we loose. You will have to continue on the remaining trail that also go to St-Donat via #310 trail(Caribou park gate and Domaine St-Guillaume. There will be also the possibility to go to Coin Lavigne and from there,take the new #33 to go to St-Donat.
There will be nothing at Rouge-Mattawin relai(Cafeteria). The fueling points will be Coin Lavigne, St-Michel des Saints and St-Donat that are around 25 miles from cafeteria, maybe 30 for St-Donat...There is no fuel issue for those who loop on the Lanaudiere side for sure. I don't have the exact mileage from l'Annonciation to cafeteria for those who will come from laurentide area but I would bet around 60 miles which leave enought fuel to do the other 25 miles... correct me if I am wrong... The fuel issue I see is for those that will hope to fuel there without knowing it's closed... :o
Alain
If you get fuel in either St. Zenon, or St. Michel, you should make it all the way to Mt. Laurier or St. Donat. Like Alain said, problem would be for those who don't know the cafeteria is gone and are coming from Mt. Laurier and don't stop at L'Annonciation, and try to go to St. Donat. Can't see why the cafeteria closed since they are only losing the 1 trail. I had thought that the trail to the west was closing too. I can't see where they would be losing that much business. You can still get there from all 3 directions.
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Steve,
First allow me to say thank you for your "thankless" job as a club president. A lot of work and little help, reward or recognition for what are typically herculean efforts made on behalf of countless folks you don't even know.
I understand your point and I don't think that iceman was lumping all persons that ride at night together. This is an extremely touchy subject. I for one HATE beyond belief anyone ESPECIALLY government telling me what I can and cannot do. However, I must add the following; the "ban the can" movement is great! The NO ALCOHOL tolerance is PHENOMINAL, and the STAY ON THE TRAIL OR STAY HOME campaign is top notch! Loud exhaust (after market) has a place, on closed course competition circuits or on your OWN private land, not that of people who graciously allow all of us to cross theirs. If someone can't ride a snowmobile without consuming alcohol (which DOES impact ones abilities whether they care to admit it or not)then they need to seek help immediately. Should they wish to kill or mame themselves I say HAVE AT IT! However, that is not what often happens. These same irresponsible folk then attempt to pass blame for their immature behavior onto the land owner for allowing that pesky 200 year old oak tree to grow where it did and ultimately sue them and ruin access to that trail and potentially others for the rest of us.
It is true that a majority of people out late at night are out there after boozing it up. Not all. I too have rolled in very late for a multitude of reasons as mentioned above. We all just need to step back, take a deep breath and realize that we all love this sport more than anything else (next to our families). We need to work TOGETHER to ensure its longevity. Sometimes that means doing what is best for the sport as a whole and not what is best for us individually.
STAY ON THE TRAIL POR STAY HOME just about sums that one up. Unfortunately, the morons who fail to follow these rules are typically the same people who do nothing to help their clubs if they even join one, they are extremely quick to complain about every little thing, and are too stupid to know the difference.
Think snow!
Shane
I can't tell you how many times I have argued this subject. I agree 100% about the drinking part. I find it sad when you stop at a relay and see all the snowmobilers sitting around with countless, empty beer bottles on their tables. Or, when your up in Old Forge and around 2 am the ambulance alarm goes off and you find out the next day that someone hit a tree 15 feet in the air after he missed a turn and hit a berm at about 90 mph, and, he was drunk. As for the loud pipes, especially at night, this is not the '70's people. Loud pipes are so dated. They serve no purpose at all. If you need more power, buy a bigger sled. If you know that nobody wants to hear them, not to mention that they are banned in just about all riding areas, why would you insist on putting them on? As far as staying on the marked trail, someone has to tell me why you just wouldn't do that out of respect to the landowner. I will admit that there were times when I'd be going through the fields in a whiteout and "lost" the markers. I think that the reflectors could be a little closer in some wide open areas. Everything Shane has said is 100% spot on. The typical person that falls into these categories are the little rich kid city slickers who get whatever they want from mommy and daddy and no matter what they do wrong, mommy and daddy get them out of it. They are the same people who have no clue how to act around a boat ramp, but, that's another forum. I know I'll get some flak for the people description but think about it.
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work on the trail !!
groomer !!!
Did you get to run the excavator yet?
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Just signed it, also. Hopefully it will work.
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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I am not sure if I was reading it correctly, going to call Sylvain to find out for sure, but the SEPAQ website says that the "cafeteria", in the park will be closed permanently. I am hoping that they meant somewhere else. Here is what the site said. "The number 63 Trans-Québec trail links the Laurentides and Lanaudière regions. It crosses Réserve faunique Rouge-Matawin for a distance of 80 km. Please note that the gas station and restaurant that were located in the Saint-Michel sector have been CLOSED permanently." Look-up snowmobiling in the Reserve Faunique Rouge Matawin site. I hope I am not reading it right.
The link:http://www.sepaq.com/rf/rom/
I hope this is wrong. That was a nice place to stop. Always good food and always busy. it's a shame, all these places closing up like they are. I guess they figure why stay open if you can't get to it because of this Park ruling. That does make sense, just a shame it's coming to this.
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la chapelle
I should've known by the snow depth.
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I think it will be an easy one for many of you...
Alain
Not sure, is this the pump along side of the "cafeteria"?
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hi iceman !!
right !! big projects need big machinery!!! friends of mine are heavy machinery operators,bulldozers,excavators,loaders ,etc. always liked heavy machinery .when i have time ,don t mind spending hrs looking at them.
i take info where they work in the woods and go to see them.
groomer !!!
That's what I do for a living, I'm a union operating engineer. If I was single, I would offer my services in a heartbeat! I think it would be fascinating doing that.
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thanks !!
here s a few from tq 5 and local trails.
i just wish right now, we could have a real gaspesian snowstorm.it has been hot all week .33 c today ,still 27 c right now .
i need snow !!
groomer !!!
Welcome sno strm. As the season comes, and we get into winter, you will be amazed at the knowledge and the info you will get on this site.
Hey Groomer, the first pic in this group is my background for my Blackberry!
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Went there a couple of times years ago. Awesome place to visit. I actually went there as part of 2 separate vacations to fish off Nova Scotia. It's amazing when you see the waterline at low tide versus high tide.
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Yesterday my wife, 3 grandkids from Texas and I went to the SD Museum in Valcourt. What a great place the museum is. They will not let pictures be taken in the museum. If you get a chance visit it.
Went there as part of my Honeymoon tour of Canada. Loved the tour and the history.
P.S., is anyone sick of the 95 degree weather everyday? Come on winter!!
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What a shame. JMO, but it seems like these fires are getting worse everytime. Our thoughts go out to all the reservations and relays that are going to be affected this time around. I would imagine there will be quite a few re-routes in the trail system next year. Prey for rain.
i'm looking for off trail riders??
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Maybe if you can't understand why people are telling you to watch where you do this then maybe YOU shouldn't post on this site. The people that are the regular posters on this site have been riding Canada for decades. They know how critical it is to respect the landowner who graciously allows us to ride the trails through his land. They also know that these same landowners generally do NOT want people riding off the marked trail all over their land. Yes, there are places to do the boon-docking but generally, it is not in the East. Mostly all land is private. You say you've been riding 18 years. If that is true, then you already know that it is usually frowned upon to ride off trail. Also, most of the people here ride about 5 to 10,000 miles a year. That kind of experience usually teaches one the etiquette that is needed to keep this sport alive. If you read the replies to your original post the way they were meant to read, you will see that all we are saying is get permission to ride where you want to ride BEFORE you do it. For a newbie, you sure made it a point to blast the people trying to help keep the sport a reality.