Cobra

My two best buds in the whole world 

Got into camp yesterday at 4:20 (imagine that) LOL
-22 F at camp this a.m  first time ever my sled didn’t start. Battery is 3 years old now though. My buddies 1200 with a four year old battery did though, go figure. Found a new spot up on a hill overlooking Lac Chapeau-de-Paille this a.m. curtesy of the logging in the area this year. Never would have imagined the terrain in the area was like this and I have been coming here for 20 years now.

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Have a safe trip my friend!!!!!!! Some METAL cranking out of the speakers at the cabin is where I want to be RIGHT NOW!!!! 🤣 Talk to you later👍

Everyone has folding saws and with any luck we don’t have to use them😉 Very awesome conditions here currently and plenty of snow. Locals have been happy to see snowmobilers, American snowmobilers included. Gas has been $1.45 and $2.25. Always cold morning starts here at Gouin. Today -28F, awesome 😀

Arrived at Windigo with 226 on the clock. We are the first Amaricans in 2 years. February 2020 we were here last before the border closed. Beautiful day, started cold at two above zero got colder down to about -6 and we end of the day at +6 overall very very nice. We left Saint Michel early this morning and headed off across the reservoir up to the 33, the reservoir was very nice. 33 was groomed all the way to where it crosses the water, no complaints there. They groomed at both directions.
Arrived into Repos at roughly 930 with 60 miles on, I harbor no ill will against the place and admire that they’re still hanging in there. Like a lot of these places I know that they for sale.  We did have plenty of gas so we could’ve bypassed it but we bought gas there and bypass Kanawata, it made more sense for us. If you had a gas situation or a time situation, you could easily have took the road all the way to Kanawata.
Most riders are still using the road for 10 miles outside of Repos, including us. The trail doesn’t really have quite enough snow yet. Needs another groom and it will be fine. Everything has a fresh 4 to 6inches they just need to mix it in.
The next part of the trail on the way to the Kanawata intersection is very nice, very well groomed wide and in great shape, you get there in a hurry. We skipped Kanawata and buzzed up to Casey, as most of you know this section of trail is wide open, super smooth, and amazing. We stopped in to the new place in Casey, Casey de base. We met Norman and he made us some chicken soup and hamburgers and a few refreshments before we headed out. He says next year he will have fuel but not this year. 
We then headed up to the intersection at 83. We took a right to Weymetaci, going into Weymetaci is a hit or miss. It’s plowed all the way to the intersection, though they have a new trail put in for most of it so you go on and off the road. Getting into a Weymetaci for gas is no trouble at all, very friendly though they did stop us at the gate to ask what we wanted. We then buzzed the remaining 60 miles into Windigo.
Tomorrow we have an off trail excursion planned to get to barrage Gouin. We have given the appropriate people access to our GPS and satellite coordinates so if we stop moving they can send in the rescue team. There is a lot of snow up here, I am a bit worried with that but I think we will be OK.
 
We will check in tomorrow if we were successful in getting to barrage going, if I don’t check it and you will know we were in the woods somewhere.
We toasted the first drinks tonight to all of the Americans that haven’t made it back yet. I don’t want to rub it in at all in what you were missing, but the hassle crossing the border is way, way, way, way, way worth it. Love the trails up here, and love the people more.
We were lucky enough to get a trip up early December to Mont Valin with the Team Maine and Rack up at 700 miles in three days, a month delay was too long to be back up here.

Also in the video they show a private seating area just for Snowmaster and he gets a “faster to the Fun pass” that lets him bypass any fuel lineups. 
They know how much he loves Lac Repos.
no discount on gas though
pay up sucka

JAK is waiting for you  we went for a quick ride this am and back to load up and hit the black trail. There is plenty of snow and grooming there and not many people out on trails a little thin close to river  have fun
Dave

It's a 900 ace plain, no need for the turbo for us. I prefer the advantage this simple engine give( regular fuel, better fuel range) than the extra power the turbo would give us.
I have a bit over 1200 miles done so far and in sport mode below 60mph the power is not that far from my old Yammie and I try to keep below the sixties... not always succeed but I try 😄
Yes I'm back in shape! too bad I waste a part of my vacation sick... it was sooo nice to ride again! bring the snow i'm ready! Have a good season and enjoy too!

Today rode to Repo via 23, 345. Magic carpet whole way. Warmed up inside and had soup outside. Took 33 back down, was pretty good, the usual snirt and potatoes around St Michele. No complaints from this group. 165 miles.

Glad to see your out and about, be safe and enjoy your season!!!!!!

Whatever it takes!!!!! Enjoy the WIND!!!!
Have a safe trip👍

Whatever it takes!!!!! Enjoy the WIND!!!!
Have a safe trip👍

Glad to see your out and about, be safe and enjoy your season!!!!!!

miss you by an hour or 2 this morning, we pass on the dam around 11:00. I really hesitate to go at Mattawin but play conservative on the mileage and did the loop around the reservoir. It was for the strong one to eat outside today! 
Have a good trip, enjoy!

That’s EXACTLY the mindset everyone should be having moving forward,that’s what me and snowmaster did and had one hell of time doing it.

That’s EXACTLY the mindset everyone should be having moving forward,that’s what me and snowmaster did and had one hell of time doing it.

That’s EXACTLY the mindset everyone should be having moving forward,that’s what me and snowmaster did and had one hell of time doing it.

That’s EXACTLY the mindset everyone should be having moving forward,that’s what me and snowmaster did and had one hell of time doing it.

That’s EXACTLY the mindset everyone should be having moving forward,that’s what me and snowmaster did and had one hell of time doing it.

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This is how I roll, never leave without the Caddy. All the above posts are spot on. A 150 mile range sled, turns into a 100 mile range sled real quick, learned my lesson once, NEVER AGAIN!!!!

Cabanon 
Friday night 10 December