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  5. Trail conditions Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean

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    38 minutes ago, Je me souviens said:

    Scranton - the website says the trail was closed due to the weather.  Sorry can't remember your first name. We met you guys at the impromptu QR gathering last year in Val D'or.   Doonali Dave Eddie Phil and more I am probably forgetting. That was fun.  Have fun

    Thanks George

    i need to work on my French!

    BJ

  8. When is Your First Trip? Looks like it's that Time.

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    The trail reports have been a bit scarce on here........Everyone is either scared of the cold, getting older/wiser, waiting for the polar vortex to recede, waiting for Trumper's Tax Cuts to kick in, waiting for everything to be A+, or waiting for Saugenay Bills first Trail Report.

    Myself, Phil1, Donali, LowRider and co. are departing from the Rock in St Raymond on the 14th to ????

    😀😀😀😀😀😀

    Looking forward to bumping into familiar faces soon!

  18. Saddlebag Trip Planning?

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    33 minutes ago, Saguenay Bill said:

    If you are coming to the Saguenay this advise     " During the week we typically wing it"  .should not be used.  During the week the Delta Saguenay Hotel is most times full. its a 155  room hotel.  Weekends, except when a Hockey Tournment is scheduled, is generally the slow time.  

    My point was in that general area there are tons of options if the Delta is booked.  It's unlikely you will get shut out in the general area and sleep at a bus terminal with the exception of Hockey Tournament.

    Based on my experience😳

     

  19. Saddlebag Trip Planning?

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    1 hour ago, iceman said:

    Heated shields are only to prevent fogging from your breathing, they are not designed to defrost the outside. It does not get nearly warm enough for this it’s not gonna work. Freezing rain sucks period, not much you can do. Go until you need to scrape visor then stop and repeat as often as necessary. Put your hand warmers on max and put your glove to your shield when you stop to aid in removal of ice on shield. 

    3 days you could go to Saguenay from St Raymond or Shawinigan. Then either do the tour du Lac St. Jean(all the way around) or go up to Mont Valin for one day. For sure. 

    Most importat is to be flexible and understand its an adventure much more than a vacation. So things are gonna happen and you need to improvise and overcome. 

     

    ICE

    last year we hit some sort of weather inversion on Valin...It was a craz mist rain that was sticking to my heated shield like no other.  Could only get a mile before using your trick time after time....

    i finally catch up to my partner and catch an earful.  He couldn't understand what was going on cuz it wasn't happening to him at all.

    the high windshield and his lack of height had him completely isolated from the shit.

    never saw anything like it.

  20. Saddlebag Trip Planning?

    in General Discussion

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    45,000 plus miles in quebec.

    we typically plan on reservations for the weekends.

    During the week we typically wing it....  this comes with time, experience, and knowledge of the accommodations at the destination.  

    The beauty of quebec is gradually uncovering everything that's out there.  It's rare that your going to find a shit trail...it's nearly impossible to find a shit trail that doesn't have a pot of gold at the end...... Bumpy trail for 20 miles see broken groomer and then hit white carpet for the rest of the trip.

    Through out the province you have lakes, mountains, super high ways, roller coaster rides etc....it's got it all.

    Carry xtra gas and a tow strap.

    Trackmaps in a Garmin GPS will give u all the features it does in your car but via snowmobile trail.....ETA, Lodging, Gas, etc it's really incredible how far things have come from a technological standpoint.

    we typically check the live grooming map (exploria) in the AM and modify the route if need be.

     

     

     

    i think a great post would be the top 5 worst areas in quebec.

     

    i can only thing of one area we really avoid.....just a cunt hair north of Ottawa 

    we come up 81 and wanted to save some seat time in the truck.... parked at the first place we found and the trails were just crazy twisty till we hit the rr bed that runs from Low to maniwaki.  Well worth the extra 90 min in the truck to get to the good stuff.  Lesson learned.

     

    st zenon, st Michelle area gets a really bad rap but it's typically only on weekends.

    same for Quebec City..... gets tough on the weekends.

    as a general rule the more heavily populated areas have the highest probability to get a little beat up on the weekends

     

    Best of Luck and Enjoy the Ride!

    Always an Adventure

    BJ

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