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Saw a doc on TV today and he said in this time of Corona Virus we should focus on inner peace. To achieve this we should always finish things we start and we could use more calm in our lives.  I looked through my house to see what I had started and not finished, so I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay,a boddle of Baileys, and a budle of wum, and the mainder of a Valiium precripshun, an a haf a boks of reely ggood chokolot.  YOu haf no idr how fekin good i fel richt now. Sned this to al yer frends who neeed inner piss, an telum u luvum stay safe and wush yer wands..  stafe saf avarbudddy. Talks too yu in the tomorning. LUV 800 Steve.

Listening to the PM today and i am starting to wonder how much freedom we might have next winter. Seeing how your Premier has locked down the province it might be a very different year until theres a vaccine or cure. As far as the border opening for non essential travel I don’t see this happening soon. Our friends might not be joining us. I hope I'm wrong but we will likely see more than one wave of this virus and only with measures in place will it be managed.  
Stay safe. 

Saw this on FB, I can relate lol

If I had known you were going to post this I would have ENSURED I rode an extra 355 miles this season just to break your balls...LOL
Surprised we have not met? Or maybe we have ?
Screen name "Beaver".....thats just god damn funny considering............

bonjour !!!
 
friend of mine posted those pics .....
at the bridge on the way up to lake or at the intersection for the local trail for ste marguerite.....back in 1928 / 1929
 
jean-guy

My condolences to Crazy and his family. I wish his family and all who are effected throughout the world by this nothing but the best. Unlike some in high powers I don't think this will be over soon and unfortunately expect to see more of these posts before its over.
Stay safe and air hugs to all.
 

My condolences to Crazy and his family. I wish his family and all who are effected throughout the world by this nothing but the best. Unlike some in high powers I don't think this will be over soon and unfortunately expect to see more of these posts before its over.
Stay safe and air hugs to all.
 

My condolences to Crazy and his family. I wish his family and all who are effected throughout the world by this nothing but the best. Unlike some in high powers I don't think this will be over soon and unfortunately expect to see more of these posts before its over.
Stay safe and air hugs to all.
 

Brother Iceman!  This just in!  You & all brave field-ops heroes who need to wash your hands twice!  Tell Alain you need a paint touch-up?...
 
"When you live outside the city limits you usually have a septic system that needs to be pumped out about every five years.  
It's a pretty big business and requires a special "Pumper Truck".
This one gets a lot of return business.  Septic tank cleaned out by a local guy with a sense of humor getting a lot of business these days."
 

Hadn’t snowmobiled for years since being teenager around 1980. 2005 bought a Polaris 550 then a 2006 Fusion 600. My boys were getting old enough to ride and we did all our riding around the cottage north of Peterborough Ontario. 
Fall of 2007 starting doing business with a fellow. Wasn’t long before we realized we were both sledders. One day during break at a meeting we were attending he said your a sledder; yep, you have a diesel truck; yep, you have a four place trailer; yep; you want to come to Quebec with us; yep.
So would have been winter of 2008 four of us went to Mont Laurier. Stayed at what was then La Sentatier hotel (now Quality Inn). Arrived about 4:00 pm mid week day. Unloaded and headed north. Don’t recall wether it was Rasbaska lodge or maybe St Ann du Lac we rode up to for supper. Riding these perfectly groomed trails, beautiful scenery. We day tripped from there for 3 or 4 days. Weather was perfect, temperature was cold enough trails set up perfect. Hardly hit a bump over those few days. That was it, l was hooked on Quebec. Each day stopping into a different lodge for lunch. Seems the lodges added so much to the experience and the Quebec  sledding culture. 
Ever since 2008 the same group has been doing our annual trip to Quebec. Going to different regions over the years .
Have had 3 of my sons for trips over the years and now have my wife hooked on Quebec.
We progressed from day tripping in the earlier years to saddle bagging.
One of the enjoyable things has been introducing other people to Quebec. Everyones first trip always has that wow factor . Challenge we are having now is trying to keep our group to a manageable size. For several years always the four us us. This year we had to make a policy maximum of 8 guys.
2 years started a second group with some fellows never rode Quebec before. This winter took them to the Gaspe and had an epic trip in early Feb with 5 beautiful sunny days. 
Every winter spending more time riding Quebec. Self employed using up both holidays and mental health days.
Already planning next winter, can’t wait.
Steve

I was just thinking about our first trip around the Gaspe 2002.
We went without any reservations ( It was the last time I was permitted to do so).
We started out of the Quality Inn . I had a backpack with a shovel, ropes and flashlight for emergencies. When we stopped for gas at Sainte-Anne-des-Monts the backpack was gone. We went on and as the sun went down we were in Rivière-la-Madeleine. I was informed that I needed to find a place to stay. We went to Pourvoirie Au Paradis de Judes et Diane. The proprietor did not speak English but he showed me to the garage to park my sled. The place was bustling. After dinner on the way to the room I saw two guys that later we would meet on the trail.
The next day we headed to Perce. The weather was warm. We came down from the mountains into a valley (I cannot remember exactly) and it was flooded. I was wishing I had a boat. We drove through a massive puddle. Soon after it started to rain. We managed to make it to Perce. We were happy to get out of the rain. We stayed at Table Roland. I remember having a great meal. The restaurant was setup more like a cafeteria back then.
The next morning getting ready to leave I see 4 sleds at the shell station next door. They were all trying to get their machines going. I seems that with all the rain , the gas station had water in the gas. I did not need to get fuel so we head off. It wasn't long before we hit a giant slush zone. I sank like a rock. I carried Gemma to firm snow. My boots filled with water. Then I could hear a couple of machines coming. I tried to point them around the slush. We were all stuck. It was the two guys from the pourvoirie the night before. The three of us managed to move our machines one at a time to firm snow. I thanked them and said goodbye. They insisted we go first just in case.  
We made our way to the clubhouse in Chandler and took a break. The guys came up behind us and we chatted and had a laugh. I told them I caught a few fishes  in my boots. Gemma and I left ahead of them. Going near Port Daniel On a down slope I got stuck bad. Water was running down hill and took out the trail. The Guys were coming I ran uphill to warn them. They helped me out. Then Rene' came down on the Yamaha. He nearly made it. We got him out quick.  Ghislain Came down on a MachZ and he was determined to make it.
Now I was not going to let them out of my sight. Twice bailed out. I had planed to stay in New Richmond. We got there early and I did not want to lose  my new guardians. They wanted to ride on so we followed. Things got very slushy again Near Nouvelle. When we got passed it was getting dark. We made our way to the LArverne Clubhouse. Our guardians were trying to find a hotel. There was a lot of phone calls made by the waitress in the club. It turns out that there's nothing within 100 miles. So the cook calls his father and makes arrangements for us to stay with his dad. We had dinner at the club and followed the cook to his fathers house. I was blown away by the hospitality. I will never forget the kindness. The next morning we had breakfast at the clubhouse. Then we made our way to Groomers TQ5. It was perfect of course. When we got to the north the guys went to RDL and we went to Matane. It was 3 1/2 days Ill not forget.  I received a few pics from Rene' via email. 
Rene'

Ghislain

The waitress and cook in the middle

TQ5

 
 

3,900 for the season, 975 miles in Northern Ontario, 400 in Alpine, Wyoming, 125 brutal miles on Tug Hill, 400 miles in the Keewenaw Peninsula of Michigan and an epic 2,000 miles from Les Escoummins to Blanc Sablon and back.

2020
12 Days ( 2 of them were half days) 2342 miles.
The track side stayed down. No winch or shovel needed .
It was a good year for us.
 
 

Saw this on FB, I can relate lol

Saw this on FB, I can relate lol

Saw this on FB, I can relate lol

I'm fortunate that i live just across the border. When I was young & high school days, the 70's my father sent me every weekend to Perkins Quebec at Mcgregor Lake.  Doing 50 miles a day back then was tough, lol. Usually would end up at Hotel St Pierre on Saturday nights. Even though I wasn't nearly of legal age quarts were served. This place also always had an ice track out front and usually about mid night the silly racing started. Many good times until about 81 when my sled was stolen and that was it until the mid 90's. Neighbor convinced me to get back into it. Bought a new ZR600 and thought that was king. Had i stayed riding around my house I'm sure it would have. I was hearing about this place called Mout Laurier. Apparently the center of the sledding Universe. We drove up and couldn't believe all the rigs & sleds. This was going to be awesome. Took the Petit trail - rail line down to Tremblant area, you could do it back then, lol. Well i found by 600 was pinned the whole way and I wanted more. Next season came the 1999 Thundercat! Well from then I was only venturing locally around the Mt Pellier area and some times back to Mt Laurier. One weekend when i had no partner I was on the internet and found a guy who would ride with me ( I believe its Gary known as Quebec1).  I would meet him at Mt Laurier and we would head north for the day. Here I was thinking JB Scott and back would be a good run. Well that day we went to Parent and back! While i though that was a huge day he sledded back to his place in St Agathe that night. I think he was close to 500 miles for the day. Well after seeing these big fast trails I was hooked and realizing there was a lot more out there I could and wanted to try and as they say the rest is history.Haven't bought an Ontario pass in years. Still the infamous Cote Nord to tackle but otherwise seen most other areas. New GPS just delivered today and prepping for next season.
But the best resource for any sledder wanting to ride Quebec is this site. The members on this site are truly amazing and were blessed to have this site and all these tremedous people offering help and advice.
Stay safe through this. Winter will be back.
Mike

Saw this on FB, I can relate lol

bonjour jackstraw !!!
 
thx...bring back great memories ....my only regret back then....i was nt speaking much when meeting people at the clubhouse !!!
but helped tons with the years !!!....snowing this morning !!!....wet snow !!!
i had nt much grey hair back then !!!😁
07-08......great season.....i was grooming on dec 2 .....and last run , after a storm ....april 5 th !!!
 
jean-guy

Saw this on FB, I can relate lol

Saw this on FB, I can relate lol

Saw this on FB, I can relate lol

I'm fortunate that i live just across the border. When I was young & high school days, the 70's my father sent me every weekend to Perkins Quebec at Mcgregor Lake.  Doing 50 miles a day back then was tough, lol. Usually would end up at Hotel St Pierre on Saturday nights. Even though I wasn't nearly of legal age quarts were served. This place also always had an ice track out front and usually about mid night the silly racing started. Many good times until about 81 when my sled was stolen and that was it until the mid 90's. Neighbor convinced me to get back into it. Bought a new ZR600 and thought that was king. Had i stayed riding around my house I'm sure it would have. I was hearing about this place called Mout Laurier. Apparently the center of the sledding Universe. We drove up and couldn't believe all the rigs & sleds. This was going to be awesome. Took the Petit trail - rail line down to Tremblant area, you could do it back then, lol. Well i found by 600 was pinned the whole way and I wanted more. Next season came the 1999 Thundercat! Well from then I was only venturing locally around the Mt Pellier area and some times back to Mt Laurier. One weekend when i had no partner I was on the internet and found a guy who would ride with me ( I believe its Gary known as Quebec1).  I would meet him at Mt Laurier and we would head north for the day. Here I was thinking JB Scott and back would be a good run. Well that day we went to Parent and back! While i though that was a huge day he sledded back to his place in St Agathe that night. I think he was close to 500 miles for the day. Well after seeing these big fast trails I was hooked and realizing there was a lot more out there I could and wanted to try and as they say the rest is history.Haven't bought an Ontario pass in years. Still the infamous Cote Nord to tackle but otherwise seen most other areas. New GPS just delivered today and prepping for next season.
But the best resource for any sledder wanting to ride Quebec is this site. The members on this site are truly amazing and were blessed to have this site and all these tremedous people offering help and advice.
Stay safe through this. Winter will be back.
Mike

In 1995 I was going through some rough personal time and my youngest son said get a snowmobile and go ride with Bob. I  hadn't really rode a snowmobile since the mid 70's.
Some might remember one of these , I had a 340 Polaris TX fully modified from the factory. One of the ones that the pipes were on the out side.  I trail rode it with a 6000 rpm clutch. It was a riot. It now hangs from the ceiling in a bar room  some where so I was told. Before that my dad bought me a Massey Ferguson SKi Whiz.
Back to 1995 I bought a 583 Ski Doo Formula Z. I needed someone to ride with so I went and found Bob Ingerson. We rode every weekend and afternoons when the river froze over. We rode Tug Hill and the goal was 100 miles per day. Always had a large group. Robert seem to know where to go when trails got rough. He has past and he was my greatest riding pardner. He used to call me at 1 am in the morning and say that so and so said the grommer  just went by a certain place on tug hill and do you want to go check it out. Of course I'd say sure and tell him I"d need a little time to get my sled ready. No problem he'd say I already got it loaded. He was in my driveway with the sleds ready. Then one day he said , we are going to Quebec. Over the summer he had met someone from the Hull area who rode and the guy called him and wanted us to come up. Bob had a trailer that would carry 6 sleds and towed it with a 350 4 door ford truck. We were like a semi truck trailer going  down the road. We drove up past Maniwaki  and stayed in a motel off 117 I believe. I think it was or near the Classic. Next day headed west on 63 to Lac Joncas. I remember the wall was covered with pictures of the Montreal Canadians hockey teams. I was told that the teams would come there for R&R. From there we use to go to a little place in Bowman. They had a wooden bridge frozen in the river in front of the place to get to the other side. We spent a couple winters there and then I packed up and moved to NC. I don't know if Robert ever went back or not. 
  In 2005 my oldest son calls me and says what about flying up and we can go to Quebec riding for the weekend. I was there in 2 days. We drove to Mont Laurier and rode to Clova. Spent 2 nites there and headed back. On the way back we came down the trail that use to come out at the Le Rabaska Lodge. That was a trip I'll never forget because Christopher blew up his 800 renegade. As it goes I towed him 50 plus miles. Doesn't matter now because we made it home. After getting home in NC I some how looked on Craigslist and there is a 2005 renegade 800 with 1000 miles on it. No problem , send me cash dad and i'll go get it. I also have another son who still lives in NC says to me you bought a snowmobile. On the phone he gets to a friend who sold Ski doo sleds. Dad you aren't going with out me. Since 2007 I have rode with one of or both of my sons ever year. David and I have our 7 to 10 day trips and Christopher and I have our 3 and 4 day trips. The 3 day trips are a couple times a year. We have ridden in all areas of Quebec and really I don't have a preference. 
What I like to see is the people of my age and older still riding.  There is no better place to just think then on a snowmobile. David knows when I am deep in thought because I slow down.
So I guess I got to experience my first ride in Quebec twice. If only my old buddy Bob could have stayed around to when I come back .  He only loved Arctic Cats but he did put my Ski Doo on the front of the trailer with his sled.

hi steven !!!
 
in 2005 , i was lurking on hcs....when i saw there was lots of people asking questions  about the gaspesie.....season 2006 , i asked my brother to register me on hcs...
then ,if memory still good...late june , member asked me if i could do both ...hcs and qr ...i registred on qr  few days later...no problemo ...i left hcs a few months later...
you re right...you and andy are the first i met .....then ...eddie ....dave and curtis...and later that same season....or the next one...jackstraw ...phil and eric...etc  !!!
 
jean-guy