doo4adoo

Non turbo.  I no longer need horsepower to attract the ladies, I have a puppy to do that.

bonjour !!!
back from my camp...rock'roll...strong winds...
a foot of snow !!!
just read ....no buses between gaspé and riki ....both side...north and south !!!
 
jean-guy

I think to this day I still have finger blisters from squeezing the brake so hard in that 'special section'. You'll either have stomach butterflies or helmet puke. I did this section solo and thought it would be decades before anyone would find me after I went over one of those drop offs. I think this was before the one inch lugs and far before the inch and a quarter lugs. The track was locked going down hills and I gained great speeds down each hill.
mike
 

With all the Shit at times on this site they could benefit from being an advertiser :)

With all the Shit at times on this site they could benefit from being an advertiser :)

With all the Shit at times on this site they could benefit from being an advertiser :)

bonjour !!!
most pics yesterday ...9 moose in the morning and 2 last night ...
-3c at 5 am this morning !!!
 
jean-guy

bonjour !!!
few pics....6-7 moose friday night ....one last night 
took a ride n the swamps yesterday morning....very dry there !!!
 
jean-guy

bonjour !!!
6 moose this weekend...spent about 45 mins last night with the 2 bulls !!!
pic with the stand on the left side of pic...where i can see mt albert ...50 miles away ...straight to the left !!!
 
jean-guy
 

bonjour !!!
not the greatest weekend for pics...
traffic jam 1.5 miles from my camp last night ...pics with bull....almost darkness last night while taking pics of sunset / t-storm ...it was very windy ....he was scratching his head where to go !!!
brought back 4w in town....light problem ....did last 2 miles last night with no lights....just a little headlight to put on my head....lucky moon was big !!!
 
jean-guy

Checking trail conditions.  Lepine was groomed last week. 

bonjour !!!
few pics of the weekend...nice friday night...caught in a ''  traffic jam '' for 20 mins !!!
rained last night ...need more....still dry !!! no riding !!!
 
jean-guy

Kicks Ass

 

Negril is great 
r u at Hedo?
stayed next to it once many? years back
wild stories from there  Wife said no to going over lol  She doesn’t come sledding either, more of lets say a conservative person 
enjoy but leave the cliff jumping to the locals
 

Ya Mon, wha gowan? Respect. Limin’ in Negril, Jamaica. A well earned break and some quality time with Mrs. Ice. Love us some Island life. “You can take the boy from the Island, but not the Island from the boy” 

 
Good Luck finding this one. If you do post your proof here. Reward, if found. 

 

hi playhard and gutz !!!!
 
well , tbk ....( hahaha ) if you notice a change in my comportment, attitude....pics and grooming ....please advise administration and mods of this group ....then call 911 !!!
seriously , they can t control circulation in the woods and they don t know where all the camps are....so , i guess it must nt be bad...plane was close to 2 miles ahead of me....i had my 300 mm lens !!!
last night  , they were spraying ...next to lake casault and up for park matane....
saturday ,mayor of my town landed at my camp with his '' becyk '' !!!!
met a mad partridge saturday morning ...she had very little kids...she charged me !!!
yesterday morning ,went a firewood.....saw that the other wood pile was kaputt too !!!
great sunset last night ....no moose !!!
 
 
jean-guy

Cool rig for sure but im thinking that’s going to keep you busier next winter

Temps were amazing, Sunny and around plus 12 - 14, no jackets and trails were surprisingly flat with lots of snow for cooling and slides.



We headed up to the lookout. 
It was time for lunch so we headed to KM 31. If you stepped off the trail you sank up to your chest. Snow depth in certain areas was crazy.

Getting up the hill to KM 31 for gas and lunch was bare. Lol

 
After lunch we decided it was time to check out the Hydro lines. Just was not enough snow everywhere to make it worth it. I did do one chute, but you hit patches of no snow at the top. Crazy how deep the ruts are where there is no snow.

It was getting towards the end of the day and our season was done. Mont Valin never disappoints! We had a great time!!



With roughly 300 km for the day our season comes to an end. Hopefully we run into some of you guys next year.
 

Thanks for this
i was really hoping it was over but now I’m thinking maybe one more ride.......

Yep , Krikri twist my arm for an other last ride!!!
We let ourself tempted by an annual event called "short sleeves ride" organized by a very  nice girl(sledder) called JoAnn on the web that maybe some of you may knowed. This event was as always in the Laurentide wildlife reserve at the Castor shack (named" playa del castor" for this day) located on the #369 trail 25 miles south from l'Étape. This event that started with a small bunch of friends meeting in 2004 turned bigger and bigger over the years and this one, the latest in april since the begginning attracted around 300 sledders
Most peoples got there from the north of Quebec city directly on the #369 but like few we started our ride from St-Raymond de Porneuf at the St-Raymond relay (also knowed as Lesage relay before) on the #23 trail. It was the souther point possible to start from (the trail just infront the relay on south side was just on grass!!!)  but going north from there, apart from the road approachs we encounter no dirt at all and amazing conditions for this time of the year. It was real winter condition for going and turned to spring on the return (was +10C at l'Etape and warmer down south!). It ended with 223 miles of happiness for us for making this route round trip. 
I won't make a photo report for this one but put together a short video from our route when going there that you may enjoy to watch (best view in 1080p)
It was our last one for sure this time, I just installed today the summer tires on the venture!
Have a great off season
Alain

Great rides in April. Fun times had by all! 
 
 

Here is a few pics of today’s ride. Left Saint Agatha Maine and headed for Fort Kent. Crossed border went into New Brunswick then into Quebec. Rode up to Lac Pohenegamook for gas and lunch. What an unbelievable run for April 14!!  The trails were 90 % Perfect. Some dirt and mud, but very little. Great Day. 190 Miles. How many are doing this today???  Lol!!

hi snappy hank !!!
there you go !!!
sorry ,turned 56 today....im a bit slower ...my concentration was on the video !!!
 
 
Every year, the snowmobile season has many victims in Quebec. Since 2016, more than 45 snowmobilers have died.
To improve safety on the trails, a group from Kamouraska has developed an invention, a traffic monitor. A small object that could save lives!
Denis Gagnon is president of GDM Technologies, a company based in La Pocatière, in Bas-Saint-Laurent. A few years ago, he was the victim of a violent snowmobile accident. "The gentleman was coming and it was the sun that blinded him. He never saw anything, "he said.
 
Éric Dubé is the engineer. "When we meet a vehicle that is coming, the device will turn red. If there is more than one vehicle it will flash red, so we know that there are several vehicles coming up. When approaching a resurfacer, it will flash red and blue. It detects at a distance of 150 to 700 meters, "he explained.
Last winter, instructors were provided to 200 snowmobilers as part of a pilot project. Claude, surfacer operator, has found its effectiveness. "Let's say that the snowmobile comes in curves, it warns. This is where you can save a life, "he believe
Again this year, twenty people lost their lives on the snowmobile trails of Quebec, 23 in 2016-2017. With this device, the inventors are convinced that this number can decrease.
The traffic monitor, however, has the disadvantage of detecting only vehicles that are also equipped with the same device. GDM Technologies has partnered with a Montreal-based company that will be responsible for marketing. Approaches to insurance companies and snowmobile clubs will be undertaken. "We hope everyone will think about safety. That's what's important. If we can save one life per year! ", Hopes Denis Moreau, project manager at GDM Technologies.
The device could be on sale from next autumn. The Quebec Federation of Snowmobile Clubs plans to bring all the snowmakers in the province, with the aim of encouraging sports fans to do the same.

This past weekend
Left The Roqe and went to the chalets & spa
The 83 west was not really open all the way, fyi
Mt Apica is CLOSED. That presented a problem since we said lets not stop at L'Etape and gas at Apica
Fortunately there were some sleds carrying gas and we traded a belt that a guy on a yami needed and made it north to Hebertiville