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Pic from the UP today, thinking they are not ready just yet........

http://www.journaldequebec.com/2014/12/04/une-grosse-bordee-de-neige-la-semaine-prochaine Quebecers will they be entitled to a big snowfall, next week? This is a serious possibility advanced this morning by meteorologists Network, which recommend to keep our shovels nearby, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday. Weather forecasters believe that a system from California has a good chance to get back on the southern and eastern Quebec, next week, leaving them "significant amounts of snow." The effect This weather system will be emphasized, because he should "stick together to other disturbances on its way." The Eastern Townships, the Gaspé and the Quebec City area are likely to be particularly affected. Environment Canada side, one also sees snow for Tuesday, but was careful not to predict the amount. Day Operation Snow Removal Meanwhile the storm, it will end up picking up seven inches of snow fell Tuesday and Wednesday. Snow removal operations are also included in the day Thursday in several areas of the city center and west of Quebec. In La Cité-Limoilou, street parking will be prohibited Thursday between 8 am and 16h when the orange lights flashing in residential areas north of Soumande Street, north of 24th Street between Henri-Bourassa and Monseigneur-Gosselin and northeast of Limoilou, from Boulevard of the Allies and the 23rd Street. It is the same in Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge, in an area of ​​Chauveau area bounded on the east by Highway Henri IV, west by Milton and Bresse streets north by 'Notre Dame Avenue and Boulevard Chauveau and the limits of L'Ancienne-Lorette south. Parking is also prohibited in Gabriel Taschereau streets, Jacqueline Auriol, Champigny East-Antoine Tabeau and Hamlet. Decreasing temperature The temperature trend in the capital is falling sharply. Mercury will rise from -4 ° C Thursday morning at -18 ° C in the early morning Friday. Official opening of the trails The snowmobile trails des monts valin will open this weekend They can get out their vehicles at the end of the week since the 300 kilometres of snowmobile trails Des monts valin will be open and marked. The club caribou - conscripts is the first to open his paths this season. The president of the club, jean - yves dufour, explains that the snow cover is sufficient to allow The motoneigistes to attack the trails. ' we had when even there are two weeks a quantity of between two feet to two Feet and half of snow. We had a little rain, but it has not been bad. These trails - here, it has gone down a bit the snow cover, but it has tightened the Bottom ', Said - t - il. The opening of the sections of trails des monts valin is almost the same time as the years Past. Source: Http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/saguenay-lac/2014/12/03/002-sentiers-motoneige-monts-valin.shtml

Two adventurous snowmobilers luck played there for ten days. Their snowmobiles went through the ice while they ventured on a small lake in the Lake Sabourin sector, east of Val-d'Or. This is a helicopter passing by chance that survivors them. It happened on November 21, two experienced snowmobilers went for a walk in the Lakes area and Sabourin Benn, between Val-d'Or and Louvicourt. Ice, of course, was too thin, so much so that it gave way under the weight of snowmobiles. Fortunately for them, a helicopter with biologists on board of the Ministry of Wildlife was the inventory of Lake Sabourin caribou. Claude Richard, Owner, Helicopters Transit: '' They saw 2 people who reported distress who were on the ground, on the lake. And then the helicopter located them, he landed only to find that there were 2 holes. Snowmobiles had gone through the ice. There was one of two people who had plunged into the water up to his waist. '' The two men still had some chance since, at most, they spent half an hour took on the lake, they were also in a fairly isolated area, about fifteen miles from their car. In short, the helicopter was in the right place at the right time for them. The Sûreté du Québec, also recommends avoiding water bodies early in the season, because, in fact, on several rivers, ice has not had time to thicken despite the weather cold.

Agreed, I am not worried, there are still options. I will avoid BalBuzzard at all costs. Too bad, it was a really fun place when we first stopped there in 1999.

Yes, stayed there 1 time, it was awesome, NO GAS, food and rooms, perfect english. The name was not Barrage Onatchiway, it was Auberge du Barrage?

Barrage Onatchiway?

I don't know if Bill has a new link I don't see?

Bill, Is your current price $290US? Mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17qFoJtqTBg

Not everyone can get into that area?

If you find the file, please send it along.

Got a GPS track?

6.02 was new on 2/23/2014. You will always find it first here: http://www.motoneigeauquebec.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?53-GPS-Trac%E9s-et-waypoints Tilou Biscuit amazing duo, why they do it for free I don't know but we have been using their maps for a few seasons now and they have been invaluable. ​Last year they updated it 3 times, I have seen as many as 5 updates in a season.

Snow for sure, groomers parked for sure.

Nice, we have the same here!

6000 miles, (9656 km), not my bigest year in miles, but lot's of new really fun riding. Cheers to all of the hard working clubs that make it possible!

Locals here rode from Wyoming to Vermont this year. Took them almost 3 weeks I think, but they did it,

They were always very good to us through the years, a family away from home.

Miss these guys.

You can only protect against the honest people, anything else you are fooling yourself.

Thanks for posting, next year we will run into each other for sure!

Sick one day and 343 the next, and they say we are crazy!

Rode out of The 4 Points in Quebec City, up 3 out to the island, over the 83 to the Delta, 285 miles. Next day 83-383-368-23-369-3 185 miles. Tons of snow still. 23 from the Junction of 368 south of Herbertville to Le-Tape, unreal. Snowing like crazy all day, winter will not leave these poor folks alone.

They said they are going over the 5 year plan'

Nice! We will be running this on the week-end ourselves.......