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Thanks Mid Range Hopefully I can get the crew going early and we can circle up around Chevel and 100 Lacs so won't need the short cut. If your near Rabaska Thursday- Sat night stop in and I will buy you a drink

Anyone know the status of the connector trail that runs between trail 13 and the Orange trial that runs south from Pourvoire 100 du Lacs? Woodrunner maps shows it green and open. i Moto map doesn't show a trail around the reservoir. Paper map shows a trail following road along the S side of the reservoir. If it is on the road and it's plowed likely melted off by this weekend. Staying at the Rabaska lodge this weekend, if trail is open and snow covered would work good to do a day loop. Don't want to run 14 km of bad road. Thanks Steve

Hi Jack, In Ontario the speed limit is 50 KPH or 30 MPH. Very seldom have I seen or heard of radar on Ontario trails except near Bancroft there is a rail bed and often police will set up there and ticket unfortunate riders. In February we rode for 5 days in northern New Brunswick. My understanding there is no posted speed limit for snowmobile trails in the province. The message was use common sense which really is the only practical system for the diversity in trails, topography, conditions etc that exist on the trail system. Was a benefit in New Brunswick because there is a lot of fast riding there. I feel staying on the right side of the trail is much more of a safety issue than speed. One of the reason enjoy Quebec so much is it seems to have a older more mature group of riders than you will find on Ontario trails during the weekend. Steve

Phil is this the last ride for the 1200?

Thanks for the pictures Mid Range. We are coming up Thursday fro 3 days of riding.

That looks so good we are heading back to ride next Thursday to Sunday. Havent booked lodging yet but thinking we will head for Mont Laurier then head north. Thinking the hotels in town parking lots and streets might be getting bare by then. Debating if should be making the extra hour drive north and start from Rabaska or Mekoos. Any thoughts. Hard to know exact conditions from 6 hours away. Thanks Steve

Hi Carman Friend just got home from the Gaspe. They stayed at the Grand one night then the next at the CARIBOU at Rivière de Nard, just north of Gaspe. Said it was a really nice spot. 300 km which you won't want to do much more than that on the north shore. Very scenic but also not real fast trail because of the topography. Will be stopping at the look outs which all takes time. At New Richmond the Francis hotel is very nice spot .

Carvings are incredible Alain. Thanks for the pictures. We spend last Thursday to Saturday in Saint Michel des Saints. Didn't realize this event was on. On Friday we went south down to Coin Lavigne then headed east for a loop. Could have easily went to St Come if knew festival was on. Spend the next 2 days riding to the north on perfect trails. Loved the 345 south from Repos down to the 360

Here's a picture of what Sledwhore suggested. Never seen it done until last year on our Gaspe trip. The newest sled in the fleet of 8 died on trail 597 heading from Chandler to Murdochville. Veteran rider in our group backed up tight to the down sled, tied the ski loop off tight to his bumper. Owner of dead sled jump on the back of another sled and off we went. I rode in front to warn any on coming riders as you are pulling the machine offset so likely 6 feet wide. He hauled that machine at 50-60 mph on the flat running. The owner of the Polaris that did the towing is good buddies with his Polaris dealer. When we arrived at Murdochville I said you better send a picture of you pulling that new Ski-doo to your buddy. Just smiled and said "I already have". In this case I had left the keys for my truck and trailer with the Mont Joli Motel, which I think it Iceman had suggested for their rescue service. Maintenance guy from the motel drove 3.5 hours through a snow storm to Murdochville, then back to Mont Joli. Charged our guy $150.00 for his 8 hours of time. Ended up the problem was the Dess Module.

Hi Jack, Sandi must of let you have a chance to ride the 600. The 600 has my interest as a second machine for my wife and the odd occasion one of my sons has a chance to come ride with me. Have a Arctic Cat 5000 4 stroke now for them. My son was able to come to Saint Mont des Saints the past 3 days to experience Quebec with me. The gerbers just couldn't pedal fast enough when we got into the excellent running up to Repos and area. Loving my 850, have 1,000 miles on it now. Has made riding fun again. Like everyone else hoping these motors hold together for a lengthy time. Steve

Yes, you have to get the machine to the road. Someone else posted about the CAA back in the fall. I think someone from the States contacted them to inquire about the coverage. I believe they were told had to be a resident of Ontario or Quebec but I'm not positive that is the fact. Be worth a call to confirm

Sledzz I believe you are from Ontario. If you have CAA Plus and are a resident of Ontario or Quebec you are eligible for 160 km towing service for sled rescue. With much of Quebec sled trails being remote I'm sure there's not always CAA towing agent close. I'm guessing if you made your first call to them I'm they may cover the cost from a more local tow company. 160 km or 100 miles in most cases would get you to a dealer or at least a safe more manageable spot to recover with your own truck and trailer. Our daughter blew the engine in the family car this summer on Highway 401. Car was in a bad spot in an urban area. The police demanded had to let the Highway Bandit towing company remove the car to their local pound vs waiting for CAA towing company. CAA paid the other towing company ridiculous fee. CAA was excellent to deal with. They also provide this service for motorcycles and Spyders.

Got the link figured out. I had an old 2016-2017 map was using on my phone. Down loaded the 2018 iMotoneige an all is good. Since switching from my Yamaha to 850 Ski Doo nothing seems to work right until I add expensive 2 stroke oil to it.😖

Iceman, We are headed that way Wed also. Can t open the links on my iPhone. Get the following message in French, need help to translate. Viaexplora map opens but no routes showing. Zooming in doesn't make the route appear? Thanks

Thanks Mid Range for the trail report

Thanks to everyone that took time to reply to this question. Seems majority of you have already figured out is "Home is Home and Quebec is where you trailer to; to enjoy sledding. Had our first grandchild just before Christmas and another one due this coming June. I don't think Grandma is moving anywhere. It's time to update the 10 year old enclosed trailer and finalize some trips plans. Happy Trails, Steve

How many days do you have available for your trip? Attached is the route we did last year. Came up with this route after getting input from many of the veterans on this site. Took us 4.5 days starting from Mont Joli. If doing same route starting from RDL would need a full 6 days. You will miss seeing Perce Rock and the Matapedia Valley by taking the route suggested to you. Have extremely short days of daylight early Feb. 200 mile days were full days. Between twisty trails and lots of site seeing opportunities you won't average as many miles a day as most other areas of Quebec. If you have never done the Gaspe I would say the must do are the North Shore, Perce Rock, Chic Choc trail between Murdochville and LaCache. South shore is flat and not as much to see.

Thanks Jack & Mike for the trail reports. We decided Saturday to delay our trip with post rain trail conditions. Will head out in a week after conditions freeze up. Steve

Thanks Mcstar, yes 7 day is what I should have said.

Headed to Quebec next week and a couple of the guys need to buy permits. Do you still buy the 3 and 5 day permits at the hotel like in the past? Or online same as the annual permit?

Bet it was the Fuel Pump relay that froze. They will start the first time but not the second time in the cold. Have to put some heat on the top of the fuse box to warm up the relay. Turn the key on, if you hear fuel pump cycle your good to go, if not more heat. Been a lot of people or groups ride been ruined over this simple problem. Yami- Cat would never address or inform people of the problem. Some dealers may have on delivery but not all. 2014 Viper did this on 3 occasions. First time in Val-Dor at -30 C. Dragged it to the dealer and lost a day of riding. Next 2 times hot wash cloth on fuse box and off we went.

Thanks for the report. Thinking about going there next week if can find some guys to commit. Does the Comfort Inn in Thetford Mines have lots of parking, and allow people to park if want to saddlebag for a couple of days? Or can anyone recommend a hotel to start from in the Drummondville, Victoriaville, Thetford Mines area. Would be coming from Ontario. Thanks Steve

So where would the perfect spot be to have a retirement place in Quebec for a sledder. Nice cabin in the woods right close to the Snowmobile trail. Going to want to travel to the Gaspe at times, as well as LSJ. Somewhere in the Chaudiere Appalaches south of Quebec City? Have never ridden that area so not familiar with it. Have never taken the shuttle across the river at Quebec City so not sure how practical that is for multiple occasions. Might want to ski on the 5th day so a decent ski hill within 45 min would be good. Or just go to Groomer's neighbour hood and spend the winter. Looks like a great wonderful place to spend the winter. Really enjoyed the Gaspe on my first trip there last winter. My father just had a triple bypass heart surgery at 79. I'm thinking prime sledding years might be between 55-65. Real bonus for all you guys riding well into your 70's. So at 53 l need to start working on a plan. So what are your thoughts? Going to go buy a Loto Ticket now, get this plan going Steve

Read the article on FB but didn't see any timeline for when the opening will happen. Did anyone see or hear when?

I like the Red and White, looks sharp. Is that a 1 gallon Rotopax gas can?