Trailblazer

Thanks for bringing us up to speed on him, I was just thinking about that guy a few days ago and wondering if he's still with us.
R.IP. Bottes Jaunes

Maybe you can try one of the new snow bikes

local trails !!!
cold and windy ....-20c !!!
 
jean-guy
 

I hear ya, I'm starting a 4 day trip from Quebec on Wednesday next week, looks like we're gonna be breaking trail for a while, let's only hope there's no winds to complicate it even more.

 

Don't you just love those traffic jams, a real pain in the........
Big storm coming next week, gonna keep you busy JG.

I'm beginning to like those max speeds, more like Yamaha speed.
You boys are starting to loosen up a little now that you're deeper into the trip.
Gonna have to tighten that track when you get back.

hi tom and phil !!!
 
new bridge should be ready next tuesday !!!
great weather for riding in the morning , few snow clouds entering town + caught  in a traffic jam !!!
grooming local trails tomorrow !!!
-16c right now !!!
 
jean-guy

first spy pics of new bridge !!!
they did nt let me much room to enter trail....
 
 
jean-guy

thx artsled !!!
went grooming tq 5 + local trail...still a-1 !!! low traffic...saw 2 sleds around 9 am !!!
cold...muffler was smoking !!!
 
 
jean-guy
 

And once you're through that and riding on the flat land stretches into Louvicourt let off the throttle a little for the short hills/bumps cuz at triple digits you'll get some serious legnthes of air. Hills not high but short so you won't get too high but you'll fly for a while, got time for a Blair Morgan superman pose.

hi wulsock !!!
just called one of  the operators in albertville....no bad news yet ...so, im grooming tq 5 later tonight....and no news too from the club in amqui from their fb page !!!
this is going very hard to predict whats going to happen !!!
 
jean-guy

hi all !!!
groomed tq 5 ...trail was kaputt from weekend !!!
run to forget ...woke up on wrong foot !!! i remember meeting 2 yamaha...and 2 groups of 4-5 sleds...all ski doo i think ...just before st fidele cb...around 8 am maybe !!!
looks like someone knew me...called the waitress to let her know that tq 5 was groomed and she told me that someone stopped and paid me a glass of wine !!!
merci to that person !!! if we met on the trail...very sorry ...for sure one of my top 2 worse run since im grooming !!! don t remember much of that run !!!
few deer in town on my way back...
they did nt start the new bridge yet ...but i changed signage at '' school bus ''...tq 5 is the shortcut now for a few days !!!
 
jean-guy
 

Day 3  Wednesday 
Well rested and ready. We hit the trail at 8:30. We are headed back on 93 toward Chibougamau. 93 is just awesome here. Frozen nicely and super fast and smooth. Not far from Chapais we encounter a big group headed west at least 8 sleds. We wait at the road as they come up the road over the bridge, no room for two sleds in traffic on the road. We roll over to where the first Local trail goes to Chibougamau. We are definitely always looking for the road less traveled and have passed by this trail too many times to count. Today is the day. We turn left and it's perfect. We cruise on. It's a nice trail not asbig as 93 but i like the twisty stuff. Anyone can go fast straight. We run this trail 35km from 93 it brings us in right across the street from the Sonic station right before Nordic. We top the gas as we know what is next. Down the Local trail and up across the road in town. Hotel Chibougamau will not see us this trip. We head up and out back into the woods and onto the Local trail there. We head up and find just what we expected. A freshly groomed trail with no tracks (the I-Motoneige app don't lie) Mistassini here we come. Now this trail starts out all innocent and if you did not know any better you would be thinking "man this is gonna be a long 100km" oh contraire, after the first 15km it opens up. BIGTIME. It's like the Railbed part of 93 but has elevation changes and much more sweeping turns. We ran 100km in just 1hr and 6 minutes. We arrive in town and go get some gas. We turn and burn. The way back we do it in 1hr. Back into Chibougamau oh how we hated to leave our private trail. Only our tracks up and back. Sweet. Back out to 93 and we hit the Petro Canada to top it off. 93 South direction Sciere 54. We have seen no sleds since the group headed west this am. We fly low down to Barriere du Nord. The trail is in great shape. We push on about 20 miles from mill, groomer is headed back north. We pass him and trail is perfect for 3 miles, then its destroyed. WTF? I'm seeing tons of ski marks so this is a big group. One or two seem to stop and just randomly hammer the gas leaving giant berms in the trail. I know they are not too far ahead. We hammer down to mill. We find the culprits. A tour group getting gas. 7 Strong. This is gona hurt our moving average waiting for these guys. No choice we need some gas. We wait our turn and the gang heads into the Cafeteria. Thank you little baby Jesus. We head on out. Uneventful beautiful run back to La Dore. Gas up and down to 373 and into St Felicien at Du Jardin at 5:15. 
Great Day. 
342 miles or 551 Kilometers take your pick

Hey there back off with the Mt.Laurier biz.
Well it seems your not an experienced enough rider to know where to ride and when. Last week it was very warm, warm all over and not cold enough in the evenings to groom. You hit it right for riding moguls, it was the best recipe for them. By taking a look at a 7 day forecast through out several towns in different regions across Qc, there are more towns then St.Donat, St.Zenon and Mt.Laurier in Qc you know, it would've helped you make a better decision. Just because you booked the week off at the office for sledding in Qc doesn't mean that the trails are going to be at their best because you're coming to town, you need to do some research.
in all fairness I rode from Joliette to the Cabanon on Saturday and it was all garbage, even St.Zenon, mogul city, warm day, lots of snow, lots of traffic, the perfect recipe for shitty trails but it's not going to keep me from coming back, when the cold comes back trails will shape up even in Mt.Laurier.
Mt.Laurier has a lot of nice riding and places to visit, i do hope you decide to return.
 

Hey there back off with the Mt.Laurier biz.
Well it seems your not an experienced enough rider to know where to ride and when. Last week it was very warm, warm all over and not cold enough in the evenings to groom. You hit it right for riding moguls, it was the best recipe for them. By taking a look at a 7 day forecast through out several towns in different regions across Qc, there are more towns then St.Donat, St.Zenon and Mt.Laurier in Qc you know, it would've helped you make a better decision. Just because you booked the week off at the office for sledding in Qc doesn't mean that the trails are going to be at their best because you're coming to town, you need to do some research.
in all fairness I rode from Joliette to the Cabanon on Saturday and it was all garbage, even St.Zenon, mogul city, warm day, lots of snow, lots of traffic, the perfect recipe for shitty trails but it's not going to keep me from coming back, when the cold comes back trails will shape up even in Mt.Laurier.
Mt.Laurier has a lot of nice riding and places to visit, i do hope you decide to return.
 

That is incredable, BRP has really stepped it up a notch in their 2 smokers.
Holy smokers
Must be really tough Jack holding back on that throttle with all those horseys ready to rumble.

we think alike phil !!! i was on my way to say that to ns predator...i just forgot !!!
sometimes its not how thick the wallet is....but whats surrounding you !!!
having a cold one on the porch at the camp ...and the only thing you hear is the brook next by the yard...coyotes at night !!! rabbit racing in the yard ...moose time to time !!!
no neighbors screaming for miles !!! hahha
having a bottle of rouge at  the camp with no ones in sight !!! priceless !!!
riding 4w for hrs ...without seeing no ones...no traffic jam !!! woo hoo !!!!...ahahaha
-2c...snowing time to time !!!
 
jean-guy

hi whaler !!!
 
no...did nt hurt much ..still mild temps...a bit of freezing rain around 7 pm ..
went to check trail late this afternoon..super low traffic...i guess i ll stay in bed tonight ...should be colder tomorrow !!!
btw,pics on phil's reply are old ones including the ones on this post !!
no  problem...if not grooming , i ll go meet you !!!
 
jean-guy

hi  whaler !!!
back from grooming tq 5 + local trail....all kinds of weather...light snow...heavy snow....very windy ....bit of sunshine...at least back to cold temps !!!
snow was heavy with that freezing rain and  rain from earlier this week !!!...slow to groom ..13 hrs run ....just like i was on the hand brake...low traffic...
little mess on the trail before st fidele cb !!!
just to let you know...normally , friday i groom local trails...about 9-10 hrs run....hmm...might not be there...because yesterday was too warm...on tq 5 today and local trail tomorrow !!!
in amqui .....select hotel and l ambassadeur !!!
 
 
jean-guy

Turtle wax your visor and you'll be good

Leave your Escalade at home and bring the old dodge.

I would think more likely an overseas supplier for the spring and perhaps a Friday afternoon shift for the install. UNIONS!!!!!! Are for the incompetent.
 

Surgery complete, she's been revived and she's real tight! As tight as they can get, she's even got sass too. Just a simple twitch and she's at 10Gs on the rpm, pinch me please. Brap brap......
Need a new battery to turn that tight witch over then she'll be out for a test run.


 
 

If you have to ask then you shouldn't be riding, be very thankful there is a gas there for sale and support the purpose.
A buck what ever or 2 bucks what ever beats walking.

Ya Tom we got that statement here in MTL too, yippy ka yeah. We gonna be back on track.