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  1. Don't believe that!! There has never been a snowfall in the Gaspe that was only 10cm!!
  2. Four of us struck out last Monday for a loop of the Gaspesie. The Gaspe again as always did was incredible! Day 1: Left from Point a la Croix around noon toward Albertville to meet the Groomer man and buy permits for my three riding partners. Trails out of PALC were great, from the cable bridge to the clubhouse was perfection. Groomer did his magic the night before!! Part way there my front shock collapsed, so we dumped hot water on it at the clubhouse and it popped back out. We only made it a few miles from there and it did it again so we went into the SD dealer in Amqui and got it replaced. Hmmm no warranty left and there was only 27,000km on the shock! From the dealer we went over and dropped our bags at the Hotel Select and toured up to the Radar Tower and back before dark (March sledding is great). Day 2: Headed up the 591 to Matane and crossed the new bridge, very impressive. The trail were perfect all the way. We stopped for breakfast at the St Adleme clubhouse, a great spot to eat. The next 20 miles the trails were pretty good but had been traveled. 20 miles out we got to where the Cap Chat groomer turns and it was fresh from the night before right into the St Paulin Relais. We coffeed there and headed for Mont St Perrie, perfect trails all the way and incredible blue skies. Landed in MSP dropped the bags and drove up to the hang glider look off around 6pm (March sledding!!) Day 3: Another beautiful sunny clear day!! We were leap frogging a bit with another group we met at MSP through Murdochville and right into La Cache. Not much traffic other than them. The trail from Murdochville to La Cache was spectacular as alway on a clear day. Our plan was to head south from La Cache and go to Carleton that night, however the trails were too nice so we headed North up the 595 to St Paulin with the plan of going to Matane for the night. Saw several moose on the way up to St Paulin. Landed in Matane and there wasn't a room available in town so we head back to Amqui for the night, in before dark 280mi (March sledding) Day 4: This was our short day going back to the truck in PALC so we didn't rush around plus they were calling for 30cm of snow. Met Groomer at the club for coffee then headed down the 587 through Matepedia. This is an incredible little trail and well worth the 3hr ride if you have never done it. We rode the whole thing with anywhere from 3" of fresh powder to about 10" (Gaspe Sledding!!) All in we did about 870miles and had perfect trails and perfect weather. I don't think in the whole trip we met more than a dozen sleds. That said day 4 on the way back to PALC there were places is was snowing blowing so hard visibility was down to 300ft and it was hard to see from red post to red post......still beats the hell out of working!! A couple pics of our tour
  3. Came across a Team Iceman sticker on the door of a little warming shack half way through the 587 Trail through Matepedia! Sorry I didn't dig out my camera!!
  4. I plan to be there tomorrow.. Blizzard Warnings out for the North Shore of the Gaspesie today and Monday!!
  5. Looks like the North shore of the Gaspesie showed you some of the magic it is famous for!! When the snow comes down horizontally head for the motel!! LOL
  6. Great report and pictures Dave, looks like a great trip. I will be there in three days, looks like great trails.
  7. I sent a PM to your homely sidekick, I am going to be in Amqui Monday night, with a motely crew. I believe the elusive bearded man of the Gaspesie is going to join us. You two should try to hook up with us.
  8. Did your group ride up to the look off where the hang gliders launch today?
  9. Things will look different around the Den today, snow and wind!! Once you leave the Den and head into the hills the snow fall will be huge!! Many times the clubs close the trails right up behind the Den after a storm.
  10. There is supposed to be better than a foot of fresh snow in the next 24hrs or so!! Just the kind of forecast I like to see before landing there Monday!!
  11. Make a plan for western PQ next winter!! Once you go west of Lac St Jean it is a whole new world of snowmobiling and a damn good one!! Do the 83 93 loop, west on one and back east on the other.
  12. Better get some rest, looks like you have some snow coming tonight and tomorrow! Good to hear you have beer at the house!! Keep it co!d we will be there Monday!!
  13. I always like hearing stories of guys that have their fathers ride with them. Memories that will last forever!
  14. You said you will be coming from Amqui, Albertville is the next little town. You will come to a road crossing, there will be a gas station convience store right across from you. Once you cross the road look up to the right, there will be a two storey building with a snowmobile sticking out of the wall on the second floor. That will be your tell tale indicator!! You enter the building from ground level. The other tell tale sign is a quiet bearded gray haired fellow sitting at the bar!! LOL
  15. The food at Groomer clubhouse is excellent. There is also gas right next door.
  16. I always prefer a loop, the ferry at Matane and the shuttle at Quebec City. That said the ferry can add adventure to the trip! LOL
  17. Looking like you are going to get a little fresh stuff to groom!!
  18. Sounds like you had a great trip and conditions. Cote More is certainly one of my favorite areas to ride.
  19. Your getting lots of people traveling through your area lately!! I should be there in one week, keep the trails in top shape!!
  20. A nice loop. This is for sure a great time to sled in PQ, you don't get the bitter cold temperatures, hours of day light or a little longer, plus there is often less traffic. Around Quebec City it always seems to be rough, mostly because of the volume of traffic. Great to see you posting Boomerjericho.
  21. Looking at today's long range forecast you should be good to go!
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