182ray

This is the first snowmobile club house after crossing the border if they're open you can get trail passes there
https://chaudiereappalaches.com/en/travel-quebec/la-beauce/saint-theophile/club-motoneigistes-liniere-marlow/snowmobile-club/
This where the shuttle will pick you up http://hotelnormandin.com/accueil-hotel-bernieres/
This is where the shuttle will drop you off Hotel Motel Colibri, Quebec 8516 Boulevard Hamel, Quebec, QC, G2G 0H8, Canada, 888-950-5062
I think it's about $35 CA per sled
The Signature Hotel is a good place to stay & depending on the how your crew rides you should be able to make it there in one day including the shuttle across the bridge.
Crossing the border from Jackman is very convenient on a sled you drive right up as if you were in a car. Have you passports handy & hopefully no one in your crew has anything on their record that would prevent them from entering Quebec.
This is a great area to ride. Have fun & be sure to give a ride report.
Ray

Oh no, it was just regular USA Aluminum!!
LOL
Which is mined in Brazil, shipped to Canada to be processed and then sent to the US for final Assembly.
GutZ

I think what has been overlooked in this Team Gutz saga is the irony of your custom fabricated aluminum bumper failing on the aluminum bridge 
must not have been Saguenay aluminum 
😆

Track length and lug depth are not the problem, disrespectful for private land or landowner wishes by 2% of the riders is our enemy. Whether is be tearing up a field or loud exhaust, the very few impact the majority of responsible riders.  

I think what has been overlooked in this Team Gutz saga is the irony of your custom fabricated aluminum bumper failing on the aluminum bridge 
must not have been Saguenay aluminum 
😆

On last Saturday I had outstanding good conditions to record this small video and it is I think one of the best I did...
Put the Quality to 1080p woth the sound on and enjoy!!!
Alain

This is the first snowmobile club house after crossing the border if they're open you can get trail passes there
https://chaudiereappalaches.com/en/travel-quebec/la-beauce/saint-theophile/club-motoneigistes-liniere-marlow/snowmobile-club/
This where the shuttle will pick you up http://hotelnormandin.com/accueil-hotel-bernieres/
This is where the shuttle will drop you off Hotel Motel Colibri, Quebec 8516 Boulevard Hamel, Quebec, QC, G2G 0H8, Canada, 888-950-5062
I think it's about $35 CA per sled
The Signature Hotel is a good place to stay & depending on the how your crew rides you should be able to make it there in one day including the shuttle across the bridge.
Crossing the border from Jackman is very convenient on a sled you drive right up as if you were in a car. Have you passports handy & hopefully no one in your crew has anything on their record that would prevent them from entering Quebec.
This is a great area to ride. Have fun & be sure to give a ride report.
Ray

My sweetheart being back from her trip, she accompanied me riding yesterday to see the Black Mountain of St-Donat. We made a nice big loop of 235 miles following the route below



The bad weather last Thursday (January 24th) left some ice in the trees in the south of my area. Here on trail # 43 near home in St-Thomas



We took the #3 trail westbound. Beautiful hard and fast trail,  a bit hard (-17C this morning) so I lowered a scratchcher for security but not really necessary.



Here a river in  St-Roch l'Achigan area. A little scary but it's just some water that had risen on the ice and frozen there, very solid. We crossed several rivers and they were all in good condition, this one being the worst



In St-Lin direction, still some ice  in the trees and perfect trail



We passed through St-Calixte ...





and ride to the #33 trail that we took in west direction(northwest)





Here on the lake at Ste-Marguerite Lake Masson



We had not seen any trace of ice for a while but here a little north of Esterel there is a still icy area. So beautiful with the sun!





And going north towards St-Donat it quickly becomes a white painted scenery





the beauties of nature ...



We turned before St-Donat to get the local trail to the Mountain





Here the view of the summit taken from the top of the belvedere ...



It was our first time on a clear day. The view is simply amazing





The gray jays were there again always as hungry



We spent quite a bit of time at the summit as we improvised a dinner/snacks there. Cold for the fingers but it allowed us to enjoy the place a little longer. No it's not one of her finger that the bird is eating but a piece of saucage!!!


We then continued on the other side of the mountain(north)





the north side trail is also really nice to ride/see and the snow is really good





We crossed the Archambault Lake to return to St-Donat and refuel



And then returned to the east by the #33 trail,  first part was somewhat bumpy but we met the dozer there



We passed the Coin Lavigne, joined the #63 trail and ride back down to Ste-Émilie de l'Energie



Where we crossed another dozer


 
We stopped to have a good meal break around 5:00 PM in St-Jean de Matha before continuing and come back home around 7:30 PM with a total of 235 miles on the dreammeter.
In the end, the bad weather of last week has not damaged the trails and on the contrary had increase the snow to the ground. In fact the snow is impressive especially on the north side, we are really spoiled this season with a really better than average snow cover.
The best of the season is now,  don't wait because it is too cold: it's winter !!! go out and enjoy, it's now that it is happening !!!
You can still take a look here to see trails details in the trail condition section or use the rest of the site as a planning helper for your next trip: https://www.snowmobilecountry.ca/en/conditions/
Alain

The lengths guys will go to defrost the new oxygen shield 🤣

Hey
No one hurt, happen just outside Mt Vilain, I Think Muffler Fire, LongHair found a deep snow hole to drive it into, we packed it with snow to put it out, he gave the thumbs up when we thought it was out......we were wrong, needed to pack it 6 more times, it was burning REAL Hot.
GutZ towing in action! Until it tore the bumper apart half way across the 1 lane bridge.
Later
GutZ
 
 

Are you calling us weenies?
LOL
GutZ

Hot Breaking News from Quebec!!!
-Took the RR out as a spare sled today.
-As NoHair crosses to the Gas  Station from the Delta to fill up, POP!, Spark Plug shoots right out of the head......
-So after two trips to Canadian Tire, we Heli-Coiled the plug and went for a ride!!
-Maybe tomorrow will uneventful!!
Later
GutZ

The lengths guys will go to defrost the new oxygen shield 🤣

The lengths guys will go to defrost the new oxygen shield 🤣

Hi Team Gutz,
I know you guys have been at The Delta since Thursday evening. I was wondering how the trails are, how the sleds have been running, how's the Team Gutz fabricated items are holding up to the extreme testing regiment by Team Gutz?
So in short what's HOT???
Sincerely your snowmobile buddy,
182ray

The lengths guys will go to defrost the new oxygen shield 🤣

The lengths guys will go to defrost the new oxygen shield 🤣

Ha, what does Ray182 know... Someone should flatten his tires!
GutZ 
 

They must not have had any test riders that wear glasses. I've worn the helmet for 6 days in temps from +25f to -25f the only way I could keep my glasses from fogging was to crack the shield. I didn't pay $600 to ride around with the shield cracked. The worst $600 I ever spent.

Ginger & I have stayed at Le Portage & we liked it. The room we had was recently renovated & breakfast was delicious. We would stay there again.

Starting today from Rimouski, around -15 to start, heading toward Amqui. Trails were excellent from RDL. A few thin spots through the open farmer fields. Stopped at the Arctic Cat dealers for a quick handle bar heat repair. Fast and efficient thankfully.

Today rode West with JAK and met GKW at St. Pamphile and the 3 of us rode back to the hotel together. Conditions great!
In big field GKW pulled alongside at trail speed and gassed his new 900T.  Wheelie and gone bye-bye.
New Choko  coat (Adventurer):  2 big thumbs up. Toasty warm, so well designed and so well made. Saguenay Bill has been trying to get me into one of these coats for years.  You would think by now I would know to listen to him. Glad to know it was my old coat and not my old age making me cold.
mike
 
 

Surf & turf for everyone 😂

So charge everything to room 136...got it 🤣 the mayor knows how to take care of his minions 

4 new oxygen helmets in our group, collectively 3000 miles, if the visor lasts the first few days all good, seems like the inner heated part of visor comes unglued( 2of 4) . We rode over 500 miles this weekend with 3 of them in minus 25. The experience can only be described as looking out a picture window with zero wind or leaks, almost too warm inside helmet. Control has to be on 3 when cold out, you cannot drive with it cracked open, some ice forms on the inside in the very lower part. If you stop on the trail in very cold weather and open the visor sometimes you cannot get it to click down again from ice buildup at seal area. Lots of internet doom and gloom about these new helmets,  BUT.  Truly remarkably better than previous BVS or modular. Once they get visor sorted you will see lots on the trails. Hey Ray you should be good with 2 not 6.  no worries ours all good now.