Snowbunny

Sorry about the lack of pictures- it was around -25 to -35 C and my iphone went into hibernation mode!!

We had an awesome trip! Unbelievable amounts of snow! Trails could not be in better condition, freshly groomed and made for an excellent ride. We were happy to see our friends Frank and Lynne at Le Cabanon who make us feel like we're at home. The weather was quite cold but we managed to get a good days drive to Shawinigan- taking the trail on the river (which is awesome). I ended up getting a form of stomach flu that day which proceeded into the next day as well. So not as much snowmobiling as I would have liked but managed to get about 600km in over the 3 days. If you haven't gone to this area before or haven't visited lately, I highly recommend it! With the cold weather there is no better way to warm up than in the hot tub at Cabanon. But stay on the trail...if you don't you'll be spending the day digging your sled out!

We're heading up on Sunday, December 29th to Le Cabanon until New Years day! First real trip of the season. I took my sled out last night around home. We live West of Ottawa and I almost burried my sled in the yard- yes we have that much snow around our area!

33 is open but is currently in rough shape due to logging and the owners at the Repos advised us not to take the 33- 5km at least has been plowed with rocks and sand.

We've done all of the above, met at guy at Le Cabanon that mentioned we might need more memory... Trails were great- infact so great that we are planning on going back Friday and staying for another weekend. Day 1 we left Cabanon and headed to Repos for lunch, Day 2 we headed to St-Damien and Glacier for lunch. Spent lots of time on the road tonight betweekn Montreal and Ottawa- snow plows, black ice, snow and high winds. Should have stayed at Cabanon for another night...too bad its back to work tomorrow!

Leaving today for a short trip to Le Cabannon for the weekend. First trip of the year and can't wait! We download the trail maps from track maps and are having issues getting the map to show up on the Garmin Nuvi- any suggestions?

Hey Linda, Woke up this morning to more white stuff falling. Trails in the Ottawa Valley have been groomed and with another 10cm this morning we're heading out! Rivers in the area are not frozen though- someone went through the Ottawa River near Constance Bay(and survived). Lucky because most people don't survive if they go through the Ottawa River.

Not sure I ride like a girl- but I am the only one in our group that has pink on their sled. Linda if you want to meet up this season I'm hoping to put lots of KM on my sled. Last year we spent 3 days at Le Cabannon, day trip to Devil's Mountain, 4 days ride in the Abitibi, and lots of local riding in to the Ladysmith hotel.

We'll have to see if I can work this into our schedule- Mr. Snowbunny and I are going to check out wedding venues over the holidays. Apparently I need to get a dress for this as well... After 10 years together Mr. Snowbunny finally popped the question.

We got 20 plus cm of snow in the Ottawa Valley and it's still coming down. Plan for this afternoon is to take the sleds out of the trailer and go for a ride, can't belive the first ride this year will be BEFORE Christmas- Best Gift EVER! Thinking of heading up to Le Cabannon for New Years...

March 18th- was my birthday and likely the warmest March 18th ever in my 25 years. We cancelled our trip since it's been unseasonally warm. I'm just glad that we did get a good 2 months worth of riding in and got to stay at a few new places. Instead we enjoyed the sunshine and had a BBQ.

I bought him a Garmin Nuvi 550. I order it online for $209 from here http://www.gpscentral.ca/products/garmin/nuvi550.html It arrived the next day for an extra $10. He hasn't downloaded any maps yet. He got quite the kick out of this post: Yes Ray, we are all wondering. She got all this help from all these guys and we are waiting to hear if she bought a GPS or did she get the whole package with the 2013 SkiDoo XS with the optional GPS mount? Jack Jack - He had his chance in Mount Laurier this year BRP was there with the new sled line up to try out. Lucky for him- I know what he really needs. We were at the truck dealership on Saturday- a GPS also looks really nice in a brand new truck! Pretty sure he won't mind driving his 50th Anniversary 600 E tec one more year. Thanks for the help guys!

We have cancelled out trip this coming weekend. Looks like we may have come to the end of the season for us. Unless we get some crazy and cold weather. Likely time to ATV. @shane- Did you have a good trip?