14 snow

Great, thanks Bob.

I am planning a trip to the region in a month from now. I know it's a while out but I was curious to know if has ridden 396 heading up to Matagami this winter. Thanks in advance.

check out this link to a very informative site.

396 North of Tembec camp, you said "staick" are real bad. Do you mean the sticks? If so, been there, done that back in 2007....with a brand new sled.

Look forward to your post after your trip!

Thanks Jean-Guy!! Have a great off season.

Boy, I'm jealous, people are still riding... as always, thanks for the pictures.

Great to see your still going strong out there. Wish I was there. As always your pictures are spectacular!

man, better sledding weather your way. I am sitting in Windsor Ontario tonight and it was 14 degrees when I got here and calling for 18 and sunny tomorrow. What a difference 15hrs of driving makes.

btw ,just talked with the foreman for the truck logging road and he told me trucking is done on trail 595 since 3 weeks ....but i can t tell you ,if that part of plowed trail has been groomed . Last week I rode 595 on Wednesday last week from the north to south and there was no signs of logging at all, just a heck of a lot of show. We also saw a few moose on that trail about 15 miles south of TQ5. were almost breaking trail most of the way due to the new snow on Monday and Tuesday.

You got stuck because you weren't in the TS110.... Just joking with you. Love the snow. We are pretty much done in Central and parts of Northern Ontario.

Groomer, I truly appreciate your efforts on grooming and photography. I really love your updates. Too bad I don't get to Gaspe more often.

Wow, another good storm 2 weeks in a row.... must be a ton of snow in the interior...

Groomer, Stopped at the clubhouse around noon today had a great lunch. Waitress called you but you weren't in. I think you were still out grooming. We signed the guess book. From the bridge on TQ5 in the south all the way up trails were excellent. Drifts started again on our route north.Lots of snow on 587 towards La Redemption. Unfortunately we missed radar. I think we drove passed the cut. Off. Overall trails were excellent, thank you!!

Yes, going well, been re-routing on the fly. Drifts and weather have caused some slower days. Trying to make up time today. Overall, great trip so far. too bad you weren't here.

Left RDL on the morning of the 28th. The RDL area at that time had the lowest snow compared to everything else we have run so far. It was low snow with an icy base before Monday's snow. Not sure how much they got. So far, from our travels, the interior has the most snow. Say from TQ5 south on 595 to La Cache is the best we have seen so far but we didn't get east of Cap Chat.

just back from the clubhouse.went to meet a member from hcs with his wife/girlfriend.they were arriving from cross point.he said, up the hills west of cross point ,even at the st fidele cb,if i remember well,8-10'' of fresh snow. weather was not too nice in albertville,windy with nice gusts of wind .about 3-4'' of fresh snow. here in town,it s not light,not heavy ...let say ''medium '' and not windy for the moment.-7c right now . i ll see what will happen ,should be very windy later or tomorrow.one local at the clubhouse told me up to a foot til tomorrow . first pic,bunch of 10-12 ontarios groomer !!! Thanks for posting these. We ran into the two people from these photos and recognized the sleds from this post. We have now become friends. Monday was a challenge due to the weather. We will be passing through tomorrow. We will hopefully drop in. Hopefully your trails are groomed. :)

I'd bet on them changing to Excellent again as they get the new snow groomed. Forecasts predict a bunch this weekend.

Ooops, glad you got out safe and sound. Please keep us posted on the winter storm warning for your area. I am heading there next weekend.

Looking really nice!!

I spoke to Info Gaspe yesterday and they said the same thing that the trail should be open later this week.

I've been watching the Gaspe conditions for as I am planning a trip there later this month. From what I can gather, the conditions are good all the way around except 1 spot where the trail is closed due to a bridge repair but scheduled to be open soon. Looking at the Weather Network forecast for this week, in various places there, the highest temp was about 34 and snow (upwards of 20+) was in the forecast. My guess would be that you would be fine. I am sure "groomer" will provide an update when he can. I am still very curious too.

Your trails are looking great! I see they are "excellent" according to Info Gaspe.

Hi Skip

Thanks for the update and welcome. Being from Ontario, I try to ride areas of Quebec every other year. I love the trails and hospitality in Quebec. I rode from Villebois to Matagami in 2007 and there was gas at Tembec's camp on the way up but that was all. It was what we called the day of the sticks. We had "slappers" coming up through the trail most of the way due to low snow. That trail would have been amazing if they were packed in the base. Good trip up otherwise and a better trip down the other side the next day. Our accommodations in Matagami were good.