mikerider

Yea. some reports are very low snow, some say riding in a few areas are so-so, just hard snow. mike

Sounds good Bill. People will be happy to hear that. mike

Checking weather sites looks like a small snow event Wednesday, some mention a quick rain shower afterwards, warm Thursday and cold again after.

Thanks Bill. Many are looking forward to your report. mike

Yes, many people are asking about your area Bill. Are you sitting on the pot of white gold? Take care. mike

I got a new sled too so I will take part of the blame for this lousy winter. I guess I can't complain, I have had some great riding and have almost 2,000 miles on so far. But it is tough looking out the hotel window now and seeing 'yuk'. Snow looks thin and very hard. I wish Saguenay Bill would post conditions since the warm up of his area. Lot of people asking how that area made out. mike

Very nice Alain. You showed two of my favorite things, a small bubbling river and beautiful animals of the forest. I hope Krikri snuck some carrots out of the restaurant for the rabbit. mike

Good luck Andy, probably anywhere with a good base of snow will recover quick. Never seen a winter like this in over 50 yrs of sledding. Hope to see you on the trail this winter, we usually get at least two quick visits per winter. Shooter, probably a good move to head north, I bet Saguenay will be great. I can't help but wonder if Amqui area will be good in a day. mike

Sorry to hear of your delay Shooter. Best of luck the rest of the week. mike

Two days of warm temps and just a little rain. Looks pretty dismal. Saw four or five saddlebag groups leave the hotel this morning in the rain. Sun just came out. For me it may be a spa day! While the riding has been fantastic up until yesterday, the snow depth was not deep especially in the fields. Will hang around for a couple days and see if things come around. One person had to ride his sled back from the Polaris dealer to the hotel and said it was very icy. Without heading out on the sled, my guess is conditions aren't good at all. Andy, you have been quiet this winter, much riding? So Shooter, how was the ride to Rimouski? Did you get the Cat fixed in RDL? Is this another breakdown of another sled? mike

This morning looks dark, cloudy and it is very warm. Some groups still planning on saddlebagging towards the Gaspe. Doesn't look like we got much rain overnight if any, not raining now and only sprinkled a half hour last evening. From my view around the hotel, I would say it looks grim and not worth riding until cold and new snow. Might be better over towards Amqui and easterly. mike

Very nice report. Glad you had a good time. mike

Just the warm weather did some damage today. This was the first day I went west since returning to RDL and about 40 miles out it appears there was rain in a 30 or 40 mile swath while I was home last week. They lost quite a bit of snow in this area along trail 5. Once we headed south at Club Hibouix it got more wintry again. So tonight and tomorrow rain is forecast so things may not be good in this region. Quite a change, just yesterday going east was awesome and looked like midwinter. I may have to go to plan B, as soon as I figure out what plan B is. Jack and Sandy; I go back to work in 6 days (Sat. night). You made a good decision going to Saguanay. Today Farmerold and I did 249 miles. Trails were nice except one 30 mile section leaving St. Pamphile. mike

Farmer got in his first ride of the season today. He is achy tonight. Lots of time at the bar tonight helped his pain. Great time with EddieSkidoo, SkiDoo420, Farmerold, and Easyrider. If you haven't met Easyrider, he is an experienced Quebec traveler and is a great fit to our motley crew. mike

Probably a good choice jack. Hi Deano. Time to come north, miss seeing you. Be in the bar at 6:30, eating there or one of the hotel restaurants after a drink. The mayor's slush fund is broke already this winter, but if you come Ray, I will use my own money. And Jak, I absolutely remember you and have seen some of your posts elsewhere and wondered if it was you. Toast to the days in Montmagny! Stop by please. Today Farmerold and I did a loop that was groomed to perfection the entire way. We had the sleds in overdrive and dusted off Farmer's cobwebs. He is still a child inside that old body.. We helped unbury a mountain sled and helped a tracked four wheeler that was stuck mike

The hotel has been very active with Quebecriders past couple nights. So good to see everyone. The big news was that all the north American sled magazine writers were at the motel Thursday night, as well as SkiDoo reps. I suspect the mag writers got to try out the 2017 SkiDoos. Tried as I might, I got zero info on the new sleds. I suspect they had some very secure area nearby to ride them but I could not find it. I would have rented a plane to look but it was a dark and cloudy day with on and off snow showers. Conditions are great. mike

This generation humans already runs on wine! mike

I have to go back to work every ten days just to dry out! Some day there will be no more fossil fuel, but there will always be wine.

Im4snow made the Gaspe trip look so smooth and easy and stress free, I am starting to wonder about the rest of you all making it sound like a harrowing wild adventure. mike

Drank some of the bad boy wine last night. It was fine. Jack and Sandi, always happy if you come this way. Last I looked on forecast said showers here Tuesday and others said warm and snow flurries. Who knows! mike

Very funny Steve. And Jack, no spillage, will test it tonight. Don't know if wine is okay after heated up. Lots of Quebecriders here tonight at the hotel. mike

What kind of sledder goes south in the winter. lol Gotta admit, after this winter your picture looks pretty nice. Have fun. mike

Arrived back to the Universal today (Thursday). Had time for a quick 75 miles jaunt. First few miles an ice spot here and there, nothing serious, then smooth sailing. Next nine nights in Rm 114. 207-522-2673 (texts only) Driving up today I had my bottles of rouge on the front floor of the truck. Apparently too close to the heater vent. Heard the pop of a wine bottle being opened, a beautiful sound even at 8:00 AM. At the same time the cork launched like a heat seeking scud missile ricocheting off glass, plastic, and upholstery. I reached for the wine bottle, now open and cork nowhere to be found, and set the bottle on top of some items on the front seat. The bottle sat there for the next few hours like a scolded dog, ears down, tail between its legs, looking straight ahead. If posting this story saves just one life, it will be worth the silliness of it all. mike

Elastic and small handwarmer pack (50 cents) attached to phone should work.

John, Great job telling about your trip. Something tells me you had this well planned. Sounds like the smoothest trip around the Gaspe ever. Great meeting you, Hugh and Mark. mike