Driftduster (Derby-Morgan) trails are almost perfect riding. Living on trail 105 in Holland, we see the groomer go past very often. Norton woods trails are still a little short on enough snow cover to fill in all the bumps, but it's snow, not dirt.
We rode Friday from Holland thru Norton border crossing up the 521 to Coaticook TQ55 east to Sawyerville, North thru Thetford Mines 523 North to TQ35 - 537- TQ 5/75 to Bernieres south shore of Quebec City 231 miles rated good to very good, with places that were excellent. 8 hours on trails including lunch.
We rode Saturday east on TQ5/75 to 547 south to TQ55 to 545 south to TQ75 North to Comfort Inn in St George, late start/early in 6 hours on trails 165 miles. A fair amount of snow, but a fair amount of traffic and stutter bumps. rated fair to good.
Sunday back to Vermont-535 out of St George, excellent fresh groomed and low traffic, TQ 55 west to Weeden, almost all was good to very good, with only a few miles of bumpy wood sections. From Weeden south (west) on the TQ55 trails had gotton an inch or two of snow since up trip and had been groomed and traffic was low. 9:30 out of hotel, lunch in Weeden, gas and customs - home at 4:30 201 miles. Trails were even better on the way back.
It is true enough that the first hundred miles into quebec is not all as good as once you get into snow country- but some of it is, and the rest is similar to Vermont, which is pretty good right now.
While trails are not as wide open as RDL, snow cover is adequate in the lower coverage portions and as good as it gets in many.
We like to ride out of home, it just seems kind of neat, to go and come back by sled.
Ride Right and Make All the Corners!!