gowser

Left Hotel Marineau yesterday
355 was good to great with the exception of 3-4 k just below lac Bouchette where they are logging
Lunch stop at lac eduard… great pea soup
Restaurant / bar Closed at Le Jardin in st Felicien …scramble for supper but we survived to fight another day!
 
 
 

Beautiful sunshine all day albeit a lil on the cool side
93 was in top shape all the way up.
Great ride
All tucked into our cozy cabin at the Marina for the night.
Sandra and her partner are great hosts
Gowser

Beautiful sunshine all day albeit a lil on the cool side
93 was in top shape all the way up.
Great ride
All tucked into our cozy cabin at the Marina for the night.
Sandra and her partner are great hosts
Gowser

Beautiful sunshine all day albeit a lil on the cool side
93 was in top shape all the way up.
Great ride
All tucked into our cozy cabin at the Marina for the night.
Sandra and her partner are great hosts
Gowser

Beautiful sunshine all day albeit a lil on the cool side
93 was in top shape all the way up.
Great ride
All tucked into our cozy cabin at the Marina for the night.
Sandra and her partner are great hosts
Gowser

Beautiful sunshine all day albeit a lil on the cool side
93 was in top shape all the way up.
Great ride
All tucked into our cozy cabin at the Marina for the night.
Sandra and her partner are great hosts
Gowser

Beautiful sunshine all day albeit a lil on the cool side
93 was in top shape all the way up.
Great ride
All tucked into our cozy cabin at the Marina for the night.
Sandra and her partner are great hosts
Gowser

Be helpful if they told you when you booked….but then I guess most like myself might book elsewhere.
 

Beautiful sunshine all day albeit a lil on the cool side
93 was in top shape all the way up.
Great ride
All tucked into our cozy cabin at the Marina for the night.
Sandra and her partner are great hosts
Gowser

Left Hotel Marineau yesterday
355 was good to great with the exception of 3-4 k just below lac Bouchette where they are logging
Lunch stop at lac eduard… great pea soup
Restaurant / bar Closed at Le Jardin in st Felicien …scramble for supper but we survived to fight another day!
 
 
 

Left Hotel Marineau yesterday
355 was good to great with the exception of 3-4 k just below lac Bouchette where they are logging
Lunch stop at lac eduard… great pea soup
Restaurant / bar Closed at Le Jardin in st Felicien …scramble for supper but we survived to fight another day!
 
 
 

Left Hotel Marineau yesterday
355 was good to great with the exception of 3-4 k just below lac Bouchette where they are logging
Lunch stop at lac eduard… great pea soup
Restaurant / bar Closed at Le Jardin in st Felicien …scramble for supper but we survived to fight another day!
 
 
 

Left Hotel Marineau yesterday
355 was good to great with the exception of 3-4 k just below lac Bouchette where they are logging
Lunch stop at lac eduard… great pea soup
Restaurant / bar Closed at Le Jardin in st Felicien …scramble for supper but we survived to fight another day!
 
 
 

Left Hotel Marineau yesterday
355 was good to great with the exception of 3-4 k just below lac Bouchette where they are logging
Lunch stop at lac eduard… great pea soup
Restaurant / bar Closed at Le Jardin in st Felicien …scramble for supper but we survived to fight another day!
 
 
 

There were a couple of rigs there when we drove by 2 weeks ago. Both had single trailers so my guess would be locals. Wouldn't park my rig there for any length of time myself but thats just me.

I run a Garmin Zumo with track maps. Works fine everywhere including QC. Used it 2 weeks ago in Valin. Also run the FCMQ app on the phone but that doesn't work without a cell signal so great to have the Zumo / track maps. 

Good loops
You'd probably add this place to the Auberge list if you get a chance to stay there.... Auberge du Lac-à-l'Eau Claire. Great spot

Good loops
You'd probably add this place to the Auberge list if you get a chance to stay there.... Auberge du Lac-à-l'Eau Claire. Great spot

Been up there several times...never do as far as I know. Trust me they are out 🙂

Spent 3 days at Mt Valin last week. Groomers are doing a great job. Mountain got an additional 12 inches or so the day we left so things are likely even better now. Lots of traffic in and around KM 31 & La Chapelle, Ski hill so 93 gets beat around those area pretty quick but conditions further out are generally good to great. 8 hour drive for us and well worth it 🙂
Load n go

Spent 3 days at Mt Valin last week. Groomers are doing a great job. Mountain got an additional 12 inches or so the day we left so things are likely even better now. Lots of traffic in and around KM 31 & La Chapelle, Ski hill so 93 gets beat around those area pretty quick but conditions further out are generally good to great. 8 hour drive for us and well worth it 🙂
Load n go

Been up there several times...never do as far as I know. Trust me they are out 🙂

Spent 3 days at Mt Valin last week. Groomers are doing a great job. Mountain got an additional 12 inches or so the day we left so things are likely even better now. Lots of traffic in and around KM 31 & La Chapelle, Ski hill so 93 gets beat around those area pretty quick but conditions further out are generally good to great. 8 hour drive for us and well worth it 🙂
Load n go

360 from St Michel & 355 to La Tuque and back were great Friday / Sat.....parking lots bare as per others. Planning on heading to V D'or next week. Will advise
Ride safe
 

Dropped at Select Inn Mont Laurier Sun the 19th. Off to Auberge Lac Taureau for Mon night. 63 was absolute dog shite the whole way. Was looking forward to a good start as have ridden it many times but it was trash. Anyway, straight to the bistro on arrival as beverages were deserved and a snack was needed.....smoked meat and ceaser(s) were tres bonne. Biere blanche was good too. Now being partially recovered from the days beating off to the room we went with travelers in hand to get showered up for dinner. Bottle of Vin rouge ordered minestrone soup arrives which was very good. Off to the buffet next.....sadly not good. Bland lamb chops same for the pasta primavera and chicken pas bon! Deserts...fudge, creme brule, eclairs top shelf but would not recommend meal package as food in bistro was much better but kitchen there closes at 4 so load up if you take that route. Breakfast buffet next day was good.  
Off to Lac a L Eau Claire after the buffett. Groomed right from the door to Cabanon so were there lickety split. Decide to goof around on some locals as its still early and Eau Claire isn't far and find ourselves at the Glacier for fuel. Pull up to the pump, fuel up and our 22 xrs decides its had enough for the day and electric start does work....just clicks like a dead battery. Well that was the 1st tabarnac of the trip. Staff is super helpful with booster battery etc but sleds having none of it. Alrighty then off with the cover and old school the primary with rope and she lights right up. No more pissing around ...straight to Claire. Pull up to big garage and attendant asks if we want to put the sled inside and we banish the bad one to the garage and thinking its a battery issue arrange to get a new one which one of the staff picked up that night. 
Into the hotel we go for you guessed it.....adult beverages. Great spot all round, food was super, lovely rooms and staff was great. Up early, head to garage. Sled fires right up.....monszeeee! Change the battery anyway, stick the old one in the saddle bag and off too Windigo we go. 
Get about 1/2 hour down the trail and time for coffee purge, son shuts sled off and ..... yep NO GO again. Well tabarnac NO WAY we head to Windigo with his sled acting up so off to Brp dealer is St Michel Des Saints off we go after roping the primary again. Trails are great but beaucoup traffic, fuel at Cabanon with sled running then straight to Haute Matawine Brp. Get there around 1pm, place is slammed. Stroll up to service counter and explain to the fellas the my francais nes't pas tres bonne, they say pas probleme as their english sucks...perfect. Guys says what happens when you press starter Button....I make click click noise he says je comprende click click click. Grabs tester and out he goes to ck sled...pas bonne. Forklift appears and into the shop she goes. Back out front and running in less than an hour. Loose ground on engine. Parfait...give the boys a healthy tip for looking after us and scoot over to Hotel Central for the night. Been a while since I've stayed there and was happy to see the rooms (at least #47) had been nicely updated. Day of goofing around cost us Windigo so off the Fer a Le Cheval we go early next morning. 63 is pancake flat and tight....flipper is pinned. Make it to 33 junction in a blink. Stop for a minute and son says.....doesn't sound right DAD and he's right. Sounds like belt, clutch issue. Off with the panels  and belt cover.....nut is backed off and spacer loose on clutch TABARNAC rollers are fried. U turn and nurse it back to dealer....bonjour mes neuveau ami's ces't nous encore 🙂
Place is really slammed today....nous somme au plain. I say all good anything you can do for us would be appreciated...owner is standing right there I tell him how good his team is and how they treated us yesterday and he's beaming. Machine disappears from front of shop about 10 mins later and re-appears less that an hour later ready to rock. That shop is great.
Saddle up at noon......pull into cheval at 5pm. Trails were good... 33 is a ripper especially across the top after Repos. Was drooling all the way along that stretch thinking of a couple of all dressed chen chauds at LU-NIC but arrive only to find out that kitchen is shutdown for good. Fuel, grab a drink and punch out the last 80k or so to Cheval. Pull in ...have a couple of ceasers while we register and freshen up for sup which was great as per usuual. Nice touch with the new valet service. Breakfast spot on as usual also. Mount up and head back to Laurier
Ripper out of cheval and good all the way to St Anne du Lac. Tight in spots on lower portion of the ride to St Anne as most would know and clowns still not staying right but we are always super cautious especially just outside of St Anne du Lac so we made it unscathed. Stayed on 13 below St Anne which was stupid as its tight and almost always whipped and the 322 is much better. Anway decent run despite the issues with the 22 which will be down the road as soon as I get a 24 ordered. 
Ride safe and excuse my butchering of french as mon francais nes't pas tres fort 🙂
Cheers
Gowser