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  3. Here is one for the tree huggers

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    Posted

    Found this on NYSSA

    Did You Know? Snowmobiles and wildlife intereactions

    Friday, 27 November 2009 16:19

    Numerous scientific studies have concluded that snowmobile activity has no significant effect on wildlife populations; in some situations snowmobile trails have been found to enhance wildlife mobility and help animals save energy in deep powder snow.

  4. park mt. tremblant

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    Anybody know more info about this? found this on HCS

    We won't have any problem to ride the Mt-Tremblant park this sled season but there are big chances that it will be the last one we get acces to it. We are very lucky to be able to ride it again this year, negotiation with governement lead to an extension to give the time to local snowmobile clubs to reorganize and figure out alternate trails. When the process will be completed, we won't have acces to the park anymore but we should have new trails outside the park for the equivalent kilometers of the park trails...

    The trails in the Mt-Tremblant park are in the best trails of Lanaudiere, so don't miss your chance and put it in the "to ride list" this season you won't regret it... it is a "must-ride trail" that won't be available for so long...

  6. Snow forcast

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    Posted

    Found this weather statement on Wunderground weather online:

    Severe Weather Bulletin

    issued by Environment Canada

    at 11:14 am EST Tuesday 8 December 2009.

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    Watches/warnings in effect for Quebec...

    Wind warning for:

    =new= Quebec.

    Northeasterly winds will reach 100 km/h near the river in the

    Quebec city Wednesday.

    Blowing snow warning for:

    Quebec

    Saguenay.

    The snow combined with brisk winds will generate near zero

    visibilities in these areas beginning Wednesday afternoon.

    Snowfall warning for:

    Metro Montreal - Laval

    Vaudreuil - Soulanges - Huntingdon

    Richelieu valley - Saint-Hyacinthe

    Lanaudiere

    Lachute - Saint-Jerome

    laurentians

    Mont-tremblant park - Saint-Michel-des-Saints

    Mont-Laurier

    la Verendrye wildlife Reserve

    Upper Gatineau - Lievre - Papineau

    Pontiac

    Temiscamingue

    eastern townships

    Beauce

    Drummondville - Bois-Francs

    Mauricie

    Quebec

    montmagny - l'islet

    Charlevoix.

    15 to 30 centimetres of snow expected over these areas

    Wednesday.

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    ==Discussion==

    a low pressure system from Colorado is intensifying as it tracks

    toward the province of Quebec. Snow associated with this system will

    begin Wednesday morning in southern Quebec, giving significant

    snowfall amounts in several areas.

  15. Skype

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    Posted · Edited by artcat900

    I was thinking the other day that it might be a great Idea to be able to communicate with some of the other members here using Skype.

    Anyone here have any thoughts on this subject?

    If someone on this board would like to say hi using skype feel free to send me a pm and I'll forward my skype address to you. I don't know about the rest of you but typing for me is such a chore.

    I am always interested in talking sledding and sledding experiences with fellow sledders.

  17. Quebec trail passes

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    If there is any one on this board that lives in the western Ct. area that needs a season pass for Quebec before Dec 9, I do have several extra available for $235.00 ea.

    Proceeds will go to Club Manawan ( a small club located north of St. Zenon) I am trying to help out this remote club by selling these passes for them .

    If your interested send me a PM here with a contact phone number and I will get in touch with you.

    I am not making any money personally on this, I'm trying to help a club that really needs some extra membership money.

    Thanks in advance

    Tom

  20. snow tracker

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    Posted · Edited by artcat900

    has anyone tryed snow tracker runners i have ben thinking about trying them out this year are they wourth the extra cash

    I have a friend that used them on his gsx xp......my god that thing you need gorilla arms to turn it, was very tiring after all day on the trail, However I will say the steering was very precise like you were on tracks, just that they killed your arms big time, Another bad thing is if you get a rock or branch wedged in there you just about loose all steering control, we had that happen as well. Personally I think there are much better solutions out there, give a ring Im always interested in chatting about sleds with fellow sledders..... BTW Eric did you get my last pm about a week ago about the gps?

  22. FYI

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    Up here right now at Motel M, Conditions are actually very good for this time of the season. Even trail#318 over the hill by St. Michael has a good base with almost no rocks showing. They are out grooming, good hard base has formed, and the trails are quite smooth and fast. Temps is -20c as I type this., Lac toro doesn't have the sticks up yet so not sre if its safe, however did go on the lake by La Cabanon.

    Conditions are actually almost mid January type with less snow.......guessing about 18" or so.... So far have not seen any bare spots on the trails and corners are not icy.. All in all worth the trip up

    Will post this also on HCS

    Hope this helps

    Tom

  25. Let's hope he is right

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    BLOCKBUSTER US/CANADA WINTER 2008-09?

    Because of the lingering cool pool over the heart of the North American continent, stretching from Alaska, Nunavut, Hudson Bay down through the central Plains and Midwest, a by-product to last winter, I believe because of just the INTENSITY OF THE LA NINA and the reluctant warming of the eastern Equatorial Pacific, this La Nina casted atmosphere is becoming the groundwork laid through this summer to what we may be looking at this upcoming winter season. The faded La Nina and turn to neutral has allowed cool pools to exist throughout the 2008 summer and because of strong potential of a neutral or return to La Nina means that even last winter, will impact the upcoming winter and this may lead to last winter being a harbinger of what could be an even colder US and North America winter to come. Perhaps last winter only being a tease. This is merely personal speculation and I could be very wrong but many many things that point to global warming is struggling to keep heads above water. Countless articles published in the 20s and 30s that cried a warming global climatic disaster are surfacing and although these patterns in play now are by no means a definitive message of things to come in terms of global cooling we can look back at history and see that we have been here before when we measure up our current climatic pattern and realise the cooling that returned after a similar warm episode back in the 1930s and 40s. We will see warming again when the next El Nino turns up.

    However as we continue a downward trend in solar activity and a transition to a cold PDO. Last winter’s La Nina could hold a significant key to what could be a major flip in the global climate system and flip to colder temperatures.

    The term I have dubbed “The La Nina Domino Effect” can occur and I believe is occurring presently is only possible when the PDO turns negative and La Nina’s are more prevalent. El Nino’s of course can and do occur during cold PDO episodes but produce less El Nino and more La Nina’s. The El Nino that do occur don’t become strong.

    The overall Equatorial Pacific cold-temperature feedback to ridge-trough positions have allowed a distinct pooling of cold air over key regions of the world for the past 8 to 10 months that cry out cold, cold, cold this coming winter if things remain as forecast.

    here is the link to the rest of the story if your interested

    http://www.accuweather.com/mt-news-blogs.a...mino_effect.asp

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