Trail Conditions 2010

[gadex]

Hey Bill, Matt and I made it back home safe and sound. Thanks for your hospitality and the use of your battery charger for the commincator. had a great trip and did 1100 miles until my sled broke off a weight in the clutch. We'll get "er fixed to be ready for the next time.

[Jackstraw]

We hear you Bill. Two deaths down here in NH last week also. Any reports on Trail 73 to 355 up to 83 to the lake from St Raymond? Coming back soon and want to take the longer route up to the HI. Thanks Jim

We came down the 355 on sat. It was mint to lac Edouard put hammerd to Relais Trappeur where we jumped on the local trail LT2 which was MINT to Tq 73 by the warming hut. TQ 73 had alot of stutter bumps but it was Sat afternoon and there was alot of sleds.!

[Saguenay Bill]

Hey Bill, Matt and I made it back home safe and sound. Thanks for your hospitality and the use of your battery charger for the commincator. had a great trip and did 1100 miles until my sled broke off a weight in the clutch. We'll get "er fixed to be ready for the next time.

gadex

You are welcome.

Bill

[Saguenay Bill]

racersinc, Mich rev, Mark and I rode 220 miles today. We went to St Rose, KM 31 for lunch, the look out off Bras Louis and back to the HI. This was truly an "I B" dayn for sure. Bright blue skies, 0F went we left, 26F at luch time and 15F when we got back in. It don't get no better than a day like today.

[plain-rev]

OK, so what's an "I B" day

[gkw]

Brian,

I live in NC, my brother in SC. We used to live in North Bay, ON and picked up the bug there. We've flown either into Quebec City or into Burlington, VT. Last 2 years have been VT (much cheaper), but the 7 hour drive smokes a sled day so it's Quebec City this year. Last year we stayed at the HI and rented Yamis from BDL Sports Loisirs in Chicoutimi Nord. You all cover a lot more ground than we do and sounds like you've got it nailed. With what you've described we might in the future look at renting out of Quebec and saddlebag north and back - sounds like that would be a great run.

Thanks for the info!

Richard

FYI - there is an airport with commercial service right up the trail in St Foy (Quebec Inn). My buddy has looked into flights there from HTFD. Good luck!

[Saguenay Bill]

OK, so what's an "I B" day

If I told you who is Irving Berlin would you know? If not do a search. One of the all time song writers. He rode

"Blue Skies" Look it up, that will explain what I mean by an "I B" day.

[Phil 1]

If I told you who is Irving Berlin would you know? If not do a search. One of the all time song writers. He rode

"Blue Skies" Look it up, that will explain what I mean by an "I B" day.

Every year someone asks...

With any luck Dom & I will be at the HI sometime the week of 2/21...Save some snow for us.

Got 16" here in the Lehigh Valley PA yesterday, wish I could have sent it to you. Just a P I T A here.

[Saguenay Bill]

Every year someone asks...

With any luck Dom & I will be at the HI sometime the week of 2/21...Save some snow for us.

Got 16" here in the Lehigh Valley PA yesterday, wish I could have sent it to you. Just a P I T A here.

But it will be melted by Sunday. See you the week of 2/21.

[Saguenay Bill]

Today Snomogary, Mrs Snomogary and I rode 145 miles. We had lunch at Scooby Raid. Nice day, not an "I B" day but a nice day. By the way I B lived to be 100. He had a summer place about 10 miles from where I was brought up. LongriderSS and 5 buddies just cam in and bought passes from me. thanks longriderSS.

Got my 06 back today. Got to love the SD warranty. 18,750 miles on it and the warranty is still good.

[josman401]

Bill , we got back to N.H. Tuesday , my father went for x-ray on Wednesday , no broken ribs , so I guess he can ride again after his sled gets fixed. I'll let you know what the estimate is for laughs. I'll tell him to keep it on the trail next time. Probably see you in a few weeks.

[Saguenay Bill]

Bill , we got back to N.H. Tuesday , my father went for x-ray on Wednesday , no broken ribs , so I guess he can ride again after his sled gets fixed. I'll let you know what the estimate is for laughs. I'll tell him to keep it on the trail next time. Probably see you in a few weeks.

josman401

Glad to hear about your Dad. I would not be surprised if the sled is not totaled by the Insurance Co. Hope to see you soon.

Bill

[182ray]

Today Mich Rev 1 & 2, Racersinc, Mikerider & I did the Fairmont Express, not to be confused with the Fermont, LB express.

You sure can't beat $15.50 for lunch had a great steak pluss dessert. Great trails & great guys to ride with. I've been here 2 weeks rode everyday today's total 3,500 +.

[GT Rider]

Hi Bill

My Wife and I are driving up to the HI on Sunday.

She cant wait to try the new Choko gear.

We hope to log a few miles with you.

[Saguenay Bill]

Hi Bill

My Wife and I are driving up to the HI on Sunday.

She cant wait to try the new Choko gear.

We hope to log a few miles with you.

GT Rider

Looking forward to seeing you and the Mrs. She will look good in her new Choko gear for sure.

Bill

[Saguenay Bill]

Snomogary, Mrs Snomogary and I rode 100 miles today. Went out 383/368/23, across Lac Vert to 83 and back. Trails 368 had been groomed and had about 3" of new soft snow on it which made steering difficult for Mrs Snomogary plus the rental Polaris she rides has worn out carbides on it which made it more difficult for her. After the first 70 miles she was worn out. So we had for the HI.

[racersinc]

Back home again in PA.

Wanted to thank Bill & Juliedelle for there hospitality while I was there.Felt like home.Great people.

6-1/2 days 1575 mi. great trails-met some new friends.Rode with some old friends.Don't get no better.

Mike & Ray- great to ride with you guys again.

Mich Rev & Mark nice meeting & riding with you.

Ontario Boys,Kevin ,Al & Larry-you guys rock-alot of fun.

Keep the tracks spinin.

Deano

[MichiganRev]

X2 here, made it back to Michigan with no problems. Had a great time. It's nice to be around people who have the same passion for snowmobiling that you do. Bill, thanks for everything, it's nice following behind a guy who doesn't need a map! It was also nice to put faces with names here on Quebecrider.com. Mikerider and 182Ray and racersinc, it was nice to meet you guys and we enjoyed riding with you. Also enjoyed riding with the Ontario guys, Al, Kevin and Larry. A special thanks to Larry who towed me the 11 miles back to the HI when I ran out of gas. I'll fix that problem by next year, I'll get a new sled! Again, thanks to all, already looking forward to next year, Dave

[racersinc]

Pic of Bill at Mt Valin lookout.

[mikerider]

Home safely this afternoon, great travelling weather. Already back to work.

Thanks to Bill and Juledele for always making me feel welcome and 'at home' at the HI.

Trip of a lifetime with 182Ray.

Great riding with so many of you before and after our saddlebag trip, old friends and new.

Hope to see you all again soon.

Mike

[Saguenay Bill]

Today was a great day weather wise and trail wise. sas, John and I rode 190 miles. On the Orange trail the runs between 93 in St Jeanne de Arc and 367 we encountered a very wet swamp. One of our sleds got stuck for about 20 in the water/snow when we tried to go around a wet area. Had lunch at the "Best Place in Town", Milot Truck Stop. While going past the Club House in Milot we watched a couple of laps of lawn tractors racing each other. The lawn tractors had snowmobile engines in them and they were turning some fast laps. Went on to Scooby Raid and they had vintage races going on there. Watched them for about an hour and then rode back to the HI. Great day.

[Saguenay Bill]

Back home again in PA.

Wanted to thank Bill & Juliedelle for there hospitality while I was there.Felt like home.Great people.

6-1/2 days 1575 mi. great trails-met some new friends.Rode with some old friends.Don't get no better.

Mike & Ray- great to ride with you guys again.

Mich Rev & Mark nice meeting & riding with you.

Ontario Boys,Kevin ,Al & Larry-you guys rock-alot of fun.

Keep the tracks spinin.

Deano

X2 here, made it back to Michigan with no problems. Had a great time. It's nice to be around people who have the same passion for snowmobiling that you do. Bill, thanks for everything, it's nice following behind a guy who doesn't need a map! It was also nice to put faces with names here on Quebecrider.com. Mikerider and 182Ray and racersinc, it was nice to meet you guys and we enjoyed riding with you. Also enjoyed riding with the Ontario guys, Al, Kevin and Larry. A special thanks to Larry who towed me the 11 miles back to the HI when I ran out of gas. I'll fix that problem by next year, I'll get a new sled! Again, thanks to all, already looking forward to next year, Dave

Home safely this afternoon, great travelling weather. Already back to work.

Thanks to Bill and Juledele for always making me feel welcome and 'at home' at the HI.

Trip of a lifetime with 182Ray.

Great riding with so many of you before and after our saddlebag trip, old friends and new.

Hope to see you all again soon.

Mike

Hi Guys

Glad all of you got back home safe and sound. Need to come up again. Thanks for letting us know you all arrived home safely.

Bill

[mikerider]

ON THE COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE!

Couple weeks ago while riding from the HI towards the Casino/Castle, 182Ray, Farmerold and I ran into Snowtrails TV out of Michigan. They were doing a story on sledding in Quebec. We met the crew at an intersection and they did a long interview with us.

The episide is now on-line for viewing. We got our 15 minutes of fame, but when the film hit the cutting room, 15 minutes became about 3 seconds. You can see us about 5 or so minutes into the episode.

This episode is currently available to view on their website. Sounds like next season they may have more footage.

Boulanais Relais waitress got more airtime than us, go figure?? (I know, very bad spelling).

Mike

[snowworks]

Going riding, finally! See you tonight Bill.

Hi Bill

My Wife and I are driving up to the HI on Sunday.

She cant wait to try the new Choko gear.

We hope to log a few miles with you.

See you there, Joel

[quebec bob]

ON THE COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE!

Couple weeks ago while riding from the HI towards the Casino/Castle, 182Ray, Farmerold and I ran into Snowtrails TV out of Michigan. They were doing a story on sledding in Quebec. We met the crew at an intersection and they did a long interview with us.

The episide is now on-line for viewing. We got our 15 minutes of fame, but when the film hit the cutting room, 15 minutes became about 3 seconds. You can see us about 5 or so minutes into the episode.

This episode is currently available to view on their website. Sounds like next season they may have more footage.

Boulanais Relais waitress got more airtime than us, go figure?? (I know, very bad spelling).

Mike

Mike, my friend and I did a photo shoot for Super Trax 8 years ago in St Zenon, spent the whole day with them and we managed to be part of a photo in the article but were never mentioned.....the article amazed us....it really had nothing to do with anything that was said or done that day....but it was fun. thanks for your trail reports this season, we will be riding the Vallins area next week,,,we are leaving from Shawinigan on Tuesday.