viper2 Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 A little late posting, but we (6 riders) left the Universal in RDL Monday morning. We took 526 to 85 to the local 44. All nice, a little thin close to town but overall good condition and coverage. We then too 544 East to St. Cyprien then continued on 571 to 546. All trails in great condition and more snow in the interior. Ended up on 35 to 5 and took that to 579 at St. Gabriel. Took that to 587 and went and checked out the radar tower. Visibility was poor so hard to get good pictures. We continued to St. Irene and took the gas there. Rode into Amqui and stayed at the Selecthotel for the night. 194 miles, trails very good and little traffic. GSX800, NSHM, MrsGTRider and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 Day 2 took us South and East. Left Amqui on 587. Took the local to Lac Humqui to check the trail 😂😂 actually was a wrong turn and didn’t catch it until we got there 10 miles later. Gassed there and doubled back. Took it back to 5 to Albertville. Gas was closed there, not sure if it was just because they are not open every day or if they are closed for good. Too early for clubhouse to be open so we continued on. Took a rest on the trail and had a trail side snack. Definitely not as many places open as there used to be. We went into Causapscal to top the gas should we take the cutoff after St. Marguerite. Continued on 5 and took the local cutoff to La Alverne. Trails are all awesome and again very little traffic. Met back up with 5 East and got gas at St. Omer, really thin down low and by the water. Continued on 5 and took a break at the Carleton clubhouse. Tried calling for rooms at the Francis in New Richmond but they were booked. A local guy in the clubhouse called and got us rooms in Maria at the Auberge Marchand. Instead of heading right there we went back up in the mountains and checked out the overlook then took some more of the orange trails and came out on 5 just before Maria. Found the exit off the trail 5 and headed to the hotel. It leads into a cul de sac and a plowed road. A little scratchy getting in but as we got almost to 132 a pickup truck headed towards the cul de sac flashed his lights for me to stop. Turns out it was the guy from the clubhouse who came to check on us when we didn’t get there earlier. I think he saw us go up in the mountains when we left and was worried for us. The holes is nice, the restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday but there is an IGA next door and they have a common kitchen on the 2nd floor of the hotel so we got some food and made it there. Snobeeler, GT Rider, mikerider and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 Day 3 we left Maria and decided to make a bigger day. There is weather coming with 30+ cm in some places and 70 kmh wind gusts. We stop in Nee Richmond and top the gas off then take 595 North towards LaCache. We took the local to the left at the split. Trail was fresh groomed and nice scenery. Met back up with 595 and took it to LaCache. We did a gas and go and headed for Murdochville. Tons of snow in the center trail not fresh groomed but still in good shape. We rolled into Murdochville did a gas station lunch topped the gas and headed North on 597. 597 wasn’t fresh groomed but was still good. When we hit the 5 it was groomed and we headed West. Great day for pictures and had some great views of the St. Lawrence, we rode to St. Anne Des Monts and stayed at Hotel and Cie. 256 miles for the day and again awesome trails. dooright, MrsGTRider, Florida Snowman and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 Nice ride. love it over there. where did you see the Police? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wng-2 Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 Nice ride and report. Thank you. nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikerider Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 Great report and pictures are fantastic. Thank you. nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted January 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 3 hours ago, iceman said: Nice ride. love it over there. where did you see the Police? Just curious. Where the local trail ends near LaAlverne iceman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted January 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Day 4, snowing pretty good when we are packing up to leave SADM. Decide to see what we can get. Hit 5 and head East, few inches of snow so far, winds not so bad. 20 miles out and it’s getting deeper, starting to push hard. We pass the St Paulin relay and like reported on here it’s closed so we push on. It started getting windy snowing hard now, we come into St. Adelme and top the gas. We pull into the relay and decide to have an early lunch and figure out where to go from here. A few of the locals express how bad the storm is getting, we decide to continue to Matane and quit for the day. We leave and the drifting is getting bad, time to quit, we made the right choice. Pull into the Riotel and it’s snowing sideways. Good to be done. P Hardy, dooright, nyskidooerinnewhampshire and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Gaspesie always offers awesome adventure. nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti62 Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Great Report Viper Thank you!!!! nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schooter Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Thank you for your report and photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisv Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Thanks for the report. Sounded like an awesome ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Day 5: Leave Matane this AM with many clubs showing grooming activities during the night. We take 5 West to 591 then ale that South as the 5 wasn’t groomed. 591 was groomed but the fields are drifted. Slow going until we get to 5 again then the pace picks up. Took the local trail at Padoue to 587N then hook back up to 5. Continue on 5 to Mont Lebel and take some gas then continue to 35 towards Rimouski. Pick up the 5 West one more time. We continue on 5 and take a break at Trois Pistoles clubhouse. After a short break we continue on 5 to 85 then 526 into the Universal. 210 miles for the day. Trails surprisingly good considering all the snow and wind zeusand, smclelan, MrGutz and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Awesome pictures, great report. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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