towing Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Here's the ride we did on Sunday February 4, 2023 Here in the fields near my home We tried the brand new #345 trail path to St-Félix de Valois which had been closed for several years due to a loss of right of way in Notre Dame de Lourdes sector and also in the village of St-Félix de Valois the urbanization had taken over the old route which was no longer possible to use. The new trail connects St-Thomas/Ste-Élisabeth via the east side of #131road to St-Félix. Here next to Benny in the fork south of St-Félix. The trail goes around the village of St-Félix on the east side to connect with the old trail north of St-Félix near the small narrow bridge which connects the Guillaume Tell snowmobile club in St-Félix and the St-Gabriel de Brandon Snowmobile club There is a bit of roadside and shared trail but it is still a great realization for the St-Félix snowmobile club to have succeeded in making this new acces of 15kms to connect south/north... personally I was no longer believed it! I take my hat off to them! Here on the Black River in St-Jean de Matha near Gero Brp dealer We went up the #63 trail, passed through Coin Lavigne in St-Côme and went up the #33 trail towards St-Donat. The mountain just before arriving was frosty like I had never seen it There is a new meal option in St-Donat, a St-Hubert! we had our lunch there, it's just a counter with a small dining room but it was full and we had good, fast service and there's a gaz station just in front to feed the BRPs! We then took Lake Archambault to go towards the Montagne Noire In the middle of the lake there was a big puddle of slush with a snowmobile deeply stuck in it... When in doubt, throttle out! Unfortunately the Black Mountain area was under clouds when we arrived there. The rising trail scenery was heavily painted with snow Once on the top was just as beautiful, too bad we didn't have the sun But the gray jays were there as usual Having still a good run to do to return home we continued towards #33 south And here on Lake Esterelle I didn't remember how winding and mountainous the #33 section south of Estérel was, a real roller coaster with a zipper! We felt the snow cover a little thinner when we reached St-Calixte. We took a break in St-Lin to then have our dessert at the driving level with beautiful long fast fields towards the south. As weird luck would have it, we crossed #125 road just few minutes before a fatal accident occurred there, a snowmobile with 2 people have been hit by a car at the road crossing giving no chance to the 2 sledders, we found this out the next morning in the news. On the ride we just seen the police cars on flashes going up towards St-Esprit on #158 while we were just a few kms away near St-Alexis(next village). From what we read, it was the 3rd sled of a group of 4 and some people told the icy trail approach to the road may had contribute to the accident. The 2 peoples were a couple that now leave a 9 years old child orphaned. Road crossing are no joke guys, be double careful when you cross them... this kind of impact rarely forgive.... Sympathies to the affected families and friends We were finally back home at 7:30 p.m. with 359km on the dreameter. It's ultimately a pretty big ride, not just in terms of mileage but also several winding, less rolling trail sections. We left at 8:30 in the morning and did a good ride. Good conditions overall with the cold we had during the night before and the majority of trails which were freshly groomed. We closely watch the forecast for the next weekend, hoping for the best! Alain MrGutz, MrsGTRider, zeusand and 11 others 11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Amazing! Thank you! towing and zeusand 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 7 hours ago, PLAYHARD said: Amazing! Thank you! Ditto times two towing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Hardy Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Fantastic pictures and report, thanks Alain! towing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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