Padragon800 Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Figured I’d post on here in case anyone wants to follow along or is curious of conditions. Trucked up from PA up to Amos at the Amosphere 14hr run but bluebird day made travel easy. Pretty good amount of snow here considering how crappy a year it is grooming map shows lots of activity, so should be some excellent riding. Just doing day trips and big loops each day from Amos might head to Mattagami tomorrow will post report and pics. doo4adoo, zrtkat, zeusand and 16 others 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Je me souviens Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 14 hrs one way…that’s no joke. I am sure you will be rewarded accordingly by the groomers and trail conditions in that neck of the woods. Post some pics of the run to Matagami. It’s been too long since I laid eyes on that west side of 396. Pretty sweet through there as I recall MrGutz, mccaffrey, dooright and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooright Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Let the good times roll ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 West is best. enjoy it. Love the commitment 14hrs no joke. That is lots of black trail. markusvt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wng-2 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 💪That's what it takes. I hope you can enjoy some good riding. It would be a little less for me from Southern Maine. 640 miles. 12 hours and six minutes according to our friend google. markusvt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 I consider myself very lucky, 4hrs exactly from home to the Gaspesie. Snobeeler, markusvt and MrGutz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Dragon, as others have said here PLEASE keep us posted with as many reports and pics as you can. Have many fond memories of the 396 trail and have spent quite a few memorable moments at the Matagami club shack over the years. Had an 800 blow up back in 2013 right in the middle of the west side trail. That was a memorable day. I prefer the east side trail by far but both are good. When your heading north from Amos you will pass a small Native village "Pikogan" which you can barely see through the ding weeds. On the left side of the trail up on the hill they have a mini ski slope thing that they use for the kids to inner-tube down. If they are out there dont hesitate to stop and take a tube down the hill. Its a blast !!!! markusvt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 12 minutes ago, smclelan said: I consider myself very lucky, 4hrs exactly from home to the Gaspeise. I hate you......hahahahahhaahha! GutZ dooright, markusvt and MrsGTRider 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka2 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 3 hours ago, smclelan said: I consider myself very lucky, 4hrs exactly from home to the Gaspeise. 2 hours & 40 min. for me to Temiscamingue-drove there for a one dayer once to break in new motoneige-150 mi. + lunch & drove home! MrGutz, P Hardy, jak and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padragon800 Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 Day 1: today went from Amos up to Matagami total miles 253. Great trails the whole way fast running made the miles go by very quickly. Had lunch up there at a nice little restaurant. Met a couple from Ontario heading up to Matagami as well so we all rode up together got to love the snowmobiling community! dooright, smclelan, P Hardy and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Yes the camaraderie and Canadian hospitality is like no other sport ...a few weeks on the trail always feels like coming home for the holidays wng-2, smclelan and MrGutz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1049 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 26 minutes ago, Padragon800 said: Day 1: today went from Amos up to Matagami total miles 253. Great trails the whole way fast running made the miles go by very quickly. Had lunch up there at a nice little restaurant. Met a couple from Ontario heading up to Matagami as well so we all rode up together got to love the snowmobiling community! http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_02/6CF5C9BD-E29B-4EC1-A276-650CFABBF886.thumb.jpeg.b5890635d23d45a26a0907c7f71d4c76.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_02/9AC6FB51-823A-4E2E-8814-E86C88006408.thumb.jpeg.1dc8ce2c4954f41445118d84803916ab.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_02/580C4C75-3938-4000-A5FC-A567462DC289.thumb.jpeg.92212fa193ffb1e4e76f60b5f9c10a04.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_02/8B69DECF-B791-4809-A0E8-22AA289CBB43.thumb.jpeg.3362d4e34438bfad48637bda34420529.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_02/7BA2484F-46BF-4E7F-B758-28CFF9773A4C.thumb.jpeg.6b12180aa782268fbc5842f566115ca0.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_02/5B806C2B-A549-4756-8682-FA2533469C19.thumb.jpeg.bae116c8253dbeb3ebd92535b2370f43.jpeg It was an awesome ride and great meeting you and riding together hopefully we will cross paths again !! Je me souviens, smclelan, quebec bob and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padragon800 Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 27 minutes ago, 1049 said: It was an awesome ride and great meeting you and riding together hopefully we will cross paths again !! Yes it was great meeting you as well. Hope the ride to Quévillon went well. quebec bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1049 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 8 minutes ago, Padragon800 said: Yes it was great meeting you as well. Hope the ride to Quévillon went well. Yes the trail was perfect all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikerider Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Looks like you chose the right area to ride. I should have listened to you and come up. Have fun. But don't break down, those Alibiti wolves are hungry this time of year. mike dooright, Florida Snowman, zeusand and 4 others 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 glad you guys had a great day. And ditto what Mikerider says. jak and mikerider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 (edited) Glad your having a great time Alex. Keep the pictures coming. I'm gonna mow the lawn tomorrow. Edited February 22 by jak mikerider, GSX800, MrGutz and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka2 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 4 hours ago, mikerider said: Looks like you chose the right area to ride. I should have listened to you and come up. Have fun. But don't break down, those Alibiti wolves are hungry this time of year. mike That's no joke-we had one jump off the trail in front of us on railbed N. of Temiscamingue once then he hopped right back on behind the last guy & loped along behind us! MrGutz and mikerider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSHM Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 9 hours ago, Muskoka2 said: That's no joke-we had one jump off the trail in front of us on railbed N. of Temiscamingue once then he hopped right back on behind the last guy & loped along behind us! Hey was hoping one of you ran out of gas or had to stop for a nature call😅 MrGutz, MrsGTRider and Florida Snowman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muskoka2 Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, NSHM said: Hey was hoping one of you ran out of gas or had to stop for a nature call😅 We wondered what would happen if we ran out of gas/broke down & he came along-big/black & nasty 2" fangs! MrGutz and NSHM 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Well if NoHair is round.... http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_02/image.png.4b5bf13c43aef865a447bf015112f14e.png He'll get a new Hat! GutZ mikerider, smclelan, jak and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padragon800 Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Day 2: just did some loop trails around in Amos and ventured to new areas, I haven’t been then headed out towards La Sarre trails overall are great what a nice area for riding. This morning there was a nasty freezing mist, but after lunch, the skies cleared up and made for some true Quebec beauty! 280 miles today good day! MrGutz, jak, wng-2 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padragon800 Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 iceman, MrGutz, Florida Snowman and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Just freaking awesome for what is going on this year. Dragon & crew you guys got the BEST of the BEST for what the Abitibi had to offer this year. You guys picked the right week. No regrets driving all the way from Pa. Who the fu&K woulda ever thunk you couldn’t squeak out a first week of March trip in the Abitibi ever ??? i gambled and waited too long to get another trip in. Going to throw the towel in with recent forecast (and we were going to drive north into Abitibi) as a “red wave” is going to engulf the motherland late next week. (On already sparse conditions in most areas) Saddest fucken season I have ever seen in my years God speed to all who are rounding out their trip and those who will still venture on……….. mikerider, MrGutz, smclelan and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1049 Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 Looks like you hade a great day again ! We are staying in Senneterre tonight heading back to the cottage tomorrow in Fugereville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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