snowmaster2112 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 You came late and went early thankful for our 8 day rip and was sure to get one more in not so congrats to everyone who squeezed in some decent rides here and there Lowest number miles. >1400 in the last 30 years had fun though and looking forward to next year dooright, Pipeman and MrGutz 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wng-2 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 8 hours ago, snowmaster2112 said: You came late and went early thankful for our 8 day rip and was sure to get one more in not so congrats to everyone who squeezed in some decent rides here and there Lowest number miles. >1400 in the last 30 years had fun though and looking forward to next year http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_02/IMG_8968.thumb.jpeg.9a4bb6671d027fa52a4a1deb21cc8b16.jpeg I did not get out once. Disappointed, but no regrets. There are certainly worse things in life that could happen. I will register my sled for 2025 on July 1 , and buy my Quebec and New Brunswick Trail Passes as soon as they are available like I usually do, and look forward to next year. MrGutz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledfarmer Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Just thinking here on the positive side , at least next season most definitely , positively , absolutely , undeniably will be better than this one ! dooright, wng-2 and P Hardy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 Just now, sledfarmer said: Just thinking here on the positive side , at least next season most definitely , positively , absolutely , undeniably will be better than this one ! Or nuclear winter just saying dooright and sledfarmer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snohorse Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 13 hours ago, snowmaster2112 said: You came late and went early thankful for our 8 day rip and was sure to get one more in not so congrats to everyone who squeezed in some decent rides here and there Lowest number miles. >1400 in the last 30 years had fun though and looking forward to next year And that is coming from QR ridder who reported 10 Grand in one season not so long ago on Ski-Doo Enduro. dooright 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 29 Author Report Share Posted February 29 9 hours ago, Snohorse said: And that is coming from QR ridder who reported 10 Grand in one season not so long ago on Ski-Doo Enduro. LOL….to be fair I had (for the first time ever and even not now) the entire winter off that year. just seems harder and harder as you get older and fighting the weather and the economy to get seasons in like we used to. I hope to make it to full retirement someday and have enough Ching left to ride at least half the winter days. I’ll be able to beat Mother Nature then LOL my buddy sent me some pics today from some French Facebook I think page. Outside of Parent/Clova somewhere WARNING GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING CONTENT !!!!!!!!!! doo4adoo, NSHM, dooright and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markusvt Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 (edited) All depends on where you look. 😉 Edited March 1 by markusvt MrGutz, dooright, willb and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zrtkat Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Worst season for quite a while Brand new sled with 0 miles 🤬will be brand new next winter . Brand new Catalyst wanted to try out this winter . Let's hope for a comeback of winter next season. quebec bob, MrGutz, wng-2 and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Here’s my Brand new Lynx… also 0 miles dooright, zrtkat and P Hardy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Team Iceman not ready to surrender just yet….. markusvt, wng-2, dooright and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuse6 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, markusvt said: All depends on where you look. 😉 http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/image.thumb.png.d3ecb4ebbea8d9f13664e0597e7d3f33.png We’ve done the Cote Nord this week leaving Hotel Pelchat in Les Escoumins Sunday morning. Baie Comeau Sunday night, Sept-iles Monday night , back to Baie Comeau Tuesday night. Trails have been excellent for the most part. Godbout to Sept-iles going out and then back the next day we’re a F1 slot car course. Groomed both directions and almost zero traffic. Days you dream of for riding conditions. Sunday night we were the only sledder group at La Manoir in BC, Tuesday night few more sledders. We did the big loop north of BC both days and it was excellent for snow cover and grooming. Arrived in Forestville for Wednesday night. Very light rain Wednesday during the day, almost unmeasurable. During the night it rained more. Today Thursday morning it was cold and trails were hard as rock. We did the 200 km loop north of Forestville. More snow north of Forestville than anywhere else have seen. 8 sleds in our group, 5 with scratchers, 3 without. No problem running with scratchers, guys without had some cooling issues. One bush fix got a 1200 back to the hotel. The loop north of Forestville is a real gem, scenic. Was concerned because grooming map showed not groomed for several days. So little traffic run up there conditions were perfect, not a bump. Seems like half million people in Mont Valin and very few doing Cote Nord. This trip from Feb. 25 until tomorrow finishing up back in Les Escoumins has been a 9/10 for conditions. doo4adoo, MrGutz, MrsGTRider and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markusvt Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Just have to know where to look 😉 Fuse6 and iceman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signfan Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 2 hours ago, zrtkat said: Worst season for quite a while Brand new sled with 0 miles 🤬will be brand new next winter . Brand new Catalyst wanted to try out this winter . Let's hope for a comeback of winter next season. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/PXL_20240221_162545220.thumb.jpg.2e822f6ed273be45c067db3de1a57e7f.jpg You should head for Kirkland Lake and run the Northern Corridor. They got 6" - 12" of snow in this last storm. zrtkat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signfan Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 1 hour ago, Fuse6 said: We’ve done the Cote Nord this week leaving Hotel Pelchat in Les Escoumins Sunday morning. Baie Comeau Sunday night, Sept-iles Monday night , back to Baie Comeau Tuesday night. Trails have been excellent for the most part. Godbout to Sept-iles going out and then back the next day we’re a F1 slot car course. Groomed both directions and almost zero traffic. Days you dream of for riding conditions. Sunday night we were the only sledder group at La Manoir in BC, Tuesday night few more sledders. We did the big loop north of BC both days and it was excellent for snow cover and grooming. Arrived in Forestville for Wednesday night. Very light rain Wednesday during the day, almost unmeasurable. During the night it rained more. Today Thursday morning it was cold and trails were hard as rock. We did the 200 km loop north of Forestville. More snow north of Forestville than anywhere else have seen. 8 sleds in our group, 5 with scratchers, 3 without. No problem running with scratchers, guys without had some cooling issues. One bush fix got a 1200 back to the hotel. The loop north of Forestville is a real gem, scenic. Was concerned because grooming map showed not groomed for several days. So little traffic run up there conditions were perfect, not a bump. Seems like half million people in Mont Valin and very few doing Cote Nord. This trip from Feb. 25 until tomorrow finishing up back in Les Escoumins has been a 9/10 for conditions. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/IMG_8439.thumb.jpeg.84517d59e3886a526bd7a6f9d9742913.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/IMG_8437.thumb.jpeg.189d3842f8ce375a67c37f408b19aefb.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/IMG_8434.thumb.jpeg.53659f9b5dcad1602fd1d9f5b65c41f6.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/IMG_8440.thumb.jpeg.2752b42c3f72450a84c93af6fc852fe5.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/IMG_8442.thumb.jpeg.cdf48bd33c4ccfaf321d449646961c66.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/IMG_8444.thumb.jpeg.0e2e2dedd02e201e8fc8230b5c776827.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/IMG_8452.thumb.jpeg.4d7f5da6b76870bb732b850a3d990d79.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/image0000011.thumb.jpeg.66c39b51a0685c1263387a748511a1ca.jpeg http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/IMG_8458.thumb.png.26f00ed971c7208fd9f6b76bf1b6eeaf.png This is what I needed to hear. Now big debate. Northern Ontario or North Shore. I hope both areas survive one more week so we can get a trip in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted March 1 Author Report Share Posted March 1 AWESOME write up and trip Fuse6. !!!!! that stick jammed up in the running board wins the ingenuity of the year award. BRAVO !!!!! Snohorse, wng-2, Fuse6 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Fuse6 you have some great pictures. We ran from BC to the Coronet today, much better conditions then expected. It was frozen and hard but no snirt, or traffic. The amount of damaged trees from the Spruce Budworm is unbelievable, miles upon miles of dead standing wood. Heading to Chapel tomorrow, not sure where after that. Snowmaster2112, pull up your big girl panties and come up again, there is still some goodsledding up here. Too early to throw in the towel. iceman and wng-2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wng-2 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 9 hours ago, zrtkat said: Worst season for quite a while Brand new sled with 0 miles 🤬will be brand new next winter . Brand new Catalyst wanted to try out this winter . Let's hope for a comeback of winter next season. http://quebecrider.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2024_03/PXL_20240221_162545220.thumb.jpg.2e822f6ed273be45c067db3de1a57e7f.jpg Zero miles for me also. I drained the stabilized fuel that I filled it with in March 2023 out of it Tuesday. I will burn that in my zero turn mower in a few weeks. Kudos to those that are out on the trail now. 👍💪 Best of luck! I came back to the truck in mud and gravel last March. That sled is still not completely clean. Hopefully 2025 is better. zrtkat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 MrGutz and zrtkat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Worst year I can remember as far as snow, and I have been riding Quebec since 1989. We got lucky and got 2 trips in, neither had a tremendous amount of snow but good enough. The trip last week to the Gaspe from RDL was a gamble that paid off. As we rolled back into RDL last Saturday it literally felt like the trail evaporating around us and it literally was. Our annual Maine trip is a no go, supposed to be leaving tomorrow but bare ground like most of Quebec. Next year has to be better NSHM and quebec bob 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSHM Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 13 hours ago, iceman said: Team Iceman not ready to surrender just yet….. No mention of snowy trails or frozen shores? lol iceman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 3 minutes ago, NSHM said: No mention of snowy trails or frozen shores? lol Use your imagination come on NSHM and quebec bob 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSHM Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 (edited) 20 minutes ago, iceman said: Use your imagination come on I've tried ,but you can't ride on imagination. We were up the end of January from Bernieres to RDL on a mixed bag of conditions and said, they just need one more good storm and it never came. Canceled a couple of trips in Feb. Timing and driving mileage didn't allow going up to where the snow was. Some of us have to work.😂 Worst winter since my first time riding Quebec since 1979 at Hotel Motel Sawyerville with the berm in the middle of the trail. Edited March 1 by NSHM quebec bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doonali Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 14 hours ago, quebec bob said: Here’s my Brand new Lynx… also 0 miles Does this have the 2.4'' lug track? If so what are your thoughts/research of it on groomed trails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 My friend in Michigan also has this sled with the 2.4 track...which is a lynx only track not available on ski doo ....it has 35 percent more paddles than ski doo 1.8 track...and much stiffer. We have trimmed it down to a tad under 2 inches with a jig and a meat carving serrated saws all blade...it looks factory...and increases track speed...and works well on the trail...hooks way better than anything currently available...and gives up very little in deep snow. We put cooling fins on the inside of the rear portion of the skis to throw ice and snow off the carbides into the windows on the track and they work 10 times better than scratchers...and never wear out...he has 5 k miles on his so far with zero issues...this sled weighs 570...and is much better than the ski doo extreme I traded in...which was a great sled...the radiator is also a great feature and I believe is the only 2 stroke that comes with one...looks like I,m headed to Cote North as things are looking good there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 Here is the pics of track work P Hardy and zeusand 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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