Mont Tremblant Park still open season 2011-12

[towing]

I'm glad to confirm that the parc du mont Tremblant will be still opened to sled this next season

It is unfortunately still in the long term plans to close the parc to snowmobiles.In fact, it is the last National Parc of Quebec province that still accept snowmobile on their territory. We have a bunch of parc that still accept snowmobiles but they are named "reserve faunique" like the reserve faunique Rouge-Mattawin or the reserve faunique Mastigouche in Lanaudiere. There are also all ZEC that are areas managed by private peoples(Real Massé and Coin Lavigne by example) that all accept snowmobiles like before.

For the Mont-Tremblant Parc, there will be only one trail that won't be opened and it is the trail link between the Pimbina entrance(also named St-Donat entrance) that run into the parc up to the Cypres relay. This link was supposed to be closed last season but was opened because the alternate new trails were not ready...

So, from St-Donat you will need to take the Caribou entrance to ride the parc or take the new #33 trail (should be ready...) that will run to Coin Lavigne in St-Côme and ride the Parc from St-Côme entrance. Here is a snapshot of this year Lanaudiere map that reflect those changes

The whole 2011/12 map can be download here: http://www.snowmobilecountry.ca/en/maps-brochures'>http://www.snowmobilecountry.ca/en/maps-brochures

or checked online here on the interactive trail map: http://www.snowmobilecountry.ca/en/map

And for those who read french, there is a note on the St-Donat Snowmobile club web site that confirm that the snowmobile will ride the parc this season: http://www.motoneigestdonat.com/La-nouvelle-carte-des-sentiers-est

Alain

[grumpysanta]

good thanks for info always good towing..

[Je me souviens]

Alain,

Good to hear that we can squeak one more season through the park. Staying in St.Donat at the Auberge des Laurentides at the condo'hotels du manoire on Lac Archambeault became much less interesting now that getting into the park is not possible via the Pimbina entrance. Seeing the Pimbina sign used to always register a good feeling every time I drove by. Seems as the systematic elimination of the highlights in the park will send the sleds over to SMDS in greater numbers. First we lost the cafeteria, then the Pimbina entrance, next year will be the icing on the cake with no more Caribou entrance possibility. I hope we can still feed the birds on black mountain. I don't really enjoy St.Come past coin Lavigne. I will forever enjoy the run down 63 to the airport bar in la Macazza, however finding a good route with appropriate length will take a little research on the interactive map. As fun as Lepine Rd. is, it is another 1.5hrs past St. Donat. I wonder how the interstate between Mt Tremblant and Mt Laurier is doing? Last year looked like 15 was being extended.

Here is a shot of the brand spanking new bathroom for the beach sites on 63. Came in handy for the less fortunate species that cannot pee standing up.