iceman Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Day 1 Sunday Feb 3. Left the house to meet the guys at the intersection on TQ 3 from the Gouvernor Hotel. TQ 3 very nice yes hard but flat with crumbs. Hooked up the the boys and headed for the Rivere St. Mauricie, all good. Jumped on the bare river, no snow at all, all ice took the trip up to TQ 23 23 all the way to Cabanon yes, Ice on turns and some hard trail but no cooling or slide issues. Hooked onto the 63 and ran toward St Michel. As expected the worst part of the day snirty and dodging boulders all the way from Cabanon to St michel. Took the gas in St michel by the ski doo dealer continued on 63. Big open water behind the restaurant by ski doo in st Michel. Nice water skip there. 63 thru the parc not bad some washouts to watch for but very good. One tree down at the end with an improvised go round thru the bush. Rough going after the parc lots of icy spots until the Petit train du nord section. Smooth sailing to Mt Laurier. Little fluff here and yes icy near town but not bad at all. 251 miles door to door. Without studs or Iceripper track you need to be brave or stupid. Better have good Carbides too. Stay Tuned. Headed on the 63 to the 386 to Louvincourt then to Val d'Or. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Snowman Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Sounds like a dicey day Don. Tomorrow conditions should be significantly better. Hope all the guys have studded tracks! Be safe & eat up on the Poutine! Best, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Good stuff !!! Iceman keep us updated !!! THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbingheating4 you Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 nice report Iam going that way on thur hope for a little snow on the inbetween!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfarmer Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 In new liskard heading to quebec in am . Lots of snow here. Will report west side tommorrow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Snowman Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 In new liskard heading to quebec in am . Lots of snow here. Will report west side tommorrow . Safe trip David. Have fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 In new liskard heading to quebec in am . Lots of snow here. Will report west side tommorrow . I will watch for your posts. How long are you riding David? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfarmer Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 No plan , no reservations , we are flying by the seat of our pants. Heading to La Sarre in am , we think.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Day 2 Monday Feb 4 We Ride Sleds still here, always a plus. Time to get out of dodge city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Have fun iceman the best is yet to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemod04 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 thanks for updates, hoping to ride out of shawinigan Fri. a little snow sounds needed. Have a good ride Iceman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Day 2 Mont Laurier to Val d'Or Left Mont Laurier about 8:30 am still first from the hotel. Too many superbowl partys i guess. The dusting of snow was much appreciated and served us well to get out of town and hook onto the 63 west. Not terrible but Icy near Mt Laurier. Maniwaki area yes I can see was much more hard and without the dusting of snow might have been a bit of a challenge. Ran the 63 to Lytton then from there things greatly improved not great but 2 steps up for sure. Trail was much more snow covered but was real messed up from riders on it when it was soft. Then refroze and there you have it. Gassed up at Le Domaine and set out for the rest of the trip to Val d'Or. Groomed trail from there about 40 miles then caught up to the groomer doing an excellent job. Merci Club Ours Blanc doing a fine job. Even after passing the groomer trail was good and ran up to 386 passed on the gas at Pavillion Lavendyre and kept on trucking. 386 very very nice. 120 miles (from Domaine) to Kitchisik for the gas a soup and a little warmth. Continued on up the 386 thru the rollercoaster hills and sailed into Louvincourt. Grabbed the 83 west and cruised to Val d'Or wicked fast as usual and very nice. Its cold out here for sure. 282 miles many smiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Range Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 you went thru Maniwaki via 13/63 then 63 west or you took 322 in Grand-Remous til Classic restaurant? How was it from le classic to le domaine Iceman? loose snow upon the trail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 No Maniwaki Mid-Range sorry for the confusion 322 to bypass Maniwaki till Classic. Classic to Domaine yes loose snow to be had but the section between the two had a frozen berm in the middle from refreezing after being ridden on soft. Groomer was at Classic not sure where he was headed but he was going out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Range Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 No Maniwaki Mid-Range sorry for the confusion 322 to bypass Maniwaki till Classic. Classic to Domaine yes loose snow to be had but the section between the two had a frozen berm in the middle from refreezing after being ridden on soft. Groomer was at Classic not sure where he was headed but he was going out. Thanks for the updates Iceman. Have a great trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markusvt Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Have a nice Journey, we may meet up with you somewhere on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblume Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Thanks for the trail(s) report! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Day 3 Tuesday Feb 5 Well the plan was a easy day with a run out on 83 to Royun Noranda and beyond to set foot in Ontario. Remember I said it was cold here? Well 2 out of the 4 sleds felt like going first thing, one we massaged and used some unconventional heating methods, namely my sled cover draped over hood with the exhaust from the running Vector to warm the Apex. Got one going the other was not so co-operative. Made a call at 9:30am to RM Sport Yamaha in Val d'Or and 10 minutes later the sled was in the truck headed to the shop. (we almost had it going) I think a little more patience we would have got er done. Well of course loaded it off the truck at the dealer and not even 5 minutes in the door it fired right up. Oh well it needed some slides and got an oil change while there also. Big thank you to Roch the Owner for helping us out and getting us back on the white trail. for the fast response. Great service and very friendly if in need in Val d'Or go to RM Sport. Headed west and found 70 miles of pure love on the 83 west. Very very nice. The rest of the way to Royun Noranda was very rideable just the corners bumped up. This is where its at right now. Abitibi is the promised land. Great snow and always awesome trails. So many trails so little time. Unfortunately its not a long trip here so headed back east to Lac Fallon for wed. Night. Maybe a jaunt to touch ontario in the am before we head east. Overall looking sweet out here wish I could stay a week right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Snowman Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 You're in some of my favorite territory Don. Enjoy & stay warm eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazysnow Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Enjoy the promised Land Iceman !!! Thanks for Report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Great trails out there iceman kinda glad it is where it is seems like alot of people don't want to make that trek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 So true viper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailblazer Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Abitabiiiiiiiiii We were a big group last time through Abitabi, group of 8. And there's no forgetting Balbuzard that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Abitabiiiiiiiiii We were a big group last time through Abitabi, group of 8. And there's no forgetting Balbuzard that year. Looks familiar Trailblazer LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Day 4 Wed. Royun-Noranda to Lac Faillon Left Royun Noranda around 9am today needed a little hot water on the Vector fuel pump to bring her to life. 3 apex started right up. Cold Cold Cold Trails out of town fresh groom. Hooked onto the 83 west and cruised toward Val d'Or. Stopped in Cadilac for a little gas and some warmth. Trails Superb absolutely great. Continued to Val d'Or on great trail by-passed the city and headed for Louvincourt. Took the gas and a late lunch to warm up and headed out for Lac Faillon. Took the 386 south then east to 83 and on to Lac Faillon. All trails great conditions and excellent snow. Super cold. Group of 6 came in to Lac Faillon around 7pm no reservations, guess what? No rooms. On they went west. Would not want to be them tonight. Wicked cold to be out night riding for sure. So far so good headed east on 83 to Gouin for Thursday night. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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