iceman Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Day 1 sunday Left RDL Sunday. Plan was to go to Sainte Anne. Tough tough going to say the least fierce wind and blowing white out snow made for a interesting go. Picked our way one pair of red sticks at a time(sometimes one stick) road crossings were the big thing. Could not see anything at times and just blind luck pulling out onto the road after coming down off the giant drifts at the roadside. Hairy. And stressfull. Just past Matane had an E-Tec go down. Had to re-group and head back to Matane. After a trail meeting at Hotel we formed new plan. Day 2 monday Woke to still big gusting wind and crazy white out still. We found a rental Pickup truck and Scorpionbowl and I headed for RDL with the sick E-Tec. The rest of the guys made plans for what next and waited out the wind. Then they tried to go take a small ride out but 20 miles was like a war zone drifted and road crossings 4-5-6 feet tall at the snow banks. Unbroken hell. They came back. Meanwhile in RDL we dropped the sickened E-Tec at Bombardier and headed to grab a spare bullet(sled) from the trailer. Thanks to Playhard the group will stay together and contnue on. Back in Matane now 6 strong. Wind is diminishing and hopes to make Murdochville are high for tues nght. Conditions here snow wise are incredible like mid Feb. absolutely amazing the snow cover. Weather wise, well it is the Gaspe and that is that. When is blows(wind) and snows it be tough to go anywhere. We shall see what tues. brings. Iceman out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Snowman Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Hey Don, Sounds like the 67 mile rule got you guys on day one! Always seems like if something is going to happen on a trip it happens in the first 67 miles of the trip! Glad David had a spare sled in RDL to salvage the group ride. Enjoy & be safe. Say hi to the guys for me. Best, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooright Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Sure hope the weather changes in your favor .. push on and be safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Hey Don, Could you let me know if it's going to be cold and windy next week when we are there? Will everything be groomed? Is there a full Moon? Will Phil1 stay on the trail? Let me know. LOL! Edited March 18, 2014 by Jackstraw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailblazer Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Always nice to have a spare sled on hand, stay in the zone guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Day 3 Tues. Matane to Murdochville. The Team was like a well oiled machine today. Great ride blue skies groomed trails except first 20 miles leaving Matane. Beautiful day to be on the sled. Made great time to lunch in Mount St. Pierre, took time to visit with Pierre at Yamaha and just say hello. Quite an ambassador that man and really working hard as president of the Snowmobile club to move into the future. Great things happening here. Cruised on the 5 then to the 597 and down to Murdochville. Got in early so we took a bonus ride toward La Cache for an hour then turned back. Met the groomer from Club in Murdochville and got them all stickered up. Nice guys working hard so we don't have to. A fine day to be on Gaspe. Note to self(we need to ride here more often) We shall see what tomorrow brings. Edited March 18, 2014 by iceman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800steve Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Quit playin around and go out and get a sticker on that big rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 The day Shure goes better when you can see the trail. Here’s to blue skies. Go Team Iceman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Chic Chocs today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Blue sky indeed, great views of the Chic Chocs in the distance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hotel Copper gets the Team approval. Great hosts here Jacque and Bernard both speak some English and will make you feel right at home here. Great dinner and clean comfy rooms. If you passing here stay in Murdochville at Hotel Copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Day 4 Wed Left Murdochville and backtracked to return to TQ5 est. Pure adrenaline and awesome blue sky again today. Made the run to Rivere Renard for gas then back on TQ5 and off to Perce to visit the Rock. Took lunch at Table Roland, (the homemade potato chips kick ass) took care of business in Perce and off like a prom dress lickity split direction Chandler. TQ5 all the way and she was a runner. Great day today and we are sitting pretty at Motel Fraser in Chandler. Off to see Mr Groomer for thurs night. Keep your eyes peeled out here stickers are abundant. Iceman out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Good stuff today for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieskidoo Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 was there last fri am .... before the groomer went by.. took us 2hr to go 700feet ... if u look closely u,ll see skidoo parts on the shale where we were huggen the rocks the whole thing was a drift 8 to 12 feet high dave needs new side panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasledgirl Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 That was right before you were reserving our rooms with Gutz's credit card? Ha! L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I hope it was a suite! With an outdoor HotTub!! Enjoy! GutZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) It's ridiculous the amount of snow out here, with more on the way! And in the past 2 days we've seen more groomers on the trails than sleds. Around so many corners seeing beautiful trails of all shapes & sizes the voices in my helmet keep saying: "OH BOY THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT!" (I may be in "the zone") Edited March 20, 2014 by PLAYHARD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailblazer Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Keep'er going going guyz great ride so far Your Murdock backtrack for gas why? Is there no gas in Murdockville? I'll be out there next week counting stickers boys, in the mean time stay in the "ZONE" gaspesie canon 116.JPG That was right before you were reserving our rooms with Gutz's credit card? Ha! L Send me that number, I like suites with hot tubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Day 4 Wed Left Murdochville and backtracked to return to TQ5 est. Pure adrenaline and awesome blue sky again today. Made the run to Rivere Renard for gas then back on TQ5 and off to Perce to visit the Rock. Took lunch at Table Roland, (the homemade potato chips kick ass) took care of business in Perce and off like a prom dress lickity split direction Chandler. TQ5 all the way and she was a runner. Great day today and we are sitting pretty at Motel Fraser in Chandler. Off to see Mr Groomer for thurs night. Keep your eyes peeled out here stickers are abundant. Iceman out. hi iceman !! im waiting !! few inches here in town !!..........- 5c !!....grey sky !! if not too tired...try to find the sticker in town ...very easy !! hahhaha!! btw...great pics all!!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momojohnny Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 "Keep your eye's peeled" Way down Sud I mean way down....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 We found two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikerider Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I want a Team Iceman sticker for my truck. That would probably give me a free pass into Quebec at the border crossing. I would just wave the sticker as I drove thru without slowing down. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I found a perky redhead on this trip, she's treating me real nice and coincidentally staying at the same hotels too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Conditions today ;< ) Edited March 20, 2014 by NH-Moose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Conditions tonight - bacon pizza with JG and even more snow. In addition to snowing much of today, 4 more inches expected overnight. Incredible conditions for late march. Trails are all ours, hardly anyone else out riding which is OK with the team. JG says over 3 feet of snow have fallen here in the past 10 days alone, we've seen it ;< ) Merci beaucoup Spot Lunch in Causapscal (across the street from Motel du Vallon) for making our pizzas after closing time!! (Iceman not present in the photo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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