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Looks like the place to be! Dreaming, that I could be there.

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22 hours ago, schooter said:

Looks like the place to be! Dreaming, that I could be there.

 

hi schooter !!

sure !!! great conditions !!! super low traffic up to now !!! six sleds and maybe 10-12 deers !!!

it was snowing and windy when i left ...3 am !!! -8c when i came back in town a few mins after noon !!! -17c right now !!!

just lucky i have the pics to look at ...one of the weirdest run i took ...don t remember much !!!

 

jean-guy

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'' razor day '' in lac saumon !!!

mild temps...snowing when i left ..2-3 '' of fresh snow.....-8 c right now !!!

group of 6-7-8 before arriving to main street behind me !!!

tq 5 later tonight !!!

can t tonight ...but tomorrow ...i should celebrate 5000 posts with rouge maybe ???

 

 

jean-guy

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56 minutes ago, eddieskidoo said:

you could of pre celebrated last weekend.     L.O.L.   just to make sure the rouge was not bad.

 

hi eddie !!!

hahha...sure...but , i was too tired !!!

temps still at - 8c !!!

grooming tq 5 for the free weekend...expecting many bumps late sunday night !!!

broke the little pole for the light on the drag while cutting branches...i ll fix it tomorrow...guys were too busy at gas station to weld it !!!

pics from last monday night !!!

 

jean-guy

 

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20 hours ago, Trailblazer said:

No welding skills JG!!

Easy peasy, try it, like glueing two sticks.

hi jg !!!

not my department !!!! hahhaha...seriously , i think i saw that 1x...yaaa...look easy to use !!!

back from grooming tq 5 + local trail...then received a phone call from secretary ...they wanted my machine in downtown albertville...br was in trouble since a few days...

 

they had to groom subito presto !!!....br should fixed by now....

about 40 sleds today ...many from nb !!!

still mild temps !!!

 

jean-guy

 

 

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On January 13, 2017 at 9:36 PM, groomer said:

hi all !!!

just back from meeting great friends...eddie and dave !!!

always great to meet you guys !!!

was still very windy on my way back home !!!

thx for everythings !!!

 

jean-guy

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Looks warm there Hi JG get some more snow yesterday ?

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8 hours ago, artsled said:

Hi JG how many kilos are you grooming ?

hi artsled !!!

roughly in miles ....

tq 5 ..........................28 miles

l t ..ste florence.........6 miles

lake ..........................15 miles

st alex..lac saumon...14 miles

lt ste marguerite.........12 miles

one way ....x 2 !!!

l t ..for local trail

very-very light drizzle this morning for a short while...fogggy....clouds flying very low !!!

went to clubhouse...about  30 sleds around 11 hrs 30am .....28 from nb !!!

 

 

jean-guy

 

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On 2017-01-20 at 6:35 PM, groomer said:

hi jg !!!

not my department !!!! hahhaha...seriously , i think i saw that 1x...yaaa...look easy to use !!!

back from grooming tq 5 + local trail...then received a phone call from secretary ...they wanted my machine in downtown albertville...br was in trouble since a few days...

 

they had to groom subito presto !!!....br should fixed by now....

about 40 sleds today ...many from nb !!!

still mild temps !!!

 

jean-guy

 

 

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Spectacular photo's Jean-Guy!!!

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10 hours ago, lindasledgirl said:

Spectacular photo's Jean-Guy!!!

 

bonjour lindaslegirl  !!!

 

merci !!! great light for to take pics ,specially early morning !!!

nice too yesterday ,but when i saw the condition of the trail ....did n t stop much !!!

-21c this morning ...grey sky ...snow on the way i guess !!!

 

before i forget , i ll take info later.....when i came back last night , by the cb behind church ...there was an excavator next to the street i use to go on the main one !!!

so , i guess they are going to put new bridge this week ,so ,better use shortcut to go to albertville...or albertville to cross point !!!

 

jean-guy

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hi mike !!!

 

great thx....normally i don t see that stuff...because im earlier than that ...around 5 30 am usually !!! looking at my  pics last night , i had remorse ,i should have taken a few extra mins to take some more....i was too worried with the trail... !!! ste marguerite area is very nice early morning when lots of humidity !!!

 

hi sledwhore !!!

thx...for a newbie on my thread ...you re rock'n roll !!!! ahahha...honestly , i had to take info ....was nt sure if i had to take on the funny side or not !!! my english is nt perfect !!!

ps : sometimes its not the quality of pics....its the quality of people !!!

-15c !!!...grooming st alexandre later !!!

 

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bonjour a tous !!!

 

back from st alexandre around 4 hrs 30 ...

nothing worry about sledwhore...i can take jokes !!!

for sure steven ...if grooming schedule is nt kaputt , grooming late sunday night on tq 5 ....should be there around 11 am ...noon........i stopped at city hall to take info...they should start next monday ...need to remove old one...then i guess, they ll start next tuesday with the new one...should be a 3-4 days job !!! same guys who built bridges near lake frenette...the big bridge by the river and the one near my camp....guys from rimouski !!!

 

thx snowshark....taking pics can be a question of timing ...you can have great '' light '' but at the wrong place on the trail...happen often !!!

just a few snowflakes for now...-8c !!!

pics from yesterday ....pit stop at the 90' corner ...those professional racing teams....they better practice their pit stops for next season...i put 4 ..5 gallon cans in less than 9 mins...unhooking them from drag and putting them back on !!!...ahhaha

 

 

jean-guy

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2 hours ago, ns predator cat said:

JG, I hope your saving all these great pics , someday you could have your own gallery and become rich and famous,well I guess you are already famous ........".

Already rich in way most of us don't understand!!!

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merci stan !!! bienvenue !!!

 

ns predator....im rich for sure....i have the chance to meet great people at the clubhouse and on the trail !!! thats enough to be happy !!!

yaaa...im saving 90 % of my pics !!! delete a few time to time !!!

not sure if i understand 100 % phil...but  very well said !!!

 

well,looks like weatherman drank too much rouge yesterday....this is no storm at all...2-3 '' max..

snowed a bit last night ...around 2 30 am ,i checked by the window...no snow....but according to the people in albertville...at the gas station ...rained during the night !!!

still grey sky ...-2c !!!

no traffic jam in albertville this morning...

 

jean-guy

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