mrgrumpers Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 This past week my father and I spent a week riding around the Lanaudière & Mauricie regions. We have been regulars of the area for a good amount of time but life got in our way and we haven't been back until now. We stayed at Real Masse as this has been our home away from home for a good amount of time. We haven't been to Real in roughly 10 years so it was freshing to walk in and have everyone remember us as we were there yesterday. I can't say how amazing this place is, no matter what they will help you with whatever you may need. So lets get onto the import part of the trip the riding.... Day 1: 2/4/17 We arrived at Real around 2:30pm, checked in, changed and took a quick ride. My father had to break in his new sled for the first time so we though why not. The ride wasn't long but we rode out to La Glaciere then up to the intersection of 23 and 350 then back to Real. Trails were good, bumpy in the corners but that is what you would expect for a Saturday. Day 2: 2/5/17 Sunday's ride was a relaxing 175 miles. Left Real around 8AM headed up towards the dam and then over towards Lac Taureau. After that rode the reserver down to Saint-Michel-des-Saints and then over to Koubek for a nice ride. Trails were great even by the afternoon they were smooth and didn't pass much traffic for a Sunday. Also dinner at Real I believe we were the only people there for about 2 hours until another couple showed up. Day 3: 2/6/17 Monday's ride was a nice trip of to St. Donat and then south from there. Trails were fully groomed the night before and were flat and fast. Another 175 miles done for the day with passing maybe 8-10 sleds all day. Stopped for a rest before heading towards St. Donat at Coin Lavigne Stopped for a little rest in Entrelacs. Video from the day. Day 4: 2/7/17 Tuesday's ride is a familiar one with almost anyone who rides the area. We took the trip up to Riviere-Matawin and then back since the trails were so smooth. Took a little break at the river crossing. As you can see the trails were smooth. Video from the day. Day 5: 2/8/17 Tuesday into Wednesday they were calling for snow and ice, we received way more snow then ice. Received about 6-8 inches with a very thin layer of ice on top. Decided to head into the Maurice region and down to Lac Blanc then head up towards Saint-Alexis-des-Monts. Took the 23 that comes out above Le Cabanon back. Trail was good, needed to have the fresh snow packed but passed 2 groups of sleds. Enjoying the fresh snow on top of the great trails. Day 6: 2/9/17 Thursday we took a look at the grooming delay and realized everything was bright green so we took the best run possible back up the river again. Woke up to an amazing view from Real Stopped at Le Cabanon for a break in the afternoon and got to watch a plan take off on the lake. Day 7: 2/10/17 Friday was our last day, we covered over 1,000 miles already so we decided to have a nice ride and take in some different area. We headed south towards Saint-Gabriel to view the look out and run through the fields. Overall what can I say, my dad and I had an amazing time again and we look forward to heading back. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I will continue to post videos from the week. Father on the left (Mike), mrgrumpers on the right (Kyle) 182ray, Mxzeerider, SnomoGary and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Great report. Wonderful that you had that time with your Dad. Special memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neksledr Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Great report and pics Kyle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actionjack Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Great report. Thanks for taking the time to give us the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teet F8SP Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Good Times!! Awesome report This is the exact thing I do with my dad... We love the Real Masse for the same reasons you do and also hit the trails that are the freshest even if it is the same route now and then! The food at Masse is hard to beat and the heated garage is a great plus especially when its below zero F. We are going back up on the 6th... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towing Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Wow Kyle, handsome report!!! a real pleasure to read. No doubt you had a great time there with your dad, unforgettable memories for the future. Thank you very much to have put all this together and sharing with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carman Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Father and son, riding partners for life, I love it! Teet F8SP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJSkidoo Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Great report and videos. My father got me into this sport 35 years ago. Now at 45, I still cherish all of the times we spent on our sleds. I miss the times when he was picking up the tab...haha. Conditions appear to have been great. Thanks for sharing!! Teet F8SP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailblazer Posted February 16, 2017 Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Nice report and videos, thanks for taking the time to share with us. BTW how were you able to post so many pics and a vid on one post with a 4.88mb limit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgrumpers Posted February 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2017 Thank you everyone for the kind words. I would have posted it day by day but the wifi at Real is the best for posting videos. Trailblazer, I just hope the image on a different site like imgur. Then when you click on an image you can select what size you want (went with large thumbnail I believe). It gives you a embedded link to use in any forum. So it looks something like this [/img]linkto.jpg[/img] (remove the slashes in front of the img part to make it work) this just puts the image in the post without having to host it on the server. As far as the video you just copy the link and the rest is magic. If someone needs help with it shoot me a message I can give a hand. Here is the rest of the videos from the week if you want to take a glance. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGzWL8mgXjQWKLiNdBYnVtw Scranton1 and Carman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailblazer Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the tip Kyle, I'll give it a try. I've been emailing them to myself, Apple phone gives you several sizes to choose from before sending, this was the only way I could get more than 1 pic in a post. New site very frustrating to upload pics, was not like that in the previous site!! PITA Edited February 17, 2017 by Trailblazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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