Jackstraw Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Mxzeerider said: There sure isn't enough room between them poles. One time we went up there during week and trails where freshly groomed pretty much 95% of the way to malone. We got to malone from Williamstown by 11 am and started just a little past 7am. Was one of my best ny trips to date. We have ridden from Old Forge to Valley field in QC on the St Lawrence about 12 years ago. Believe it was about 285 miles left at 8am crossed the border around 5pm after a long search for the crossing. We had to go over a long train trestle missing a lot of boards about 70ft in the air. Had a 350lb buddy that wasn't going over. We all did and lured him over finally. Railbed was great up and 175 miles of moguls on the return. Never again! PLAYHARD and Mxzeerider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 1 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Jackstraw said: We have ridden from Old Forge to Valley field in QC on the St Lawrence about 12 years ago. Believe it was about 285 miles left at 8am crossed the border around 5pm after a long search for the crossing. We had to go over a long train trestle missing a lot of boards about 70ft in the air. Had a 350lb buddy that wasn't going over. We all did and lured him over finally. Railbed was great up and 175 miles of moguls on the return. Never again! PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Matheson Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Mxzeerider said: That's exactly where we started from last time. Then we crossed the river on a barge and stayed at some motel in middle of nowhere, after that we spent a night at universal(was very nice) and back to signature(back then it was 4 seasons I think) 4 Points Hotel. Did you cross the fiord in Tadoussac ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 28 minutes ago, Phil 1 said: Yep No side rails either, or sled tracks. Scary sheet! Carman, dooright, Pipeman and 3 others 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxzeerider Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 18 minutes ago, Jamie Matheson said: 4 Points Hotel. Did you cross the fiord in Tadoussac ? Not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxzeerider Posted January 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) Booked a room at signature for next Sunday night. Going to try to doo 1000 miles, back packing! Wish us luck Edited January 6, 2019 by Mxzeerider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 3:14 PM, Mxzeerider said: (back then it was 4 seasons I think) Yep, close 'nuff, Four Points Sheraton. Now a taxi ride to the Ice Hotel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Mxzeerider said: Booked a room at signature for next Sunday night. Going to try to doo 1000 miles, back packing! Wish us luck Good luck. It sounds like conditions are improving daily and there in more snow in the forecast. Mxzeerider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 The best official, documented miles in a day, in Quebec, early 1990's...Dennis, the owner of Le Cabonon and Lee, the former owner of Bistro St Zenon, left Le Cabonon for River Matiwin thru the park on 360 and back to Le Cabonon on Mack Z's...4 TIMES IN 1 DAY.....YOU DO THE MATH.....800 MILES!! when you think about the miles it seems impossible...then you think about the park and 75 to 80 is very doable on that trail of 100 miles. They were done at 6 30 pm, and very tired, years later Lee said he would never do any thing like that again. You can hear all kinds of stories, I know this one to be fact and I know with today's sleds, it could easily be done on the very same trail...just have to have nice grooming and no traffic. PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyDoo Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Trail 3 has a problem around baie St Catherine I believe. Not sure if there is a detour or workaround yet. The only way across the Saguenay River out that way is the ferry. It’s a memorable experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Done this trip a couple times! Morgan VT to Hotel Universal in RDL. 6am-7:30pm 464 miles with a 1 hour lunch break. 100 miles of railbed that only takes an hour!!🤣 actionjack and Mxzeerider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidooccio Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Be careful on the 3 past St Simeon, trail closure was in place last Wednesday, we could not pass to get to the Taddoussac ferry, friends of ours had to flatbed to the ferry crossing. Not good. We ended up doubling back and setting out the next am on an alternate route up to Valin. Mxzeerider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 4:27 PM, quebec bob said: The best official, documented miles in a day, in Quebec, early 1990's...Dennis, the owner of Le Cabonon and Lee, the former owner of Bistro St Zenon, left Le Cabonon for River Matiwin thru the park on 360 and back to Le Cabonon on Mack Z's...4 TIMES IN 1 DAY.....YOU DO THE MATH.....800 MILES!! when you think about the miles it seems impossible...then you think about the park and 75 to 80 is very doable on that trail of 100 miles. They were done at 6 30 pm, and very tired, years later Lee said he would never do any thing like that again. You can hear all kinds of stories, I know this one to be fact and I know with today's sleds, it could easily be done on the very same trail...just have to have nice grooming and no traffic. Bob, I know Dennis and have stayed there many times over the years but I just “did the math” and only came up with 572 miles??? either way....I always knew he was a tough SOB.......you can still see it in him even at his age now PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, nowa said: Done this trip a couple times! Morgan VT to Hotel Universal in RDL. 6am-7:30pm 464 miles with a 1 hour lunch break. 100 miles of railbed that only takes an hour!!🤣 Perfect area to do that run. I would like to do that someday. The Bay st Laurent is fast, fast, fast...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxzeerider Posted January 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, skidooccio said: Be careful on the 3 past St Simeon, trail closure was in place last Wednesday, we could not pass to get to the Taddoussac ferry, friends of ours had to flatbed to the ferry crossing. Not good. We ended up doubling back and setting out the next am on an alternate route up to Valin. Hasn't been groomed for past 7hrs. Isn't the trail supposed to be marked red if closed? Last time we were there that stretch was really beat up, it was as bad as tug hill ny lol Edited January 9, 2019 by Mxzeerider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 8 hours ago, snowmaster2112 said: Bob, I know Dennis and have stayed there many times over the years but I just “did the math” and only came up with 572 miles??? either way....I always knew he was a tough SOB.......you can still see it in him even at his age now Cabanon to the river matawin, back in the late 80's and early 90's always read around 100 to 102 miles on my sleds, but you know the speedometers were probably off by 10 percent...180 each way, still amazing when you think 4 trips, on those old suspensions, it a hell of a day even today. PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidooccio Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Mxzeerider said: Hasn't been groomed for past 7hrs. Isn't the trail supposed to be marked red if closed? Last time we were there that stretch was really beat up, it was as bad as tug hill ny lol Yes, it should be, but when 3 branches off after the small warming hut, it had not been groomed at all, then after st simeon, it turned to a singletrack, which brought us to a camp access (I figured that would happen based on the type of sled track), so then we broke trail for several miles, then back to a singletrack, which only brought us to another camp access, then the trail turned bad, and GPS showed we were still at least 15 miles from the ferry, so we turned back, since it was getting late. I was told by another group that it is a landowner issue that has not been resolved yet, at least as of last Wednesday. Mxzeerider and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxzeerider Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 1/8/2019 at 10:17 AM, skidooccio said: Be careful on the 3 past St Simeon, trail closure was in place last Wednesday, we could not pass to get to the Taddoussac ferry, friends of ours had to flatbed to the ferry crossing. Not good. We ended up doubling back and setting out the next am on an alternate route up to Valin. Looks like they just groomed that section! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidooccio Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Mxzeerider said: Looks like they just groomed that section! Thank goodness! All is now right with the world 🙂 MrGutz, Mxzeerider and scorpionbowl 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxzeerider Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Is it possible to make it from one gas station to another with full tank of gas and a jerry can (3.9 gallons), or is there more stations on the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSX800 Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 It's 158 miles according to your screen shot. Call the Ski Doo tank 10 gallons (it's actually 10.6 on an XS/XP) plus you 3.9 extra gas. So just call it 13 gallons all together. If you can get 12.2 mpg you will make it with about 1.5 gallons left. Or you can stop at the sawmill (cash only)and top off, then, no worries. Mxzeerider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxzeerider Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, GSX800 said: It's 158 miles according to your screen shot. Call the Ski Doo tank 10 gallons (it's actually 10.6 on an XS/XP) plus you 3.9 extra gas. So just call it 13 gallons all together. If you can get 12.2 mpg you will make it with about 1.5 gallons left. Or you can stop at the sawmill (cash only)and top off, then, no worries. Where about is sawmill on the map? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 1 Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 The trail goes right thru the lot, pull to the pumps and someone will show up, have cash. The cafeteria is open weekdays, weekends is vending machines. It’s maybe 1/3 of the way between LaDore & Chibogmau. Some sweet trails up there. dooright and Mxzeerider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 1 Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Here PLAYHARD and Mxzeerider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxzeerider Posted January 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 6 guys, 3 days 600 miles. Trails were mint! Edited January 18, 2019 by Mxzeerider snowfarmer, viper2, actionjack and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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