scorpionbowl Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) Welcome QR's newest advertiser, Hotel Matagami. There probably aren't many people that travel the Baie James area that aren't familiar with Hotel Matagami. It's located at the base of the road to the James Bay. By snowmobile, it's at the peak of the 396 loop north of TQ93, due north of Val D'or and due west of Chibougamau. The shortest way by trail is about 80 miles off of TQ93, with nothing but a relay on the way, so when you do this loop, you've likely planned to stay at the Hotel for the night. The Hotel, and the town, have everything you need and would expect for your snowmobile stop-over. This is a favorite of many of our members, so feel free to share your experiences and welcome them to the site. Thanks go to Iceman for getting them on board... Edited February 20, 2019 by scorpionbowl PLAYHARD, mikerider, viper2 and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Je me souviens Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) FYI For $10 you can put your sled in the heated garage at the gas station across the street. Pretty handy considering the average nightly low temp up there. IMO the west side of 396 is way nicer than the east side. Edited February 21, 2019 by Je me souviens . scorpionbowl and viper2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Snowman Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Great place. Good food. Clean rooms. Stephane runs a good operation there. scorpionbowl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikerider Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Welcome Hotel Matagami, and thanks Iceman for helping get them on board. mike dooright, Florida Snowman and nyskidooerinnewhampshire 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooright Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Went that way once back in 14 .. Awesome place to stay scorpionbowl and ckf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunker Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Stayed here a few times last couple of years. Great place and some guys with a shop just up from it, were awesome and really helped me out! scorpionbowl and MrGutz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/20/2019 at 2:09 PM, Je me souviens said: FYI For $10 you can put your sled in the heated garage at the gas station across the street. Pretty handy considering the average nightly low temp up there. IMO the west side of 396 is way nicer than the east side. Are you sure you didn’t get that backwards. I personally don’t think the west side holds a candlestick to the east side. . PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 1 minute ago, snowmaster2112 said: Are you sure you didn’t get that backwards. I personally don’t think the west side holds a candlestick to the east side. . The West side is definitely better in my opinion, the East side down to Quevillon is twisty and keeps jumping the road hard to keep it groomed nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, viper2 said: 26 minutes ago, snowmaster2112 said: Are you sure you didn’t get that backwards. I personally don’t think the west side holds a candlestick to the east side. . The West side is definitely better in my opinion, the East side down to Quevillon is twisty and keeps jumping the road hard to keep it groomed nice Which side is roller-coastery & twisty-turny & extra-puckery when it's cream-cheesy?... (Yes, speed was a factor in this tree-hugging incident, and I'm not saying the the extra weight of the rider & machine was at fault, but since it was a pre-cat Yamaha it took a lickin & kept on tickin!) Edited February 22, 2019 by PLAYHARD mikerider, MrGutz and nyskidooerinnewhampshire 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 Anyway, THANK'S Hotel Matagami & Iceman for the support! We LOVE that place! Being the only place around, they don't have to be on their game, but they are! Seriously the best & fluffiest breakfast in the province! MrGutz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 West trail is the quicker trail, you’ll probaly only put your feet down once in that 80+ miles, at the one warm up hut which had the heat on for us. One of the faster tanks of gas i can remember. well stocked gas convenience store gas station in the same lot, and another across the street. Small mining town, a great stop for sure! dooright, PLAYHARD and MrGutz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Je me souviens Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 9 hours ago, PLAYHARD said: Which side is roller-coastery & twisty-turny & extra-puckery when it's cream-cheesy?... (Yes, speed was a factor in this tree-hugging incident, and I'm not saying the the extra weight of the rider & machine was at fault, but since it was a pre-cat Yamaha it took a lickin & kept on tickin!) 1 look at those pics says east side. The west side is a wide cruiser under the power lines, leads into Amos. As viper said, the east side leads into LSQ. Either way we can all agree that Matagami is an experience we enjoyed with the help of hotel Matagami. My wife enjoyed the hot tub in the room. If you really want to get crazy, just head north like Bill and crew did years ago, you can stop into James Bay for lunch....2 days later...lol PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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