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Direction doesn't matter, sunny is preferable....however if a snowstorm is forecast do not hesitate head for the Motel.

this is definitely becoming a regular occurrence. couple weeks ago at a 4 way snowmobile trail crossing i stopped at stop sign and to my surprise a fed ex van came barreling by and i actually followed him for about a half mile on freshly groomed trail and he made it to the road.by the way he was driving he knew he was in trouble if he stopped

I don’t think it makes much difference which way you go. Plan your riding the north shore on hopefully sunny clear day. Not sure if you are riding the 595 between the north shore and LaCache. Riding south on the 595 from the north shore the scenery is much better riding south through the Chic Chocs vs riding north direction.

Either is fine in my opinion. The weather is the bigger factor. Below are examples of sunny vs. not sunny last week. Less than 24 hours apart...

Alright, I have hotels booked so we are going. The way I have it reserved, we could run the north shore clockwise or counter clockwise. If weather were equal, which way would you run it for the best scenery? This may be a moot point if one day is sunny and the other isnt.

Welcome Motel Drakkar

Yes. Just wasnt groomed towards Drakkar

yes everything is groomed now. I will advertise more on the trails. Call us for more information and availability. thank you TOM.

Was it groomed to Mc Donalds?

Just stayed at Drakkar monday thru thursday with a group of 4 and did loops from there. New owner Rohen and his wife are great. And their English is good. Always a plus for the Anglophone only community. Motel is the same setup Reggie left. However, they are not snomo savvy, at least not yet. First ride out Tues morning the trail had not been groomed this season. Club left a big mound of pushed up snow where the trail leaves the gas station trail and heads to Drakkar, effectively advertising it as closed, of course we popped over it. I got Rohen to call the club and guess what, they needed $$ and then theyd groom. No suprise. Wednesday the club had it groomed and back to normal. I mentioned to Rohen to put up some signs leading in from the trail, starting on Trail 3 - free advertising. Also he should get on here and elsewhere as a advertisor. We were the only folks staying there this week and the trails were perfection. I tryed to explain the potential this place has had and can have again.

Glad to hear he is there. Send greetings from Nova Scotia if anyone sees him.

You have to keep changing up, next week Gaspe and Sept Iles.

Nice! Have a good day!

That is great to hear!!!

Arrived at Lac Faillon at 4 pm yesterday after a 5th consecutive blue sky day. Trails were superb as they have been the entire way around the 83/93 I haven’t been here since covid and have heard all about the no served/cooked meals and the prepared only options they give you here now. Have read where a lot of guys don’t like that setup. I for one wish ALL the outfitters would do this. They are only charging 170+ for the room so all in it’s like 100 bucks Canadian a guy. Then you get what food or drinks you want and pay separate. And they had a GREAT selection of stuff prepared. I only had the vegetable soup as I pigged out in Clova and just wasn’t that hungry. You can’t seem to get out of any of other outfitters for less than 210,220,230,240 so I’ll take this setup all day long. Plus Faillon has nicer rooms than most of the outfitters!!! We are blasting back 65 miles to the trucks in Senneterre this morning and finishing our trip. 1000+ miles for the week was just right for us old guys. Couldn’t have had a better group and everything went perfect. The kind of snowmobiling trips you dream of. I leave you with a picture of the “Club Clova” poutine. A massive sandwich that’s sure to hit the spot on even the biggest guy. Besides your normal club with chicken, bacon, etc. they add an egg and a burger. Truly amazing!!!

Very interesting loop! Mont Valin and the Gaspe all in one!

Awesome run. Conditions look good. Thanks for the pics and report.

Bill and JD both are at the Delta and are well and look great.

5 February -11c Snow returned last night 1.5-2” fluffy stuff

Wow!!! So jealous. Good for you guys. Things look awesome!!!