Headed up to Saguenay / Mont. Valins Friday, got to the Holiday Inn about 8:30PM.
Very nice people and Great food there.
We had to trailer up to the Mont Valins Ski area parking Sat and Sun morning because the river & lakes are not iced over yet. Its about a 45 min ride.
Lots of snow 2 to 4 feet in certin areas.
The clubs are working hard to get the trails in top notch condition, I seen them out both Sat & Sun grooming.

Early in the morning the trails were in great shape, by mid day 93 gets pretty beat up for about a 20 mile radius from the Relais la Chapelle! I believe that was the name.
I think its doo to the lack of moisture in the snow, it does not pack very well.
When we were leaving on Mon it started to rain/freezing rain which I think this will help the trails more then if it snowed again.

We rode on groomed trails and deep powder riding.
The temps were -8F to 24F above and great weather.
On Sat we did 165 miles and on Sun we did 230 miles it was a great trip and worth it.
Here are some pic's we took.
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i'm jealous. one of these days I'll get up there early season, been listening to the sledmaine guys talk about it for the last couple of years.

Where is that canada? Looks sweet. :div20:

You just got to doo it.
Its North of Quebec City.

Here is a video I shot with my camera not great but.

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sorry i can only poo it. :div20:

Poo it or Doo it, whatever it takes.
Its a great experince and it helps take the edge off if you know what I mean.

Great pictures....its a paradise up there...doesn't get any better.

Hey?.........where have I seen this line before?..........hmmmm........... :smilielol:

That's Saguenay Bill's line ..............you should put that line in quotes! :smilielol:

Honestly I didn't know that...We have never met, but Saguenay Bill speaks the truth. Its one of a few places in Quebec that keeps us returning back.

Saguenay Bill? Who is that? Sounds like the name of a cowboy or an old fur trapper. :smilielol: :smilielol:

Nice post/report Jim (GTSE800)
Jim, Gary, Daryl and John (thats me). 3 Renegades and a Grand Touring.

My 2 cents on Monts Valin:
One word: WOW!!! Its all that and more! Fantastic people (especially people and breakfast/lunches at Relais la Chapelle!), gas at Passion next to the huge parking area at Valinuout is also very handy.

It was a long drive up and back, but it was worth it, and now I'm ready to finish accessorizing based on what we learned.

Here’s a few more pictures from our trip to drool over.

My new Renegade
Nice piece of trail
Another
And another
Nice Skyline

Can't wait for the big trips this season! See you on the trail!

GTSE, Looks like you had the exact same conditions as I had last November 13th & 14th.

You cant beat the Mt Valin !!!!!!!

Congrats on you trip !!!!

Cant wait to smack down the miles on my 06 800

:beerchug: :banana: :beerchug: :banana:

Any nightlife?

Glad you boys had a good time. Also thanks for buying your trail passes from the Caribou-Conscrits Club. It truly is "Paradise".

La chappelle is the relais that you were refering too, always busy there this time of year.

Night life at the Mountain is minimal, If you stay in the city (45 min. ride)there is plenty of nightlife but usually equates to a late start in the morning.

:beer: :beerchug: :drunk:
:smilielol:

Wow Darryl,
Sweet (get it) Shots. Looks like perfection.
I hope to taq along sometime. Absolutly beautiful.
Later,
Mark

Just Got Back From the Mont valin this weekend.... 3 Feets of powder fresh powder it was amazing....I'm awaiting for march...To go at the logcamp at the maria chapdelain lake it`s at the north west end of the onatcheway ZEC. If some of you are passing by during that week come and see us. It`s a nice place to take a 15 min break...I'm Building up a site for you guyz to enjoy Plenty of fun that`s for shure.

The Snow Maker

Christian L.

awsome pictures!!!
Any trip to Quebec is always a good time... dispite any drama you manage to encounter!!
The vid was a nice tease... made me want my first razz of the season to be that much sooner!!
Glad to hear you had a rockin time!!

I'm jealous.........was supposed to go up last week but had to work.

Glad to hear of your great time and nice pics

Hope to be up there next weekend again for my second trip in 4 weeks

Be sure to update us and Thanks! :div20:

Here's a pick of the Chappelle relais, nice stop for lunch and a refuel!

:div20: That was our home away from home for a couple of days, Great People & Great food for sure. :div20:

From the Toronto area....what is the most direct way to get there?

I did the mapquest thing....I cannot find the town.

Use saint david de falardeau for the "to" destination.

Basically you go to Quebec and head north to Chicoutimi-Saugenay- Jonquiere. From there you cross the Saugeney river and head towards le Valinouet ski area (parc Monts Valin). If you still can't MapQuest it I can help you from home when I'm looking at a map of Quebec province.

try google maps

there are 2 ways of going there! one is by st-david de falardeau an a other by st-rose du nord I prefered saint rose du nord beacause the road is much larger. free to you to decide!

In both ways you have to cross the bridge goiing over the saguenay river assuming your arriving by the 175 north.

from there if you go direction chicoutimi nord going up the little hill after the bridge you'll turn right at the light after equipement villeneuve(big snowmobile dealer) then it's straight until you see the valinouet signs that you follow...once youre at the ski slopes....

Get thoses snowmobiles out and have fun don't forget to by a pass for the time of your stay it help us keep the trail as nice as possible. and it's 24/7 over there.

the other way is by saint-rose du nord once you cross the bridge keeep your right befor goiing up the hill you must turn from there it's straight for about 20 min or so. when you see the pile of wood on your right there will be a very large entrance at your left.(in front of the wood pile) that is the other way you got straight on that utill the kilometer 31 I think then your near the chapel:) you can miss it there are a lot of parking and it's the place for the grooming sleeds.

if you have any more question go see mapquest or ask me!!!

The snow maker:)