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1st ride of the season for us in Sault Ste. Marie. A good start to winter and very close to last year's timeline.

Dunlop Lake Lodge Booked it. Arriving on March 8th for a weekend of riding at Dunlop Lake and surrounding Elliot Lake area. There are 2 guarantees in life. 1.) The sun rises in the morning. 2.) Dan will be riding a Polaris Wedge Hope to see some of you there. Dan

Hi! Couldn't log in, or get my password re-set last year. 😬 So I tried again this year. Bazinga! For better or worse.. I'm back. South Ottawa people, let's ride!

Sault Ste. Marie this morning. Feel free to post your 1st snowfall-of-the-season photos as they become available.

17 was closed from Wawa to Batchawana Bay from 1am, to about 11am. I was right there when they opened, I was going to go 101 to 129 and south, if 17 wasn't open when I got there. I lucked out, and ended up first out of town. Never saw an oncoming auto until south of Montreal habour. Here are a few pics from Crescent lake, the top of Montreal harbour, area. The last pic is Heyden, just out of the Soo. There was an honest foot near Crescent. But, a few miles north or south and there was little to zero, until you got close to Goulais. For reference, the no snow area is at Pancake bay. Very small squall bands off the lake. Was sunny, dry, bluebird days, the last 2 days in Dub. Ski

Thanks for thinking of me OX. Sounds like an interesting article on those 400's and 440's. On another note, more snow last night in the Sault

The OFSC is obviously aware of the weather issues in District 5 as well as other Districts. District 5 is I believe one of the top 3-4 Districts for permit sales in the OFSC so it would be a hard decision for the OFSC to shut it down and risk loosing a lot of permit sales. There will likely not be many new groomers allocated to District 5 if the short seasons continue as should be the case. I believe as long as there is a good volunteer base to do the hard work, District 5 will continue to do the best it can for snowmobiling in our area. JMHO

Had to replace fuel filter and sock on a 22 900 R at 4000 k . When the dealer ran the vin # he said we will need to replace the fuel pump and sock , common problem , parts are here on the shelve . Then he says should be ready by 10 am tomorrow , can l book you a motel . It is 2 in the afternoon . My daughter is off to the side listening see tells me to take a walk she wants to talk to them . I am outside take a glance in. Karley has the service manager, sales guy and 2 service techs behind the counter they are laughing and smiles all around . Not sure what was happening , But they put 2 techs on it . Back on the trail by 5.30 .

Muskoka this evening. And so it begins!!

11:00 am - Monday - Oct. 30th - Sault Ste. Marie

Starlink wifi will be great for calling for a flat bed/trailer up there for broken sleds. Lets hope they still keep the chili fresh with a ladel full of the hot dog water. Thats a really special touch you cant get just anywhere 👌

Oh well , I did take the advice of the article . And made alternate arrangements . One closed trail is not going to put a halt on the Pilgrimage to the Promise Land . Hope to see you there .

We did New Brunswick Last season, We used https://www.ontsnow.com/ Best trip we have ever done, they looked after everything and what was about 700 bucks extra per person vs booking it on our own was money well spent. We will book with them again.

Got two Cheques for $37.49 each back for Quebec permits (insurance) in the mail tonight - and we are still waiting for the Quebec trail passes to arrive at the house! (Ordered Nov 6th, and submitted for rebate that same day)

I had my sled serviced at Ledger a few weeks ago. New fluids, replaced the rear springs and a once over. Picked up a medium height wind screen Monday. The wife's sled and my Cat saw limited miles last winter so a quick once over and grease, maybe some carbides for wife sled. Trailer got a full service earlier this year. I do need to find one tail light for it. Bigger project I got is a tow rig. I sold my Dodge 1500 late last year and used my '07 F250 work truck to pull the trailer but its got issues. Early summer I found diesel fuel in the coolant and last month it blew the engine oil cooler coolant fitting. She's a goner. I picked up a 2007 F350 CCLB Harley Edition as a replacement 2 weeks ago. Its in now getting a safety then it gets a clean up, some paint work, new sound system and a flat deck. Raiding parts from the old work truck as much as I can before I sell off the remains. And then there is the Kitty Cat to get working on, and I hope to get the '79 SRX running as well as the '79 ET300. 🤪

Im back in the OC saddle, my Ontario permits ordered as usual but deciding on Quebec still. Last year i did multi day passes and it woulda been cheaper to get the full season pass. Got till dec 1 to decide. Either way im still pumping quarters into that arcade game all day long lol

Here we are on an actual sledding forum and all this talk of folks not buying ON permits - lets hope we have a banner year to change that mindset..... !

You should carry more insurance on your lawn mower than your sled.. Just a observation from your knowledge posts...

Ive run the FXR recon heated gloves .. what a game changer. Could never go back to a normal glove now. 2 battery packs, change em at lunch and good for the whole day ride.

I always said your not a real snowmobiler till you have been to Dubreuilville🤣🤣

I was speeding - way over - officer was polite and did me a solid- no need to waste the time and resources - I was guilty and okay to accept what he wrote it up to. From what I see day to day - most do not get "off" they get plead down to a lesser

I snowmobiled in D'ville last April. The hotel was (and is) a great supporter of sledders. They hold more rooms 'open' for sledders than our numbers may warrant. Should you plan ahead - yes. Like any hotel business, they cater to 'business' people and in this case it's often management from local industries. They're in for a few days, a week - whatever. Stay there. Talk to them. They're excited about natural resources in the area. Plan ahead. GREAT area to ride.

You obviously haven't read or heard about all the Doo failures attributed to the fuel sock.

We buy 5 permits every year - you've seen the mileage on my sons. My 2012 has 4700 miles on it As a family we are happy to contribute - hoping it will be there one day when I can return.

Ordered gift cards tonight. I was on the fence about Ontario passes but thought i would regret it if I didn’t been buying since 1988

OFSC app is working as today. Has a cool new feature where it tracks positioning. Can’t wait to use it. But first I’m off to eastern Quebec on private land to scratch the itch on Monday. Ripp’n & Gripp’n.

TD's pricing is based on Price for the Comprehensive portion. Looking at my policy, I pay the same rate for my Cat Turbo as I do for my wife's Renegade 900 as far as Liability and accident benefits, $1mil coverage on each. When I get to the comprehensive section, I pay $72 for the Cat (valued at $6500, $500 deductible) and $106 for the Renegade (valued at $15k, $1000 deductible). Not sure how the 2 deductibles got to be different, but this is probably the first time I actually looked at the numbers....lol

Not sure you can clean up all that old stuff and part of the reason for the new page, to start with a clean slate. been lots of not so good dialogue. Here’s hoping the new ownership maintains better relations with polar bear riders.

From their site: Professional Team High Integrity Have Been Certified Trustworthy Professional Team Trustworthy High Integrity Have Been Certified --- Website may have roots at the Department of Redundancy Department. .

Mental note, never buy anything from strongfarmer….lol

My vote is for Bridgepoint snowmobile club. LoL.

Just be responsible be a man and look after your crap. Keep your affairs in order and don't depend on anyone else to do it for you! Thanks for those words dad.

We’ve done a Gaspe/NB trip the last two winters. Haven’t stayed at the railcars but they do look cool. This year staying in Florenceville at the Amsterdam Inn. Railcars not practical for guys trip needing enough beds. Hopefully Slo-mo comes back.His scouting missions and reports were a great resource to learn about places a lot of us have never been.

Trail 111 and 170 just added to the ITG. Will have to go check them out this winter. Wonder if there is plans to connect to Palmer Rapids. Would complete / add a new loop.

Do you shower and put on dirty underwear.... The filter and o-rings are the cheaper part, oil is the bigger expense so it only makes sense to me to change it all, but to each their own.

Yes, as a snowmobiling friend told me years ago. You should buy a permit to support the system, not to go riding. If you're a snowmobiler, the system needs to survive in order for it to be there in the future. Day passes are for tourists. My 3 permits came in. I'm putting one on my back up sled incase someone wants to ride it. It may go out once or twice I figure. Besides, the insurance is double the cost of the permit.

They will be awesome, until the day after I decide I will buy a permit, then it will rain. LOL

If I could only ride from home, I wouldnt have a sled. We are lucky to get 1 or 2 weekends a season where our trails are open. Its actually easier for me to just book 3 long weekends off on my calendar and go than it is for me to take a random Sunday and go for a ride. That being said, by me not buying a permit pretty much guaranteed awesome trails in Perth County this winter.

Well, this is the best that I could muster on such short notice:

oh my - getting the juice's flowing. Great to see some White stuff come, and than go, especially this early, to get ya in the mood for the excitement to come!

I like my cans, easier to travel with and fits better in garage beer fridge

Premium pricing is all over the place. I came into Tavistock a few weeks ago and needed fuel in my C8. I pulled up to the pump and saw it was $2.09/L and the gas buddy app told me that 91 was $1.75 in Stratford. Unfortunately, I NEEDED fuel and made sure that I put 10L in it and walked in and told the Manager I would have filled it if he wasnt so crazy on the premium price.

What ya thinking , a 2 or 3 beer job…lol No tall boys of course.

Easy peasy follow the operators manual buy the kit from the dealer takes about an hour and at the end the beer tastes so good

Shirley several of us have already had yellow snow this year. No? .

If i cant sled out of my cottage they go up for sale. So I ordered them