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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.

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 👌

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

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

Hi Ski, we were 30 minutes north of the city. Fresh powder video.

Collision is first party coverage only. the only exposure on that coverage is your own.

Forecast looks like no above freezing temps for the near future. No real big snows forecast but, that can change, with the big lake machine. Hwy was closed last night. We got a bit more. It's a start. Maybe riding by Christmas. Town looks peaceful, decked out in fresh snow. Ski

River is almost completely frozen. Starting to look like winter. Ski

From what I’ve gathered over your last year or so of posts is that….1 you have rode minimal miles/kms since ‘06, and 2… you clearly have no clue of what hell you are talking about!… I’ve enjoyed the entertainment you’ve spewed over the years here, but….. time to cash out bud!

Making ice this morning. Ski

So do you think the approx. $8000.00 price difference would help justify the higher premium if not the risk?

River is almost frozen in town, this morning. It is coming. Ski

Your "regular" 900 is what 100 hp? 180 hp. would make a difference I believe from a risk standpoint.

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!

Looks like a decent amount of snow there. how far out of town were you? Nice job Dan! Ski

I have had many new sleds and never put collision on one,personal choice

Cash only last time i was through. With starlink it would be easy to get debit and visa. They won't though not wanting to loose a cut of the $5 / litre gas.

We rode up there last year in 3rd week of January. I am not sure it it was new management or old but despite all of the hype I had read I thought we were treated and received fairly well by staff. No we could not get a hotdog as the fuel man was only employee there that day and he was busy running pump and cashing out guys. Food girl was on a supply run and not there yet. Coffee and hot chocolate was free that day I think And do not really care if it was $2 or more It was hot. I imagine some people might have been upset with the service But our group of 5 had no issues. And yes we spent a pile on gas Probably $500 for the group. But we had a blast on way up and down. And we needed the gas as a couple guys were right empty when we hit Cochrane

They've certainly upped the marketing. They have a billboard ad around Huntsville, northbound hyw 11.

15 +years ago, give or take, that gap was smaller, but still needed you to arrange for a trailer shuttle. A trip across Canada, has been done once that I'm aware of, again, likely about 10 to 15+ years ago by group of guys who rode from out west back to Quebec (I think it was that way). They had support from many clubs along the way, and maybe even Ski-Doo at the time. Losing the trail out of White River north thru Caramat and up to Longlac is a good example of how tough it is to support\maintain trails in sparsely populated areas. That part of the province is pretty "sparse". (Our daughter just drove that way last Spring on her military posting to Alberta, even in the car (Toyota Corrolla) , she had to plan her fuel stops carefully.)

Discussed many times on this and other forums. A number of guys have tried to figure out a route but I have never seen anything in print about it being completed. Seems like hiring someone with a trailer to get you from Geraldton to west of Thunder Bay is the best bet.

I was suprised. Years ago, we paid our yearly premium and got nothing back. Same with motorcycles. I paid for 1 month last year. I havent insured yet this year, but the file is open and waiting for my call. I get proof of insurance within minutes to my email. I verified the prorating. while I had them on the phone. I like it.

Perfect I’m on my way to Florida hopefully winter sets in by the time I get back lol

And you would be in the 99% group who rarely look at anything - just the price I have a $1,000.00 deductible. $500.00 is useless and I would never make a claim for anything in or around there - to lose claims free and/or have a claim go against my rating for something so low is ridiculous

The value is only used for rating purposes, it has no bearing on the payout. The payout under the policy is based on Actual Cash Value. Got my renewal from TD in my hand - no change up or down. Paid

I'm doing Gaspe for the 3rd time this winter...4 of us going this time (3 buddies from upstate NY, and yours truly.) Starting our ride on Feb 26 from Mont-Joli again this time...only an extra 30 minutes drive east of Rimouski, and avoids the less interesting open country from RDL. Doing a modified loop due to the Murdochville - to - La Cache trail closure (damn!!) But we'll get to do the entire length of 597, and the absolute best part of the north shore (between 595 & 597) both ways (yahoo!), and we're avoiding the much less interesting south shore altogether... won't go any farther west down there than Chandler. Taking 6 days to do about 1,500 kms, so we can really enjoy the spectacular scenery. BTW, one of our favourite hotel stops on the north shore is Hotel-Motel Grande-Vallee. Beautiful setting overlooking the harbour, and awesome cuisine...worth checking out.

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)

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. .

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

Signed...I was thinking of sending out a mass email to all OC members and request they sign the petition.

At td they mostly go by price. I am only insured for 12 k now. don’t seem to matter what’s under hood 😆 Is there a max price td wont touch now? Use to be not sure if they got rid of that cap or not?