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Like all I am sure, I always wish I got out more, but happy with what I did do that season. Regret not venturing into QC earlier than I did to ride. I miss the group I used to ride with that would all start at a buddies house on Simcoe in Keswick and head north Fri for a weekend of riding and fun at one of two buddies Muskoka cottages for the weekend......it was almost always an adventure running the trails from just north of Orillia to D103B/B trail. I also miss doing short loops and runs in and around Simcoe, especially on the West side, riding to Georgian downs for some gambling, etc.... It was crazy how quick you would put on the miles each year when you lived so close to the trails and a lake you could ride on and from.

LOL, and that was from a couple of days ago. Snowmobile Trails – Main Trails Open – Worse than Poor – Stay off of them until we get more snow. Updated Sunday December 31, 2024 at 10:45 am

Hopefully when we book shortly, we are lucky enough to find what we need or adjust some things to make it work!

Funny talking about happy to have or view Feb as the sled season - true though in todays world! I like the positive spin / outlook

Well then in that case, "we" need to tighten those loan restrictions some more to mitigate the collateral damage by those with that mindset....if you cannot be responsible, then sadly someone else will need to be for you......and people wonder why outside bodies need to make decisions for you. Me, I could not make financial decisions that I am not comfortable with and only think of the me, me mentality.....regardless of how short life might end up being. Anyways, sorry for the sidetrack. Those new 858 Cats might be worth a whole lot less now too - readings some articles yesterday of potential major engine design flaw with the cranks being out of spec, not even able to be machined to get in spec. It is the internet and could be all over hyped, but man would that not just totally suck and add more salt to the wound.

Good to hear lodgings are booking up and / or full......unless you are looking for a place that is!

You pay a fortune to fight it in court that takes a year or more and reflect that it is a waste of time and money...so do your due diligence to avoid it....lol

CC is likely the one that would be more common - but if the Mortgage default numbers are higher, that would be a major indicator of how bad it might be rather than possible toys not moving. On the second, likely never to know as I do not think anyone would officially share that info.....but I agree. On another mindset of this, had a discussion over the holidays about how many "high end" cars are on the road these days around us - which reminded of a friend that bought a X5 a few months ago after the first person that was looking to buy it could apparently not get approvals on two loans in order to buy it (not that I sure that info was supposed to be shared)

Odd, my brother sent me a picture Dec 27 on his property in NB and they had what looked like a foot of snow and stating trails were groomed, not sure about open - but I know our weather since then has been crap, maybe there too....

Anyone have hard data on credit card and mortgage defaults in Canada as of late? Just for perspective since it obviously will paint a better picture of the financial state. Also wondering how busy things will be this year for bookings, restaurants, traffic, etc......will be booking lodging soon for a Feb trip so I guess we will see. Not to try and get this topic off track of course....

Was that not the year they invoked health centre boundaries due to the “situation”? I think that was our last good winter around here and same thing, most km were in QC ever since.

Looos like Jan 8 will see a deep, deep freeze….

👍 How are the trails looking otherwise with water and downed trees/branches?

Hopefully overkill with the emergency services and not that bad. How was your ride - conditions and other riders being respectful?

Maybe they need to explore SSM for potential sales to be had!

A lot better than it was though. with the holiday season here I’m sure many are focused on other things and maybe not totally updated with up to date info….and perhaps still some signatures to get, that may or may not happen.

Just came across this and don’t think I’ve seen an update shared. During a December 16 council meeting, the District of Muskoka decided to enter into an agreement with the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) that would allow snowmobiling on district-owned land. https://cottagelife.com/general/after-some-initial-concerns-muskoka-has-agreed-to-let-snowmobilers-drive-on-district-owned-land/

Safest bet is to stick to the local trails once they open and enjoy the open fields 👍.

Great to have some appreciation - unless you’ve done it, not sure people realize the effort that goes into planning a trip…now more so then before, imo.

LOL, I was thinking about that as well and how the shuttle would operate.

Just like last year - remember the massive interest in Valin when everywhere else was still showing green grass! That area and a couple other small areas in QC have open trails, these are the only Green ones. It is a beautiful area as well.

Considering it is out west, I am guessing all mountain sleds......I am sure a mountain that rents sleds could make easy use of these with no issues....

It was a post on Quebecrider forum, link below - great forum for info on the trails in QC if you have never used it. There is whole thread on this situation....the source of the info is not shared, but majority of info on there is factual. I figured they would have done a floating temp bridge, maybe not possible on this section of the river. And ya, it is still Red, maybe still working on official rubber stamp....but the new map seems to have some glitches too..... http://www.quebecrider.com/forums/index.php?/topic/17701-tq-5-fermer-2025/page/2/#comments

I think this seems about right to compare with.....but there is a much bigger gap today in what a new sled can cost. new sled 10/15 years ago = $10/12K used sled 10/15 years ago = 2/4K delta = 8k New sled now = 20k (this can be much higher) used sled now = 8K delta = 12K And we all know, the sled is just part A of many things, now you need to get the sled to the trail system that you can ride (truck, trailer, gas, etc....), whereas we used to be able to bank on every year being able to ride from Simcoe to various cottage location in Muskoka for a weekend of fun.

Cat adjusted their approach a few years ago and only made what was ordered, I’m sure some extra’s too. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure that’s the model they changed too not so long ago so not to overload dealers with inventory, limit incentives offered on non currents, etc…. You still see it of course, just not as bad as before I assume….