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Cat has arguably the best gauge in the industry but unfortunately not many people got the opportunity to try it last year.

The investor group is made up of most of the people who own Argo but not all of the people who own Argo. Some of the Argo ownership group declined the opportunity to buy into Cat. This is why they will be run as seperate companies. My "guy" is saying that Yamaha has just enough 998s available to do a small run of engines for Cat and that the 9000 series sleds will be built in pretty limited quantities for MY26. There will be a new Cat Built engine for MY27 in a 4 stroke specific chassis.

Most dealers that I know are finding that a turbo isnt worth any more than an NA version when you go to sell them used. Polaris BOOSTs are depreciating even worse by the looks of things. There has to be a big difference in price as all those 24s are now out of warranty and a new 26 has 4 years of coverage.

Where are the pics?

By the sounds of it the creeks and ice bridges are unsafe for a groomer to cross. Its supposed to be +12c this weekend anyhow. At some point it just becomes time to call it a season.

I do not disagree with that. The part that bummed me out was that my buddy sold his 6500km 2024 850 XRS quickly and I was getting nothing but low ballers on an absolutely perfectly set up 24 Lynx with less than 4000kms. It seems the only thing that Lynx' are known for is the ability to handle big bumps. In reality, they are a great sled that handle as good as an MXZ when set up properly and can be made to ride like a Cadillac. If was buying a sled knowing that I was putting 10000kms on it I would have bought another Lynx for sure.

At the very last minute, I decided to order an MXZ850 XRS. I absolutely loved everything about my Lynx but couldnt justify the price of a 26 this year, especially when I could order a 26 850 XRS with big screen and a 1.5 IR track for $2500 less than a new RAVE. It is starting to become obvious to me that a used Lynx doesnt bring a penny more than a comparable MXZ. This makes it tough for guys like me who normally deal every season. That being said, for the guys who like to buy 1 or 2 year old machines, the LYNX' provide great value.

Rumour has it that the Polar Bear Riders are calling it a season on Friday night. I have a few buddies that were in Rouyn over the weekend and said it was awesome. I would have loved to have gone up again, but I really needed to get back to work and make some money.

Duh. I shouldn’t read this on my phone. 😂😂

Where are you? We had a record year in Southern Ontario. Most of my buddies put 4000+ kms on. One of my clients put 6000kms on and never put his sled on a trailer.

Did anyone order a 26 sled? All of the dealers that I am talking to are saying that Snowcheck/Spring Break is absolutely terrible this especially considering how good of a season we had.

Yes. I got gas at the McDonalds. It was different getting in and out of town this year. The “old” trail is gone but the signage is still there. Just an FYI. There was no gas in Laforce last weekend. We ended up going to Winneway. You have to ride down a couple of kms of road into the rez but the was enough snow on the shoulder.

It’s new this year. It’s 70kms east of the turn to Malartic.

We ended up back at the truck in Ville Marie on Monday am and headed home. Our trip was Ville Marie to Amos, Amos to Lebel Sur Quevillon, Lebel to Rouyn, Rouyn to Ville Marie on Monday am. 90% of the trails were great. Not much traffic once you got away from the town centres. Lots of snow on the trail to Matagami. 3 of the 4 sleds in our group ran out of gas which was a surprise. Luckily 2 of us were carrying Linq cans. I am 99% sure that my season is over and I am ok with that. I had a great year.

320kms on today. Trails were excellent. Lots of fresh snow on them.