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Km 31. Right at the top of the mountain.
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Entire east coast was wiped out by that last storm.2 weeks ago. Was double digits and 40 mm of rain. I'm sure they will recover shortly though.
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10 hours ago, scottyr said:
I was talking to my dealer this am and he said they are not taking any sled trades unless they are absolutely stealing them. The market is shifting so fast no one can react fast enough.
He said given the choice of being stuck with a new non current sled or a trade that he has too much money in, he would much rather just hang onto the new one.
That makes sense. He can push back on the manufacturers for rebates on non current new inventory. Used he's on his own.
I'm sure this will pass. Sport isn't doomed and was / is due for a correction. Many of us predicted a year ago that this was going to happen.
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What were the early season permit sales like? Anyone have any intel?
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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.
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Whats is this trail like that runs out towards Georgian Bay? Is it worth the trip out and back? Also what is the C trail and C101D like to the south / east?
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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.
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Always good practice to run a lien search. Also a CPIC search to ensure it hasn't been reported stolen.
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Thanks everyone. Think I'm sold on Sand Dam rd.
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Is that where A102Q meets the A/D trail? Is there a maintained lot there? Is there anyone to check in with or pay before parking there? Overnight stays allowed? Looks like a good solution.
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Any good public parking spots in North Bay that people use to stage from? Ive used the portage in the past, but found they discourage anything longterm (overnight). Hotels are an option, but if were driving up in the morning and riding out I wouldn't be stayong there overnight. The ITG shows lakeside dr as an option. I believe its directing us to Armstrong park. Anyone parked there? Other options???
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I'm thinking just the gen 4 sleds then and probably only certain years. With 25,000 and 30,000 km on our sleds probably no concern with this issue unless we run into a spell of bad gas somewhere.
Changing these socks is probably on some maintenance interval recommendation. That'll be how they're getting around the recall. If you follow the schedule this is addressed before its ever an issue to you.
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If its plastic then clearly a manufacturing issue. Should be a recall, but wont happen. What is involved in changing them for us folks that do our own work? Is this a one time thing after the sleds been through a cpl thousand km? Or a re-occuring maintenance item? Seems like once its done and tank is clean wouldn't be needed again unless you get into bad gas.
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24 minutes ago, Strong Farmer said:
I dont find ts skis bad at all. I guess I spent too much time on a Yamaha before 🤦♂️.
They behave differently on an XS chassis vs gen 4 or 5. Better on the xs chassis.
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Enough to cover the grass in Ptbo this morning. All gone now.
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Another interesting one. These guys have their crap figured out. East coast up to Nain looks pretty interesting.
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Some of their issues are self inflicted. If your gear is failing before you start out on a trip like that might be worth addressing. Not quite the right toboggan setup either. Still pretty cool.
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Find something new everyday.
These folks are pretty resourceful. Find it hilarious that the dog comes and gets its own ride. Some beautiful country they're traveling in.
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Would eat up a ton of floor space too when not in use. Other issue I see is you have to drive 6' across your garage before you get on it. So you're still gonna have carbide damage to your floors vs independent wheels where you can put them on at the slab edge. To each their own. Would be perfect for some peoples applications I'm sure.
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Any updates on the Dubreuville area. Did the new trail north to Hornepayne get finished? Any chance things will get opened to the west to be able to run to Marathon?
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It's the banana belt. Snow is tough to come by. Especially in Prince Edward County. When they get snow the lennox and addington ridge runners in the Napanee to Kingston area do a great job. Things get groomed up as good as anywhere in the province. They have a rail line that is the backbone of the system and then a mix of good road allowances and farm field running. The network they have south of the 401 is kinda neat. Only trail I'd probably avoid is the one that runs up through Enterprise towards Tamworth. It's tight and narrow. Bombi type grooming or groomed with sleds. There is no trail connection between Napanee and Belleville. Recently they opened a trail to Sharbot lake which is also railbed. Haven't ridden Prince Edward County yet. On the bucket list, but haven't managed to catch them with snow and open trails yet (been trying the last few years and hasn't worked out). Knowing the map the trails out there are somewhat limited, but there is a small trail system across the island. Still probably worth the trek when they do get snow. Most from Kingston head to Sharbot Lake or Cloyne for weekend riding. That's their muskoka cottage country riding and not much over an hour from Kingston. You also have good riding to the east (Prescott to Cornwall area) or trips to Pembroke or Western Quebec are within easy commuting distance.
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38 minutes ago, Spiderman said:
They all have different laws and litigation procedures when it comes to dealing with personal injury via snowmobile accidents and how tort claims are allowed to proceed.
It's not apples to apples and that is a big part of what is misunderstood.
I would put to you they are defending the OFSC, their partners, and their memberships interests before they are that of the insurer.
I am speculating -but I bet the OFSC has a fairly sizeable SIR
You're right on the SIR. Still begs the question what could those volunteers hours be doing instead of risk management paperwork? If $167 per permit is volunteer hours what percentage of that goes to risk management? I bet you the dollar value is large. Instead of 4 hrs taking the signage course for the 15th time not learning anything wouldn't that time be better spent actually installing signs? The legal questions are much larger than snowmobiling. What makes Ontario so special? We pay through the nose for insurance here vs the rest of the country. Are accident victims better off here after the fact?
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32 minutes ago, Yukon said:
I remember a time when when the world of snowmobiling didn't want to embrace the digital era. That were all up in arms, when we left the text based trail status updates.
Trail -2023 - open- from uncle stuckys outhouse, to the big tree at shits creek..
This wasn't a knee jerk reaction, and we have some very good people leading this volunteer driven organization.
Insurance, risk management and liabilty are all very real.
Always check the interactive trail guide for what trails are available for access!
I hear you, but something is off in Ontario. How can it be so different on these issues jumping just one or two provinces in any direction of Ontario. Go to Quebec, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia and you get gps maps and groomer tracking. There volunteers are focused on delivering an exceptional product while our volunteers are focused on defending the insurance companies interest. It was frustrating to be involved with and is frustrating to see. The organization has great people. But way too much effort is going to risk management.
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Monts Valin accomadations
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If you decide to go I highly recommend going mid week. Will get much better trails. Expect the weekends to be very busy.