Wednesday was a cold one.  -28 to start.   Had fresh grooming for 85% of the day and what was left was very good too.  Spent last night at Marina Chibougamau.  Back west on 93 today with a couple inches of fresh snow.  Ran it as far as Senneterre. Conditions were great.  Not enough snow to make things push so all good.  With the snow came warmer temps which were appreciated. Headed east from Senneterre on 83 to the local trail that cuts back to louvincourt.  Man is there ever a pile of clear cutting in that neck of the woods (former woods).  Thousands of acres of open area.  Don’t go there in a blizzard.  Trail into louvincourt was great.  386 south is closed, but that wasn’t our plan.  Caught back up to 83 and finished up in Val D’or.  Little choppy coming into town.  But still very manageable.  Back to the truck in the am.  Has been a fun trip.  Just shy of 1500 km so far.  Figure we will finish around 1750 kms in 4 days.  Getting my kms in to close the season out.   Gotta be 6’ of snow in Chibougamau and in Matagamy.  Spring hasn’t arrived yet up here.

All will be known Oct/Nov 2026!   So what would this season have looked like without the trails slated to be gone, actually gone based on the great snow year? - less permit buyers - doubt it - less broken groomers - highly likely - overall less enjoyment of the overall system - I don’t think so because there was so much yelling and green on the map this year   Now take away the great winter we had again, that changes a whole lot including likely having some extra money left over money after the dust settles with less groomers on the move.   Permit increase has to be max amount, nothing less. Maybe some provincial money again, but properly planned ahead.  

That’s a secret!   Go to a club meeting!   And it’s still a secret!

Falls back to what I was rambling on about 7 months ago. What is the "plan" moving forward?    

One would hope not. If it did happen the OFSC decision makers would be well advised not to again tell the clubs they have to re-open the trails that the same clubs just closed. I believe the decision makers would quickly be told to shove it if that happened.