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May 2nd, 2011 - May Snowmobile Run

A group of snowmobilers were out on Sunday and May 1st, they departed from the limestone quarry (10km west of the club) and did the 19-301-22 loop. There were water holes and bare spots to contend with; this is to be expected as it is the month of May.  Snow is melting fast and with the amount of rain forecasted for the remainder of the week there will likely be very little snow remaining by the end of this week.

April 20th, 2011

Groomers are parked and all trails are officially closed for the season as well our club house.  However there are still snowmobilers out enjoying spring running on the trails west of the club.  Trails west of the club still have plenty of snow but washouts and sink holes are starting to appear, please take your time if out on the trails.

April 15th, 2011. 7am

The New Holland is out on the trail 19 this morning repairing any water holes that may formed this week between the club and the 19/24 intersection. At the same time we will be going on a rescue mission for the Jacket River Club; their groomer broke down this week and they had to leave their drag on the trail in order to limp their groomer out to safety. As per Federation Rules trails are officially closed as the 16th of April.  Trails west of our club still have plenty of snow, if you plan on doing some off season trail ridding do so at own risk.

Our annual T-Bone Steak Supper and dance is this Saturday April 16th. 20$/ticket. Call 783-3335 to reserve your tickets or email info@chaleur.ca

April 11th, 2011. 10pm

Trails west of the club club were table top flat all weekend and there were no major washouts which is almost unheard of for this time of the year. Temps have been above freezing for over past couple of days and washouts are immanent. Trail 19 from the club to Bathurst is now considered closed, all trail west of the club are still open and we'll try to get the groomer out later this week once the temperatures drop back below freezing. Track our New Holland

Our annual T-Bone Steak Supper and dance is this Saturday April 16th. 20$/ticket. Call 783-3335 to reserve your tickets or email info@chaleur.ca

April 7th, 2011. 10pm

Last night we groomed trail 19 from the club to the IP Road, tonight we are grooming trail 301 (sugar shack trail) and trail 22 from the 301/22 to the 19/22. Trails west of the club still have plenty of snow and are in amazing condition given the time of year. Trail 19 from Danny's Inn to the club is still passable but will no longer be groomed, the section of trail 19 between Danny's and the Atlantic Host is considered closed. Track our New Holland

Remember to always be on the lookout for washouts this time of the year.

April 4th, 2011. 10pm

Over the weekend we received 15cm of snow in the lower elevations and close to 30cm in the upper, however most of this new snow has already melted away. Tuesday's forecast is not looking good with warm temps and rain. The New Holland will be on the trail tonight to do a short run on trail 19 east of the club as far as the hydro line in Dunlop.  We'll be working on the trails west of the club once the weather permits later this week. Track our New Holland

Remember to always be on the lookout for washouts this time of the year.

March 30th, 2011. 8pm

We have had warm weather over the past couple of days and as result trail 19 between the Atlantic Host and Danny's is now considered Closed because the Tetagouche River and Peter's River are starting to show signs of running water. Tonight we will be grooming trail 19 east of club to the Hydro Line in Dunlop, trail 19 from Dunlop to Danny's Inn is still passable but will not be grooming it as it could do more damage to the trail than good. Thursday night we will be grooming trail 19 west of the club. Track our New Holland

Remember to always be on the lookout for washouts this time of the year.

Club supper Friday night. Chicken Cordon Blue sponsored by AB Seafood Specialist, Jenk's Excavation, Port of Belledune & Kenny's Trucking. Call 783-3335 to reserve your tickets. This is our last Friday night supper of the season.

March 29th, 2011. 7am

Our New Holland has been running almost non stop over the past three days, here is what has been groomed:

March 27th, 2011. 11pm

Trails held up exceptionally well over the weekend considering the amount of traffic that was on them. Today we groomed trail 19 east of the club as far as Danny's Inn. Trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to Danny's is still passable but we did not want to chance crossing the ice bridge at Peter's River with the groomer. We will be working on the trails west of the club over the next couple of days. We have no major washouts to report as of yet bur always remain on the lookout. Track our New Holland

March 25th, 2011. 7am

On Wednesday night we were only able to groom trail 19 east of the club as far as the Morrison Tunnel, we had to turn around to due drag issues. Last night we groomed trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. Should be a great weekend for sledding.

Club supper Friday Night, Ham and Scallop Potatoes sponsored by Boudreau Backhoe and Roland Leclair Construction. Call 783-3335 to reserve your tickets.

March 23rd, 2011. 9pm

Tonight we will be grooming trail 19 east of the club towards Bathurst. Track our New Holland  Our goal is to make it as far as the Tetagouche River but we may have to turn around at Peters Rivers which is located between Danny's and the Atlantic Host if the operator feels that the ice bridge will not support the groomer. Snowmobiles are still crossing the Tetagouche River near the Host however this can change at anytime. CROSS AT OWN RISK

Club supper Friday Night, Ham and Scallop Potatoes sponsored by Boudreau Backhoe and Roland Leclair Construction. Call 783-3335 to reserve your tickets.

Always be on the lookout for washouts this time of the year.

March 21st, 2011. 9pm

Today when the NH returned from grooming trail 19 west of the club a fresh operator jumped in and headed back up trail 19 as far as the 19/301 and and is currently grooming trail 301 and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 shelter. Track our New Holland 

As you can see from this site that three clubs use this gps system (Chaleur, Nepisiquit and Balmoral) have been out grooming over past couple of days, the majority of the trails are light up green.

Always be on the lookout for washouts this time of the year.

March 20th, 2011. 11pm

It was a beautiful weekend for snowmobiling, there was heavy traffic on the trails on Saturday. The trails faired out alright given the amount of traffic. The New Holland is currently grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. There are some areas that have small washouts, these have been marked and we will try to repair them as the trails get groomed this week. Always be on the lookout for washouts this time of the year. This weeks forecast is looking good, temps should be below freezing most of the week.  Track our New Holland

March 17th, 2011. 10pm

Last night we groomed trail 19 form the club to the IP Road. Trails should be in great shape for the weekend, however be on the lookout for washout as the temps have been above freezing over the past couple days and they can appear at anytime. Snowmobiles were still crossing the Tetagouche River today, however this can change any day.

Club Supper Friday March 18th, BBQ Chicken sponsored by the Bayside Group. Call 783-3335 to reserve your tickets.

March 15th, 2011. 10pm

All of our trails have been groomed since Sunday, trail 19 west of the club will likely get another grooming sometime over the next couple of days. Track our New Holland

March 14th, 2011. 10pm

Trail 19 from Bathurst to the IP Road is complete and there were only a couple of areas that had small water holes, these have been repaired and also marked with orange reflective post. The trails can change day to day this time a year so always be on the lookout for washouts. Next on the schedule is trail 301 and trail 22 from the 22/301 int to the 19/22 int. Track our New Holland

March 13th, 2011. 8pm

Temps have been above freezing for the past three days and we also received some rain but not as much as what was forecasted. As a result we have lost at least a foot of snow and there is now a potential for washout throughout our trail system. The New Holland has just departed from the club to groom trail 19 to the IP Road and the Lamtrac will be leaving shortly to do trail 19 from the club to the Tetagouche River (we will not be crossing the river with the groomer, cross at own risk). Once the operators return we will report on any washout locations.  Track our New Holland

March 10th, 2011. 8pm

Over the past couple of days we groomed trail 19 from the Bathurst to the IP Road. We are currently in the process of grooming trail 301 and trail 22 form the the 22/301 to the the 19/22. Track our New Holland

March 8th, 2011. 10pm

Monday's storm dumped approximately 40 cm of snow. We are a little slow getting going as we are down on manpower this week plus we are in the process of training a new operator. The New Holland will be on the trail tonight grooming trail 19 from the club to the Host. Tomorrow we will do trail 19 from the club to the IP Road.

Track our New Holland

March 6th, 2011. 8pm

It has been raining for over 24 hrs and the rain has now turned to snow, the forecast is calling for up to 45 cm for the Chaleur region.

March 3rd, 2011. 11pm

The NH is currently in the process of grooming trail 19 from the club the to the 19/301, trail 301 and trail 22 from the 22/301 to the 19/22. Track our New Holland

March 1st, 2011. 10pm

We received 20 cm of fluffy snow yesterday and allot of wind today, snow drift must be quite large in open areas. The Lamtrac is currently grooming trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host, the New Holland will be heading out in the am to groom trail 19 from the club to the the IP Road. Track our New Holland

February 27th, 2011. 11pm

Our trails seen allot of traffic over the weekend and got quite chewed up in some areas. The New Holland was out on Saturday night and groomed trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host, it is back on the trail tonight grooming parts of 19 and 301.Track our New Holland

Big thanks to Hatheway Ford, Hatheway Nissan and Stothart Toyota for sponsoring Friday nights supper.

February 24th, 2011. 9pm

All trails mentioned on Tuesday's post were groomed yesterday. The New Holland is back on the trail grooming 19 from the club to the IP Road. Track our New Holland

February 22nd, 2011. 10pm

We were unable to groom today because our Lamtrac busted an alternator last night on the way back to the club, we were able to get a replacement installed today. The New Holland is due back from Bremner's early Wednesday morning. Both groomers will be on the trail on Wednesday, the Lamtrac will groom trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host and the NH will groom trail 19 from the club to 19/301 int (Arleau brook shelter), trail 301 (sugar shack trail)  and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 int. Track our New Holland

February 21st, 2011. 10pm

We are currently in the process of grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. Tuesday we will be grooming trail 19 from the club to 19/301 int (Arleau brook shelter), trail 301 (sugar shack trail)  and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 int. Track the groomer

February 20th, 2011. 4pm

We received a total of approximately 25 cm of snow throughout Friday and Saturday. We are currently grooming trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host. Once this run is complete we will change operators and groom trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. Track the groomer

February 18th, 2011. 8pm

Over the past couple days we groomed our portion of trail 19 in it's entirety (Bathurst to the IP Road). We are in the process of getting another dumping of snow, there is approx 20 cm down already with potential for an additional 10-15cm.

The is a spaghetti supper and dance taking place at the club tomorrow night. Click on on the following link of more details: http://chaleur.ca/toc.htm

February 16th, 2011. 10pm

We had some track problems with our New Holland today so we had to send to it to Bremner's in Miramichi for repairs. We made it up trail 19 as far as the 19/24 intersection prior to the break down. The lamtrac was repaired today and went on trail 19 east of the club to fix some areas that had major drifting. The lamtrac will be back on the trail early Thursday to continue grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. We moved the gps unit to the Lamtrac while the New Holland is away for repairs. Track the groomer

February 15th, 2011. 10pm

We received close to a foot of snow yesterday. We had to change our plans a little bit today as the Lamtrac would not start therefore we took the New Holland to do trail 19 from the club to Atlantic Host. Once this run is complete we will change operators and groom trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. Track our New Holland groomer

Be on the lookout for drifting in open areas as it was quite windy out today.

February 14th, 2011. 10pm

Last night we groomed trail 19 from the club to the 19/301, trail 301 and trail 22 from the 22/301 to Island Lake. It has been snowing most of the day, forecast is calling for up to 25 cm. As soon as this storm is over the Lamtrac will groom trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host and the New Holland will do trail 19 from the club to the IP Road.

February 10th, 2011. 11pm

The New Holland is currently grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. The Jacket River club has groomed their portion of trail 305 (hydro line) from Jacket River to Pointe Verte, therefore you can now travel from Dunlop to Jacket River. Once again trails should be in top shape for the weekend. Track our New Holland groomer (remember the trails we groomed on Wednesday night which are trail 19 east of the club and trail 305 will not show as groomed on this this site because they were groomed with the Lamtrac which does not have a gps unit)

February 9th, 2011. 11pm

The Lamtrac is in the process of grooming trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host as well as trail 305 from the 19/305 to the Pointe Verte. Be on the lookout for snow drifts in open areas on trail west of the as is was quite windy out today.

February 8th, 2011. 9pm

The New Holland is currently grooming trail 301 (sugar shack trail). Since Sunday all of our trails have been groomed; however it has been snowing on and off for the past 24 hours and we have received another 10 cm. Track our New Holland groomer

February 6th, 2011. 11pm

The forecast was calling for 2-4 cm of snow today and we ended up getting 20cm. The NH is currently on the trail grooming trail 19 from the club to the Host as well as trail 305 from the 19/305 intersection to Pointe Verte. Once this run is complete we will change operators and groom trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. Click here to follow our progress: Track our New Holland groomer

February 2nd, 2011. 10pm

Trail 305 (hydro line) from Dunlop to Pointe Verte is now open, the Jacket River club will try to groom the remainder of trail 305 (Jacket River to Pointe Verte) sometime in the near future.  In addition to grooming trail 305 today, trail 19 was groomed from the club to the 19/305 intersection. As long as we don't receive too much snow tonight trails should be in top shape for the weekend. We will likely groom trail 19 once more before Saturday morning.

Here a a picture that was taken early last Saturday morning on trail 19 west of the club.

February 1st, 2011. 10pm

All trails with the exception of trail 305 (hydro line trail) have been groomed this week, trails groomed are in excellent condition. We will be working with the Lamtrac on trail 305 from Dunlop to Pointe Verte tomorrow. There are two major water crossings to contend with on this section of trail; one is the Millstream River and the other is the Nigadoo River. The Jacket River Club tried to groom their portion of 305 (Jacket River to Pointe Verte) last week but had to turn around at a beaver pond not far from Jacket River, they will be attempting to cross this pond later this week. 

January 31st, 2011. 7pm

Our trails held up pretty well over the weekend considering the amount of traffic that was on them. Last night the Lamtrac groomed trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host. The New Holland has been on the trail since 5 am grooming trail 19 from the club to 19/301 int (Arleau brook shelter), trail 301 (sugar shack trail)  and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 int. Once he returns we will switch operators and groom trail 19 from the club to the IP Road.

We received a new gps unit today so as of tonight the trails groomed with the New Holland should show up as groomed on the gpspleinair site.

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

January 28th, 2011. 9pm

We have some good news! The Lamtrac was able to cross the Tetagouche River this morning and groom right to the back of the Atlantic Host, the trail into Danny's Inn in Beresford was also groomed. The New Holland while doing trail 19 from the club to the IP also groomed trail 22 from the 19/22 intersection to Island Lake.

See our temporary gps link below to see the trails that were groomed this week west of the club with the New Holland.

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0WOahz7Vluz9ZfzXhd6YO0lR33PJxdLql

Use the the arrows on the bottom left hand side of the screen to page through this weeks grooming activities.

January 27th, 2011. 6pm

Spoke out too soon about the forecast, it changed and we ended up getting 5-10 cm of snow today. Both groomers will be out on the trail early Friday, the New Holland will be grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road and the Lamtrac will do trail 19 from the club to the Tetagouche River.

January 25th, 2011. 10pm

Today in addition to grooming the trails mentioned in yesterdays post we also groomed trail 19 from the club to the Tetagouche River with the old Lamtrac. All trails should be in very good to excellent conditions however you should be on the look out for drifts on trail 19 between the Arleau Brook shelter and the IP Road. With very little snow forecasted over the next couple of days we should have awesome trails for the weekend.

January 24th, 2011. 8pm

There was no grooming today due to extremely cold temperatures and heavy winds (-38 with wind chill). Trail 19 from the Tetagouche River to the Ip Road has been groomed since Friday's storm but there are likely some drifts in open areas due to the heavy winds we have been receiving over the past few days. The New Holland will be back on the trail tomorrow to groom trail 19 from the club to 19/301 int (Arleau brook shelter), trail 301 (sugar shack trail)  and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 int.

January 23rd, 2011. 9am

We received close to 30 cm of snow on Friday night. It was quite windy yesterday, there are some fair size snow drifts throughout the open areas of our trail system. The New Holland was on trail 19 yesterday grooming from club to the Tetagouche River. Today we will be grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road.

January 21st, 2011.

Since Wednesdays snow we have groomed trail 19 from the Tetagouche River to the IP Road. Trails are in top shape. More snow on the way tonight, up to 20 cm.

January 19th, 2011. 8pm

Trail 19 from the club to Bathurst in now considered open. There are still some minor water issues between the Morrison Tunnel and Danny's Inn and also in Lugar, please take your time while traveling in these areas. We just received another 15cm of snow, prior to receiving this snow all of our trails were groomed (except for the hydro line) and in excellent condition. The New Holland will be back on trail 19 early tomorrow grooming from the club to the IP Road.

Please note there is a 2km stretch of trail 22 that is plowed for logging between RTE 180 and the 19/301 intersection.

January 18th, 2011. 7am

Here is a link for the temporary GPS Tracker that we have placed on out New Holland.

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0WOahz7Vluz9ZfzXhd6YO0lR33PJxdLql

January 17th, 2011. 9pm

The New Holland is still out on the trails west of the club, by midday Tuesday all trail west of the club should be complete. We have some good news with regards to trail 19 from the club to Bathurst, a land owner has given us permission to use his land in order to detour our most problematic mud hole. The detour is located between the sunset exit and Peters River as shown on the map below. The blue line is trail 19 and the red line is the detour.

The Lamtrac will be working on trail 19 form the club to Bathurst tomorrow, we'll let you know how it went tomorrow evening. Forecast is calling for another 15 cm of snow on Wednesday.

January 16th, 2011. 9pm

Trails were extreme busy over the weekend and as a result have gotten quite chewed up. The New Holland will be heading out tonight to groom trail 19 from the club to 19/301 int (Arleau brook shelter), trail 301 (sugar shack trail)  and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 int. Once that run is complete we will be changing operators heading out to do trail 19 from the club to the IP Road.  We will be working on trail 19 from the club to Bathurst with the old Lamtrac throughout the week at trying to repair the problem areas in order to get the trail operational.

We received a call from the ST Quentin club informing us that they have made with their groomer from the St Quentin to the IP Road. All of our neighboring clubs have Tied in to our trails; Nepisiquit at the 301/22 and the 19/503 intersections, Jacket river at the 19/24 intersection, Balmoral at the 19/22 shelter and finally St Quentin on trail 19 at the IP Road.
 

January 13th, 2011. 9pm

The upper elevations of our trail system just received another 15 cm of snow while the lower elevations received 5-10cm. Trail west of the club were in very good to excellent conditions prior to this snow. The New Holland will be out tonight grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. There are still some water holes along trail 22 on the south side of route 180 as well as one on trail 301 on the south side of the sugar shack, take your time while traveling in these areas.  Trail 19 from the club to Bathurst is still considered closed, there are two areas of concern that need more freeze up, one is located in Lugar and the other is between the Morrison Tunnel and the Tetagouche River. Forecast is calling for cooler temperatures over the next 4 days maybe we'll have better news then.

Note: Our GPS unit is away for repair, our trails will not show up as being groomed on the gpspleinair Site.

January 11th, 2011. 10pm

We are in the process of grooming trail 19 from the club to 19/301 int (Arleau brook shelter), trail 301 (sugar shack trail)  and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 int. These trails will not show as groomed on the Track our New Holland groomer site because the gps is not functioning. Looks like we are going to have to return the gps tracker to the manufacturer for replacement or repair, so it might be a while before we get it back up and running :(

January 10th, 2011. 9pm

Today we groomed trail 19 from the club to the IP Road, reports from the operator are that the conditions were a little on the warm side and the snow was balling up at times in the drag. Tuesday we will be grooming trail 19 from the club to 19/301 int (Arleau brook shelter), trail 301 (sugar shack trail)  and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 int. Reports are that there are still some water holes along trail 22 on the south side of route 180 as well as one trail 301 on the south side of the sugar shack. We will work at repairing these holes on tomorrows run. Track our New Holland groomer

January 9th, 2011. 7pm

We received close to 30cm of snow over the past couple of days. The Lamtrac has been working on trail 19, east of the club since early this am. We were able to make to the north side of the Tetagouche River near the Atlantic Host; the river is not completely frozen over as of yet. We also groomed the trail into Danny's Inn.  We had to fill in several water holes today,  especially between the Morrison Tunnel and the Tetagouche River. There are still a couple areas that are going to need more work and some freeze up, therefore trail 19 from Bathurst to the club is still considered closed.  The New Holland will be out early Monday working on trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. All trails west of the club are open.

January 8th, 2011. 11am

15 cm of snow has fallen since last night and it is still snowing. This snow should help us get the trail from the club to Bathurst in operation. Stay Tuned.

January 6th, 2011. 9pm

All of our trails west of the club are now officially open, please exercise caution as there are still some areas that could use more freezing. The areas to be extra cautious are trail 19 near the 19/24 intersection, trail 301 2 km either side of the sugar shack and trail 22 for 5 km on the south side of route 180. Trail 19 from the club towards Bathurst is still closed, the forecast is calling for more snow over the weekend maybe we will be able to open this section of trail next week.

The groomer will be back on the trail tonight grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road (8km west of the 19/503 intersection). Track our New Holland groomer

Make sure to have your trail pass, registration and insurance when heading out on the trails. Trail enforcement officers will likely be on the trails over the weekend.

January 5th, 2011. 9pm

The Lamtrac spent the afternoon working on the bog 8 km west of the club, he was able to make it across without sinking the machine. The New Holland is out grooming trail 19 from the club to 19/301 int (Arleau brook shelter), trail 301 (sugar shack trail)  and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to the 19/22 int. The operators will also be working at repairing water issues mentioned in yesterdays post. We will let you know what the status of the trails are once the groomer has returned.  Keep an eye out for moose if out traveling, there have been reports of many sightings on the trails.

Track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

January 4th, 2011. 11pm

Groomer is still out working on trail 19 west of the club, we were able to make it to the IP Road.  Just returned from a trail inspection, here is a summary of the trails that were traveled:

Trail 19 from the club to 19/301 - Ice bridges seem to be holding up, we are still bypassing the bog 8 km west of the club however we will try to cross it tomorrow with the Lamtrac.

Trail 19 form the 19/301 to 19/24 - There are areas near the 19/24 intersection where water is flowing on the trail. We will try to fix these areas next time out with pallets.

Trail 19 from the 19/24 to 19/22 Shelter - GOOD

Trail 22 from the 19/22 to 22/301 - Good on the north side of route 180, pretty rough going on the south side for 5 km. One big washout and several areas where water is running down the trail for hundreds of feet at a time.

Trail 301 - Good except 2 km on either side of the sugar shack, there are water holes that need to be fixed.

Trail 19 from the 19/22 shelter to IP Road - Was not inspected today but we do not foresee any issues (we'll see what the operator has to say when he returns)

We will be working on the aforementioned problem areas over the next few days. We should have some trails officially open for the weekend.

January 3rd, 2011. 9pm

We received approximately 10cm of wet snow today. The groomer will be out working on trail 19 from the club to the IP Road starting late Tuesday Morning. The New Holland will be back on the trail with plenty of fuel do the run (we added a 300 L aux tank to our drag).  We will also work at repairing the washout along this section of trail and hopefully with the cooler temperatures that are forecasted these washout issues will be alleviated. All trails are still considered closed, we will reevaluate after tomorrows run.

January 2nd, 2011. 8pm

There is a snowfall warning in effect for the Chaleur Region; potential for 15cm of snow. The forecast is also calling for double digit lows throughout this week. Hopefully we will be able to officially open some trails later this week. The club will be open for business as of Wednesday and the first Supper of the season will be this Friday, January 7th. The meal is Chinese Food sponsored by Elmtree Resources and Guillevin International.

January 1st, 2011. 2pm

Happy New Year!

The groomer was on the trail for 22 hrs yesterday working on trail 19 from the club to arleau brook, trail 301 and trail 22 from the 301/22 int to 19/22 int. We are in desperate need of cooler temperatures as there are still several washouts and swamps that need to freeze up in order for us provide safe trail conditions.

All trails are considered closed at this point in time.

December 31st, 2010. 12pm

The Lamtrac groomer is out on the trails today doing trail 301 (sugar shack run) and potentially trail 22 from the 22/301 intersection to the 19/22 intersection. This groomer does not have the GPS tracker, therefore these trails will not show up as groomed on the GPS Plein Air Website.

All trails are considered closed until we get all the water hole issues rectified. Travel at own risk.

December 30th, 2010. 1pm

Here is a summary of yesterdays grooming activities:

Trail 19 west of club

Got the groomer stuck in a swamp 8 km west of the club, had to get an excavator to pull him out. Continued on our way and as far as Inland Lake, we would have liked to continue on to Simpson's  (19/503) field but we did not have enough fuel to do the run. bThe section of trail 19 from the club to 19/301 intersection is considered closed until we resolve the 200' swamp issue.

Trail 19 east of club

We made it as far as Hwy 11 we had to turn around at that point as there was swamp and there was not enough snow around to fill it. We will need more snow and cooler temps before we go any further toward Bathurst. This section of trail in considered closed until further notice.

We will be heading back out today to try and fill in the swamp 8 km west of the club.  Our next grooming trip will be the 19 from the club to 19/301 int , 301, 22 from 301/22 int to 22/19 int and maybe 19 from 19/22 int to 19/503 int.

December 28th, 2010. 9pm

How much snow you ask? ALLOT! These pictures were taken today on trail 19 & 301 respectively.

We will have both of our groomers on the move early in the am. The New Holland will be working on trail 19 west of the club and the old Lamtrac will be on trail 19 from the club towards Bathurst.

December 27th, 2010. 4pm

We have 20+ cm down in the Bathurst area and 30+ cm in the upper elevations of our trail system, the forecast is still calling for an additional 10 to 20 cm. Reports are that some of the snow bridges we constructed last week have washed away while other are ok. Once the storm is over we will be concentrating our efforts on the trails west of the club. It's going to be tricky getting the trails set up as there is now allot of snow down and nothing is frozen underneath.

December 26th, 2010. 12pm

There is a snowstorm forecasted for Monday, 15 to 35 cm of snow depending on who's forecast you're looking at:

http://www.accuweather.com/canada-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&postalcode=E2A 1A3&metric=1&set=1

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/nb-28_metric_e.html

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CANB0009

We have the drag hooked up to the groomer and we'll be ready to go as soon as the storm of over.

Just like last year you will be able to track our grooming progress on the following site:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

December 24th, 2010. 3pm

We spent the night working on all of the required snow bridges from the club to the intersection of 19/24. There was a boggy area that we had to detour as it was not frozen enough to go over it with the groomer. What we need now is couple of days of cold weather to allow for these bridges to freeze up before we head back out.  There is allot more water in the woods than we are use to dealing with this time of year. All trail are still considered closed at this time.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

December 23rd, 2010. 8pm

Great News! Santa has come early and brought snow to the upper elevations of our trail system. There is approx 30 cm at the Club and 45 cm at the Sugar Shack. The groomer is out (w/o drag) working at building the required snow bridges on trail 19 west of the club. All depending how we make out with the snow bridges we may be able to start grooming shortly. We will keep you posted.

December 21st, 2010

It's been nothing but rain in the Chaleur region over the past couple weeks. The big rain storm from last week that caused allot flooding throughout the province has only caused minor damage to our trail system. The forecast is calling for up to 20 cm of snow for inland areas of the Chaleur Region, if we get the forecasted amounts we may be able to go out and start building the required ice bridges on trail 19 west of the club.  This will be no easy task as watercourses are still running very high for this time of year.

December 5th, 2010

Thank you to all the members who attended the AGM today. Those who were in attendance got a first hand look at our new tractor/groomer. Bremner installed the Soucy Tracks and plow on the tractor this past week. We will be hooking the brush cutter back on shortly so we can  continue brushing trails until the snow flies.

November 17th, 2010

Our annual general meeting will be held Sunday, December 5th, at 2pm at the Club. All members are encouraged to attend. Trail permits are now on sale @ SNB; as always you have until December 15th to take advantage early bird price (saves 55$ on seasonal permit). For more details on types and prices of permits please refer to the following link:

http://www.nbfsc.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=22&lang=en

Remember if you want to support the Chaleur Snowmobile Club we are CLUB #4.

August 31st, 2010.

The Chaleur Snowmobile Club has decided to take a different route with the purchase of our new groomer. We have made the purchase of a New Holland 6070 tractor with a Soucy Track system. We have also purchased a 16’ boom mounted brush cutter to go with the tractor. With very little volunteers and trail brush growing out of control, this machine will be of great use to us.  We will be starting to brush trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to the Club in early September.

FOR SALE

1999 Lamtrac LTR 4000 with 18' x 10' Lamtrac Drag

Groomer has approx 7000hrs. Asking 50,000$

For more info contact VHachey@xstratazinc.ca

Click on the above picture to see more pictures of the Lamtrac.

April 5th, 2010.  8pm

All trails in the Chaleur  system are considered closed. Trails west of the club still have quite a bit of snow but washouts are starting to appear and temperatures are to warm and the trail is too soft to send the groomer out to repair the washouts. If you plan on snowmobiling please do so at own risk.

Picture below was taken on Saturday. Temperatures were in the mid 20's over the weekend!

March 31st, 2010.  10pm

It has been raining on and off for the past three days. Trails west of the club still have plenty of snow but there is now a risk for washouts especially between the club and the 19/24 intersection. It does not look like we will be able to get and groom any time soon as the forecast is calling for to warm of temperatures. Please take your time and be on the lookout for washouts.

March 28th, 2010.  8pm

Prior the the weekend we were able to groom all trails west of the club with the exception of trail 19 from the 19/22 shelter to the IP Road. The trails on Saturday were amazing and are still in very good shape after the weekend traffic.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Canadian Cancer Society on Saturday. 

We are unsure when we'll be grooming next as the forecast is calling for rain during the next three days.

March 24th, 2010.  9pm

We received 15 to 30 cm of snow throughout our trail system over the past couple of days. Between now and the weekend we will be working at getting all  trails west of the club groomed.

There is a Snowmobile Rally this Saturday to help raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. Click on the following link for more details:  http://chaleur.ca/toc.htm

March 22nd, 2010.  9pm

Trail 19 from the club heading towards Bathurst is now closed. All of the trails we maintain west  of the club are still open and have plenty of snow; to date there are no bare spots or washouts. Saturday night we groomed trail 19 from the club to the IP Road, trail 503 from the 19/503 intersection to Route 180 and trail 22 from the 19/22 intersection to Route 180. Tonight we will be grooming trail 19 as far as the 19/301, trail 301 and trail 22 from the 22/301 to Route 180.

If you plan on traveling between the Chaleur and Nepisquit trail system using trail 503 (tv tower trail) please beware that the Upsalquich river has opened up and can be detoured using the road bridge on Route 180.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

March 18th, 2010.  9pm

Last night we groomed all trails mentioned in yesterday's post with the exception of trail 22 from the 22/301 to the 22/19, we were running out of time and the temps were a little on the warm side to do a good jog of grooming. Tonight we will groom 19 from the club heading towards town as far as we can make it (likely the Hydro Line in Dulop). Right now the gps pleinair map shows trail 19 from the club to Beresford as being groomed on Wednesday; this was not the case, it was triggered when we floated the groomer back from town.

There is a supper this Friday at the club click on the following link for more details: http://chaleur.ca/toc.htm

This will be the final post for this week, next update will be on Sunday or Monday. Have a safe weekend on the trails and please take your time as trail conditions can change quickly this time of year. Keep a close eye for washouts as water courses are on the verge of starting to run.

March 17th, 2010.  8pm

Our groomer is back at the club, fixed and ready to go. Tonight we are planning on grooming trail 19 as far as the 19/24, trail 301 and trail 22 from the 22/301 to the 19/22. Last night Jacket River groomer trail 19 for us from the 19/24 to the 19/503, this section will not show up as groomed on the gps pleinair map  map. Thank you once aging to Jacket River for helping us out.

All trails west of the club still have plenty of snow and our neighboring clubs: Jacket River, Balmoral, Nepisiquit and St Quentin are all still grooming their respective trails that tie into the Chaleur trail system.

There is a supper this Friday at the club click on the following link for more details: http://chaleur.ca/toc.htm

March 16th, 2010.  10pm

The parts needed to repair our groomer are currently on order and if all goes well we will be back up and running on Wednesday evening. In the mean time the Jacket River club will be helping us out by grooming trail 19 for from the 19/24 intersection to the 19/503 intersection (Simpson's Field).

March 15th, 2010.  9pm

Reports from our operators that were on the groomer this past weekend is that the unit was still not operating at 100%. Therefore we decided to send the groomer to Wallace Equipment today so that than can try and resolve the problems we are having. Therefore we will not be grooming until get this issue resolved.

The majority of our trails that are open are still in very good condition.

March 15th, 2010.  12 am

We will no longer be grooming trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to the hydro line in Dunlop as there is not enough snow cover. This portion is trails is considered closed and use at own risk. All trails west of Dunlop still have plenty of snow cover and are in very good condition even after this weekends traffic.

The 4 km stretch of trail 301 that was previously plowed has been restored to it's original state. The contractor that opened the road had a dozer in there on Friday and knocked down all the plowed banks and put the snow back on the trail. Our groomer spent several hours working on this portion of trail on Saturday.

Here is a short video as well as a picture of trail 19 a few km west of the club on Sunday.

March 12th, 2010.  9 pm

Great News! Our groomer is fixed and back on the trail. Our grooming schedule for tonight is as follows:

- Trail 19 from the club to Dunlop

- Trail 19 from the club the 19/24 intersection

- Trail 301

-Trail 19 from the 19/24 intersection to the 19/22 shelter will also be groomed tonight. This portion will be groomed for us by the Jacket River Club, nice of them to give us a hand. Note this portion of trail will not show up as groomed on the gps pleinair map as their groomer does not have a gps system.

Have a great weekend on the trails and please take your time as there is allot of traffic on our trails this time of year.

March 11th, 2010.  10 pm

Our groomer is currently broken down with a hydraulic control issue. The defective parts are currently a local hydraulic shop, hopefully we will have some better news tomorrow.

Reports from snowmobilers that were out on Wednesday is that trail 19 west of the club is in good shape. All other trails in our system are passable but in rough shape.

March 10th, 2010.  8:00 pm

If you've been keeping as eye on our grooming progress on the gpspleinair site I'm sure you've noticed that things have not been going as planned this week. Last night while grooming trail 301 our groomer lost the ability to move forward, it would only go in reverse. Unbelievably the operator was able to get the groomer back to the club house with the drag while driving in reverse for nearly 20km!

We are currently working on the groomer to try and resolve the problem.

March 9th, 2010.  11:00 pm

We were unable to groom trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host on Monday as the temperatures were higher than forecasted, however we were able to get out on Monday night and groom trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. Tonight we will be grooming trail 19 as far as the 19/301, 301 and 22 from the 301/22 to the 19/301.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

March 7th, 2010.  11:00 pm

There was an unbelievable amount of traffic throughout our trail system on Saturday, the trails are in rough shape especially trail 19. The groomer will be heading on trail 19 from the club to the Atalantic Host early Monday morning, once he returns we will switch operators and then groom trail 19 from the club to the IP Road.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

March 6th, 2010.  7:30 am

There was so much traffic on trail 19 yesterday that we had to send the groomer out to groom trail 19 in it's entirety. The groomer is currently on trail 19 west of the club and is on his way back from the IP Road.  DRIVE WITH CAUTION AS THE GROOMER IS ON THE TRAIL.

March 4th, 2010.  10:30 pm

All trail in our system have been groomed and some portions of trail 19 have been groomed 2x. Before the weekend we will groom trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host and potentially trail 19 from the club to the 19/22 intersection.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

There is a club supper Friday night. Click on the link below for more details:

http://chaleur.ca/toc.htm

March 2nd, 2010.  10:30 pm

Today when the groomer returned from his trip on trail 19 west of the club we switched operators and headed back up 19 as far as the 19/24 intersection and  then up trail 24 up the Jacket River Bridge. Next on the grooming schedule will be trail 301 and trail 22. Please note that there is still a 4 km stretch of plowed road on trail 301 near caribou mines. Please take your time while traveling on this particular section of trail as the snow banks are getting quite tall and visibility around the corners is not at it's best. 

There is a club supper Friday night. Click on the link below for more details:

http://chaleur.ca/toc.htm

March 1st, 2010.  10:30 pm

Yesterday we groomed trail 19 from the club the Tetagouche River near the Atlantic Host. Tonight we will be grooming trail 19 from the club the IP Road (8km past the 19/503 intersection). 

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 28th, 2010.  1:30 pm

We finally received a snow storm that delivered the forecasted amounts! The lower elevations of our trail system received approximately  25 cm of snow and the upper elevations received 40-50 cm. The groomer will be heading out shortly to groom trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 25th, 2010.  11:00 pm

Throughout last night and today we have groomed trail 19 from Beresford (where trail 19 meets hwy 11) to the IP Road. We were unable to groom the section of trail between Beresford and Bathrust as there is not enough snow to pass the groomer however it is still passable by snowmobile. We are currently grooming trail 301 and will also be grooming trail 22 form the 22/301 intersection to the 19/22 intersection.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 24th, 2010.  10:00 pm

The groomer is now back on the trail after nearly a week of not being able to groom due to mother nature not cooperating with us. Our plans for grooming over the next couple of days are as follows:

-Trail 19 from the club the the IP Road

-Trail 19 from the club towards Bathurst (we will go as far as the snow conditions allow us to)

-Trail 301

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 22nd, 2010.  10:30 pm

We've been receiving a mix of rain and snow here in the Chaleur region over the past couple of days, not much for accumulation but reports are the upper elevations received 6" of wet snow. Tonight's temperature is still on the warm side for grooming. Looks like we may have an opportunity to groom on Tuesday evening; the forecast is calling for minus three.

February 21st, 2010.  12:30 pm

All of the trails in the chaleur trail system are in rough shape and are in desperate need of a grooming but unfortunately mother nature is not cooperating with us. We need 12-16 hrs of below freezing temperatures in order to do a good job of grooming. We will be out on the trail as soon as the weather cooperates. FYI the trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to the Club is still passable however the portions of trail that run near highway 11 (sunset exit & morrison road tunnel) are down to bear ground.

February 19th, 2010.  7:30 pm

Wednesday night we groomed trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. We had planed to continue grooming yesterday but the temperature were to warm to do so. Looks like the temperature will not drop below freezing until this evening, we will be sending the groomer out at that point.

Club supper tonight, click on the following link for more details:

http://www.chaleur.ca/toc.htm

February 17th, 2010.  11 pm

The groomer is fixed and back on the trail. We had to wait until this evening to start grooming as the temps were too high to groom today.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 16th, 2010.  11 pm

We have yet to groom any trails this week as our groomer is down with a minor hydraulic issue. We are anticipating to be back up and running early Wednesday morning. We will start by grooming trail 19 west of the club.

February 14th, 2010.  7 pm

Warm weather and heavy traffic over the weekend has caused the trails throughout our system to get a little roughed up. The groomer will be out trail 19 west of the club in the early hours of Monday morning. Please note that there is a 4 km section of trail 301 behind caribou mines that is plowed.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 11th, 2010.  11 pm

The groomer has been working on trail 19 east of the club since 8:30 this morning and is still on the trail. We made as far as the Sunset Exit near the Tetagouche river. Snowmobilers can now access our club from both trail side hotels (Atlantic Host and Danny's). We have groomed every day this week and we will be out again on Friday to groom trail 301.

We're having a fund raising event for the club this Saturday at Jean-Marie Lavigne Camp. Click on the following link for more details: http://chaleur.ca/toc.htm

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 11th, 2010. 7 am

Yesterday we groomed trail 19 from the club to the Ip Road for the second this week. We will be attempting to groom trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host later today.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 9th, 2010. 10pm

The groomer has been on the trail since 2am this morning and should be back at the club shortly. In addition to grooming trail 19 from the club to the Ip Road we also groomed trail 22 from the 19/22 intersection to the 22/301 intersection. Tuesday we will be heading back up trail 19 as far as the 19/301 intersection (Arleau Brook Shelter) then onto trail 301.

Later this week we are going to have a contractor deliver us a few loads of snow so we can fill the ditch at the Morrison Road. We will then attempt to groom the missing link of trail 19 between Morrison Road and the Atlantic Host.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 8th, 2010. 8pm
 

The groomer will be hitting the trail early this am to groom trail 19 from the club to the IP Road (8km past the 19/503 intersection). We have been getting some light snow all day; so far we have received 5cm in town and 10+ cm in the upper elevations of our trail system.

You can track our grooming progress on the following website:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 6th, 2010. 8am

All trails that are open in our trail system are in top shape. Have a great weekend on the trails!

February 4th, 2010. 11pm

Our demo days with the new lamtrac did not go exactly as planned. First we had a drag failure happen to Nepisiquit's drag and had to leave it on the side of trail 22, then while returning to the Chaleur club to go pick up our spare drag we received word that our old groomer had gotten stuck in a ditch while on his way back from Jacket River so we had to send the demo to go get him unstuck.

This evening we took the demo on trail 19 from the club toward Bathurst and tried to go up trail 305 (power line) but we turned around after a couple of km as there is still not enough snow to groom this section of trail.

All trails that are open are in very good to excellent condition. Reminder that there is a Supper and Dance at the club at the club Friday night.

February 3rd, 2010. 11pm

We now have the Lamtrac Demo in our possession, we will be testing it out over the next couple of days. As mentioned earlier this week our gps unit is fixed and back on our groomer. You can track our grooming progress at:

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

February 2nd, 2010. 10pm

All trails that are considered open are in top shape. We will not be getting to try the Lamtrac demo groomer tonight as Nepisiquit had some groomer issues over the past couple of days which has put them a little behind schedule. If all goes well we may get to take it the the day on Thursday.

Wednesday we will be doing some grooming for the Jacket River Club; will be grooming trail 24 from the 19/24 intersection to the Jacket River Bridge.

February 1st, 2010. 10pm

We have been grooming pretty much non stop since Saturday evening; trails that are open are setting up real nice with these cold temperatures. We were unable to do anything with the trail from Beresford to Bathurst as there is not even enough snow to fill the ditch along the Morrison Road near the tunnel to allow us to gain access to this section of trail with the groomer.

Tuesday night we will be getting the new Lamtrac demo groomer to test for a couple of days.

Our gps unit has been returned to us today and will be placed back in the groomer tomorrow. The portions of trail we groom will once again be updated on on the gps pleinair site.

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

January 31st, 2010. 10pm

Saturday night we groomed trail 19 from the club to the 19/301 intersection, trail 301 and trail 22 from 22/301 int to the 19/22 int. Tonight we will be grooming tail 19 from the club towards Bathurst. Last time we did this run we only made it as far as the Morrison tunnel in Beresford. Tonight we will attempt to go on further but this will be no easy task as there is very little snow and couple of watercourses that need snow bridges. Monday will be grooming trail 19 from the club to the IP Road (8km west of the 19/503 int).

January 29th, 2010. 10pm

Looks like the storm is over in town, we received approx 15-20cm. However, 10 km west of the club it's still snowing quite heavily and there is over 30cm of snow down. Today we groomed trail 19 from the club toward Bathurst, we made as far as the Morrison Tunnel where the trail crossed hwy 11. All trails west of the club were in top shape prior to this storm.

Snowarama will be taking place tomorrow at Island Lake. Click on the following link for more info.

http://chaleur.ca/toc.htm

Picture taken near trail 19, 10 km west of club. Jan 29, 2010. 9:30 pm

January 28th, 2010. 8pm

Groomer is out on trail 19 west of the club and is planning on going as far as 19/503 intersection (Simpson's Field). All trails will be flat prior the snow we are expected to receive over the next 24 hrs. Forecast is calling for up to 20cm.

January 27th, 2010. 10pm

The rain and warm weather caused very little damage to the trails west of the club. Some of the snow bridges were eaten away a little on the edges but its nothing the groomer can't fix. All trails are in very good condition with the exception of a section of trail 19 from the 19/22 shelter to the 19/503 intersection which is a little rough. We were unable groom today as the temperatures were on the plus side of zero. We'll try again tomorrow.

January 26th, 2010. 7pm

We received close to 24hrs of above zero temps (as high as +8) as well as some rain. The little bit of snow cover around the Bathrust  area has taken a hit and you can see that some water courses have started to open up while driving along Highway 11. Trails west of the club should be alright as we have a decent base; however there may be some watercourses that have opened up. It is currently below freezing and snowing quite heavily in the upper elevations of our trail system. We will be sending the groomer out on trail 19 west of the club tomorrow morning. Be on the lookout for potential washouts if out snowmobiling over the next couple of days.

January 24th, 2010. 8pm

The weather this past weekend was absolutely beautiful for snowmobiling. For the amount of traffic we seen the trails faired out pretty well.  Our groomer is currently down with a throttle sticking issue, the boys will be working on it in the morning.  By the looks of the forecast we will not be able to start grooming until Wednesday.

Note: Our GPS unit has failed and has been sent away for repairs. Until we get it back the portions of trails we groom will not show up as being groomed on the gpspleinair map.

January 22nd, 2010. 8pm

We were able to make it out today to groom trail 19 from the club to the 19/503 intersection (Simpson's Field). Trails are in beautiful condition. Have a great weekend on the trails!

Note: Our GPS unit has failed and has been sent away for repairs. Until we get it back the portions of trails we groom will not show up as being groomed on the gpspleinair map.

January 21st, 2010. 9pm

Today we groomed trail 19 from the club to the Arleau Brook Shelter (19/301), trail 301(Sugar Shack Trail) and trail 22 from 22/301 to the 19/22. All trails west of the club are in very good to excellent condition. We may try and and groom trail 19 from the club to 19/503 intersection once more before Saturday.

Note: Our GPS unit has failed, we should receive a new unit later this week. Until then the portions of trails we groom will not show up as being groomed on the gpspleinair map.

January 19th, 2010. 9pm

We were a little delayed getting our grooming activities started this week as we decided to get some new windshields placed in our groomer. Over the past couple of weeks we've shattered over half the windshields due to the downed trees.  The groomer headed out on trail 19 from the club for the IP Road (8km west of the 19/503 int) at approx 1pm this afternoon.

Note: Our GPS unit has failed, we should receive a new unit later this week. Until then the portions of trails we groom will not show up as being groomed on the gpspleinair map.

January 17th, 2010. 8pm

Trail 22 from the 19/22 to the 22/301 is now cleared, groomed and opened. There was heavy traffic throughout the weekend, all lodges were full. Grooming operations will resume on Monday Evening we will be grooming trail 19 from the club to IP Road.

Note: Our GPS unit has failed, we should receive a new unit later this week. Until then the portions of trails we groom will not show up as being groomed on the gpspleinair map.

January 16th, 2010. 8am 

All trails west of the club are groomed and opened with exception of trail 22 from the 19/22 intersection to the 22/301 intersection. There is still a 3 km aldery stretch of trail 22 on the the south side of rte 180 which needs to be cleaned. The groomer with the drag that has the brush bar will be working on this section of trail today as well as volunteers with chainsaw. Anyone willing to give a hand can head to this section of trail.

Looks like the GPS unit on our groomer has failed, we are awaiting a new unit.

January 15th, 2010. 7am 

Yesterday we groomed trail 19 from the club the the 19/24 intersection then back to trail 301 on towards trail 22. Not quite sure at this point in time if we able to groom trail 22 or if we turned around at the 22/301 intersection. We'll have update for you this evening.

January 13th, 2010. 10:30pm 

Today we did a bit of work (clearing trees and building ice bridges) on trail 19 form the club heading towards Bathurst; we only got as far as Robertville. There is still not enough snow on this section of trail to consider it open. Over the next couple of days we will be working on trail 301 and trail 22. We now have a link between us and Nepisiquit via trail 503.

January 12th, 2010. 8:00pm 

We have finally completed the cleanup of trail 19 from the club to the IP Road. The groomer is on its way back with the drag and is grooming this section of trail. The St Quentin Club has groomed their portion of trail 19 so there is now a link between two clubs. We also have two other provincial links which have been groomed these are Trail 22 (Balmoral) and Trail 24 (Jacket River). The only provincial link we are missing in our trail system is with Nepisiquit; trail 22 from 19/22 to 22/301 has not been groomed yet. Both clubs have made efforts to try to get this section groomed but unforeseen circumstances have prevented us from doing so. There is still a 5km stretch of trail 22 on the south side of RTE 180 which could use a bit more work.  Hopefully we will have this groomed by the weekend.

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

 January 11th, 2010. 10:00pm 

We were unable get out today to continue our clean up on trail 19 because we had some minor groomer issues to take care of. We will be continuing our efforts tomorrow in the Simpson's Field area then on towards the IP Road. 

January 10th, 2010. 10:00pm 

By end of tomorrow we should have trail 19 from the club to the IP road completely cleaned and groomed. Next we will be concentrating our efforts on trail 22 from rte180 to the 22/301 intersection and also trail 301.

Thank you to all volunteers who have been working with us through this mess. We would also like to thank West End Sport for their monetary contribution.  Pictures are worth a thousand words:

January 9th, 2010. 8:30pm

Here is an update on how the clean-up is going:

-  9km of Trail 19 from Arleau Brook Shelter to 19/24 intersection : Cut only, will be cleared & groomed on January 9 or 10th. Temporally by-passed using Sormany road.

-  6 km of Trail 19 before the 19/22 intersection: Cut, Cleared & Groomed. This particular section was atrocious.

-  5 km Trail 22 on the south side of RTE180:  We had a Lamtrac mulcher in this section of trail, we made it 800m and the unit had a hyd issues which could not be resolved. Too bad because it was doing a wonderful job widening this narrow aldery section of trail. However this section has been cut by volunteers and should be cleared and groomed by nepisiquit's groomer by the am.

-  1 km Trail 301 near the 22/301 intersection: not complete

-  2 km Trail 301 on both sides of the sugar shack: North side of Rte 180 has been cut, south side had some work done but is not complete.

-  Trail 19 from 19/22 to IP Road: Should be cut, cleaned & Groomed by Sunday afternoon.

January 7th, 2010. 10:00pm

Most of today's efforts were spent working on the 6 km stretch of trail 19 prior the the 19/22 intersections, there is still approximately 1.5 km of trail remaining to be cleared in this particular area. Tomorrow we will once again be concentrating our efforts on the problem areas of trail 19 (see January 5th post). We are in need of volunteers with chainsaws. Here is a Picture do give you an ideal what we are dealing with:

January 6th, 2009. 9:00pm

We will be sending our groomer out with two operators early tomorrow morning without the drag to work on the problem areas of trail 19. We are looking for volunteers with chainsaws to head to the problem areas of trail 19 shown in the prior post. We're asking that you cut the trees into manageable pieces that so that the groomer can push them out of the way.

We'll let you know what kind of progress we made tomorrow evening. 

 January 5th, 2010. 6:00pm

Here are the known sections of trail to date that have major windfalls:

-         9km of Trail 19 from Arleau Brook Shelter to 19/24 intersection

-         6 km of Trail 19 before the 19/22 intersection

-         5 km Trail 22 on the south side of RTE180

-         1 km Trail 301 near the 22/301 intersection

-         2km Trail 301 on both sides of the sugar shack

-         Trail 19 from 19/22 to IP Road ---Unknown at this point in time

Most of these sections have large trees which have fallen and are completely blocking the trail. This is not a type of problem we can resolve with the brush bar on our drag. We need people to go out clear the trail with chainsaws prior to us sending the groomer out. Anyone interested in volunteering can head out to one of the sections mentioned above and start cutting.

The only positive with this situation is that we did receive a pile of snow in the upper elevations. Michel @ the sugar shack said they received well over 2ft.

January 4th, 2010. 6:00pm

The big snow storm was a big disappointment for lower elevations of our trail system, we received more rain than snow in the costal areas. However the in upper elevations of our trails system we received lots of heavy heavy snow (30 - 50 cm). Reports are that this heavy snow combined with the high winds we received has caused major damage to our trail system with falling trees throughout, there are some big trees (10" in diameter) completely blocking off the trail. All trails are closed until further notice until we get this problem resolved.

January 3rd, 2010. 9:00am

We've received more rain than snow so far this storm, however the forecast is calling for additional 20-30 cm of snow. There is approximately 10-15 cm of snow down so far in the Robertville area; less in Bathurst and probably more in the upper elevations.  Are plans are to try and groom from the club to the Tetegouche River (near Atlantic Host) once the storm is over which should be sometime Monday. Trails that are considered open west of the club were in very good to excellent condition prior to this storm. We still have some trouble areas of frozen trees bent over onto the trail, they are as follows:

-         5 km Trail 22 on the south side of RTE180

-         1 km Trail 301 near the 22/301 intersection

-         2 km Trail 301 on both sides of the sugar shack

Reports are that 5 volunteers with chainsaws went to work on these sections of trail yesterday but we are not sure how they made out.

Here is short video of one of frozen sections that was taken on trail 301, north side of sugar shack on January 2nd.

December 31st, 2009. 9:00am

Happy New Years Everyone!

Looks like we may be getting a Big Snow Storm over the weekend. We'll keep our fingers crossed.

December 30th, 2009. 10:00 pm

The following trails are now open:

-  Trail 19 from the Club to Simpson’s Field

-  Trail 22 from Island Lake to 5 km South of Rte 180

ALL other trails are still considered as “USE AT OWN RISK”

Note: Please take your time when traveling on Trail 19 from the club to the 19/24 intersection. This section of trail could use more snow as there are small alders sticking up through the trail bed.

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

December 29th, 2009. 5:00 pm

The warm weather we received yesterday has helped melt some of the ice off of the trees however there are still some sections of trail that are blocked off. Here are the areas that we are having problems with:

-         5 km of Trail 19 before the 19/22 intersection

-         few km of Trail 19 after the 19/22 shelter

-         5 km Trail 22 on the south side of RTE180

-         1 km Trail 301 near the 22/301 intersection

-         2 km Trail 301 of both sides of the sugar shack

We will be sending the groomer out on Wednesday with our old drag which has a brush bar attached to it. We will be concentrating our efforts on the problem areas of trail 19 and trail 22.

Here are a couple of pictures to show you what we are up against.

December 27th, 2009. 5:00 pm

All of the trails mentioned in the previous post were groomed or are in the process of being groomed. We also groomed an additional 25 km stretch of trail 22 on the Nepisiquit side from the 22/301 intersection to the 22/507 intersection. The following is a message from our trail manager/groomer operator:

“The last storm up there has created havoc with the trees along the trails.  Although beautiful, the small trees are bent over the trails sometimes actually blocking the trail completely.  Although passing the groomer shakes the ice and snow off, it would take some warmer sunny weather for them to swing back in the upright position. I had to repair a few wash-outs on trail 19 last night and we haven't yet groomed from the club to the Host (lack of snow & unfrozen brooks and marshes), so I'm not ready to declare our trails officially open yet.  I met a lot of sleds on 19 yesterday as they're getting anxious, but right now it's still at the ''use at your own risk stage''.”

The good news is that the forecast is calling for +4 deg Sunday night. These high temps should melt all the ice and hopefully the trees will swing back into their upright position.

The Chaleur, Nepisiquit and Restigouche snowmobile clubs now have real time GPS fleet system on their groomers. The following is a link that shows the grooming status of trails that these three clubs maintain. This is simply a tool to show where and when the groomers have traveled and not as an indication of the actual condition of the trails. Always  refer back to www.chaleur.ca for accurate trail conditions.

http://www.gpspleinair.com/pleinair/carte_nb.html

December 25th, 2009. 1:00 pm

Merry Christmas!!!

We have some good news. We will be sending out our groomer to groom some of the upper trails starting tomorrow morning. If all goes well here are the trails that could be open:

-Trail 19 from 19/24 intersections to the IP Road

-Trail 22 from 22/301 intersections to Island Lake

-Trail 301 from Arleau Brook to 22/301 Intersection

We’ll let you know sometime on Sunday how we are making out.

December 22nd, 2009. 7:00 pm

Well we did not get the big storm like we were hoping. There is plenty of snow in the upper elevations of our trail system we just can’t get to it yet. The only plowing that I am aware of in our trail system is approximately a 6 km stretch of Trail 301 from Arleau Brook heading towards the Sugar Shack. If you plan on snowmobiling please take your time, trails are still closed.

Forecast is calling for 10-15 cm on Wednesday, we’ll keep you posted.

December 17th, 2009. 8:00 pm

The groomer went and groomed from the club to the Upper Tetagouche Lakes Road (19/24 intersection). Unfortunately there is still not enough snow down to build a proper trail. However not all news is bad. The ice bridges were topped off and pallets were placed at are know washout locations. It looks like there is a potential for a storm on Monday or Tuesday, we’ll have to reassess then.

All trails in the Chaleur Trail System are CLOSED until further notice.  

December 17th, 2009. 6:30am

We received approx 12 cm of snow in town and 15+ cm in the upper elevations of our trail system. The groomer will be heading out on trail 19 west of the club this morning. We’ll let you know how he made out as soon as he gets back.

All trails in the chaleur snowmobile trail system are still closed until further notice however this may change prior the weekend.

December 13th, 2009. 11 pm

There were quite a few machines out running trail 19 west of the club over the weekend. From the Club to the Upper Tetagouche Lake Road the going is rough, the snow bridges that were constructed last weekend have held up but we still need more snow before we can groom this section of trail. The portion of trail 19 from the Upper Tetagouche Lake road to Island Lake is in good shape and could be groomed anytime.

The forecast is calling for 5 cm every day for the next four days. If we get the forecasted amounts we may be able to have some trails open for the upcoming weekend.

Remember Tuesday December 15^th is the deadline for the early bird prices for tail permits. If you want to support our club, we are CLUB #4.  

December 8th, 2009. 8 pm

There is a snowfall warning in effect and it looks like the north east portion of the province is going to be hit the hardest with 20-30 cm of snow. Let's hope for 30!

The snow and rain we received last week has formed a pretty good base. We had your groomer out on Saturday building  the required snow bridges between the club and the Upper Tetagoughe Lakes road. With the cold temperatures we received the past couple of days these snow bridges should be pretty solid.

December 2nd, 2009. 11pm

Here is a picture of what our new groomer is going to like. It's a Lamtrac LTR 5200, the unit is scheduled to arrive in mid January.

December 2nd, 2009. 7am

Keep a close eye on the weather folks, there is a winter storm watch in effect for Bathurst and the Chaleur region.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CANB0009

November 30th, 2009.

November finally showed up on the last day of the month. It was only 10 cm but lets hope it’s a sign of things to come.

April 22nd, 2009. 8 pm

We had some unbelievably nice spring riding condition this past weekend,  trails were awesome with the exception of a 3 km stretch on the Upper Tetagouche Lakes Road where 4x4's busted the trail. We are spoiled to be able leave our club house on snowmobile this late in the spring.  We received some rain and warm temps over the past couple of days, the washouts we repaired between the club and Upper Tetagouche Lake Road have probably opened up.

All NBFSC trails are officially closed as of April 16th, if you plan on snowmobiling please do so at your own risk.

Club Yard Full of Trucks and Trailers April 18, 2009

Trail 19 Leaving the Club House April 18, 2009

April 16th, 2009. 10 pm

All NBFSC trails are officially closed as of April 16th, if you plan on snowmobiling please do so at your own risk.

Since Monday's storm we groomed trail 19 from the club to the 19/22 shelter near island lake as well as trail 301 as far as the sugar shack. We still have an excellent base but water courses are opening up and eating away at the sides of the trails so please take your time and always be on the lookout for washouts.

The club will be open on Friday afternoon so if you want to reserve tickets for Saturday's Steak Supper & Dance please call the club @ 783-3335.

April 14th, 2009. 10 pm

The groomer is out on trail 19 and is going to try to make his way from the club to Island Lake. We received close to a foot of snow at the club and even more in the higher elevations like Island Lake and the Sugar Shack.

April 13th, 2009. 7 pm

 We had some beautiful spring ridding conditions over the weekend, the yard of the club was packed with trucks and trailers on Friday and Saturday. The repairs that were done to the washout last Wednesday night have bee holding up pretty good, however always be on the lookout as they can appear at anytime this time of year. Reports are that we received close a foot of snow in Sormany today, we may send the groomer out one last time before the 15th.

This Saturday April 18th is our annual T-Bone Steak Supper & Dance, if you would like to reserve your tickets in advance please send us an email at info@chaleur.ca

Here is a video that was taken on trail 19 near Tetagouche lakes last saturday, as you can see we still have nice base but the trail is beginning to be eaten away on the sides.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ScHnk9OUo

April 8th, 2009. 8 pm

Here are the locations of known washouts on trail 19 from the club to the Upper Tetagouche Road:

- Approx 6 km from the club

- Approx 2 km before the Arleau brook shelter (between Hickey Road  and the shelter)

- Approx 2km before trail 24 and trail 19 intersection

The club was open today and we had a few people trailer up to the club, some went to Island Lake and others to the sugar shack. Reports are that trails are still in nice condition. We will attempt to send the groomer out tonight to repair the washouts and maybe groom as far as Island Lake if time permits.

The club will be closed for the remainder of the season with the exception of this Saturday the 11th and next Saturday the 18th which is our Annual Steak Supper and Dance.

April 6th, 2009. 8 pm

We received quite a bit a rain over the weekend and it has washed away allot of our snow, as a result trail 19 from  Bathurst to the club is CLOSED. Trails west of the club are still considered open but please snowmobile with caution and be on the lookout for washouts especially on trail 19 from the club to the Upper Tetagouche Lake Road. We may try and groom trail 19 west of the club later this week if we get temperatures below zero.

March 31st, 2009. 7 pm

We received close to 15cm in town and over 25 cm in some areas of the trail system west of the club. We decided to change our schedule a little and send the groomer to do trail 19 from the club to the IP Road and trail 22 to Island Lake before going to town. We will groom trail 19 from the club to town on Wednesday night.

March 30th, 2009. 9 pm

We seen allot of traffic on the trails this past weekend, the weather was absolutely beautiful and the trails help up well for the amount snowmobiles that were on them. There are still no washouts to report as of yet and snowmobilers are still crossing the Tetagouche river near the Atlantic Host. It has been snowing for most of the day, looks like we could end up with 15 to 20 cm of snow. Depending on the weather we will be back out grooming the trails either Tuesday day or Tuesday night, we will start by grooming trail 19 from the club to town followed by the club to the IP Road & Island Lake on Wednesday night.

March 26th, 2009. 9 pm

We had some electrical issues with our groomer this week which has caused us a couple of down days. So far we have groomed trail 19 from the sunset exit to the Ip road as well as trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island Lake. All trails throughout our system are in very good to excellent condition. Saturday's weather is looking absolutely beautiful for our Fund Raiser Rally for the Canadian Cancer Society. See following link for more details: http://www.chaleur.ca/toc.htm

Reminder to always remain on the lookout for washouts this time of year as they can appear at any time.

March 23rd, 2009. 8 pm

Trails remained in very good condition over the weekend, there are no reported washouts on the trails as of yet. The groomer will be back out on the trail early Tuesday morning to groom trail 19 from the club to the Sunset Exit.

March 20th, 2009. 5 pm

Reports from snowmobilers are that the trails throughout the Chaleur trail system are in prefect condition! Have a great weekend on the trails.

March 18th, 2009. 7 pm

Trails were in very good to excellent condition prior to the warm weather and little bit of rain we had today, we will have to wait and see what affect this has on our trails. Looks like the temperature will be back below freezing on Thursday evening at which point we will resume grooming activities. We are going to try and get trail 19 groomed from the Atlantic Host to the IP Road once more before the weekend. Always remain on the lookout for washouts this time of year as they can appear at any time.

This Friday's supper is Salted Cod sponsored by Arsenault Fish Market and West End Sport. This is always a popular supper with great prizes. Call the club to reserve your tickets. 783-3335

March 16th, 2009. 7 pm

The groomer is on it's way back from the IP Road - Island Lake run. Once he returns there will be a change of operators then we will head back up trail 19 as far as Arleau Brook Shelter the turn off do trail 301 up to the 301/22 intersection.

March 15th, 2009. 7 pm

Trails are a little on the bumpy side after all the traffic we seen over the weekend. The groomer will be out tonight grooming trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host, once he returns there will be a change of operator then we will groom trail 19 form the club to the Ip Road as well as trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island Lake.

March 11th, 2009.9 pm

We had some groomer issues earlier this week which has put us behind schedule, we only completed grooming  trail 19 this afternoon. Throughout Thursday and Friday we will be back out grooming trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to the IP Road. Reports are that trail 301 is still in very good condition.

March 9th, 2009.7 pm

Trails throughout the chaleur trail system remained in pretty good condition over the weekend. The groomer is back on the trail grooming trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host. Once he returns there will be an operator change them we will groom trail 19 from the club to the Ip road as well as trail 22 from 19/22 shelter to Island Lake.

March 5th, 2009.6 pm

All trails in throughout the Chaleur trail system have been groomed at least once this week. Tonight we will be grooming trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host and tomorrow trail 19 from the club to Simpson Field & trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island Lake. Trails should be in excellent condition for the weekend. Reminder that this Friday night supper is BBQ Chicken sponsored by the Bayside Group. Call the club to reserve your tickets 783-3335.

March 4th, 2009. 7pm

Today we groomed trail 19 from the club to the IP Road as well as trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island Lake. Tonight into Thursday we will be grooming trail 301.

March 2nd, 2009. 7pm

It has been snowing most of the day here in the Bathurst area, it looks like we are going to get another foot of snow by the time this system passes through. Our groomer is currently broken down with some track issues which should be repaired sometime tonight. One of the tracks fell off yesterday while we were grooming trail 19 to the Atlantic Host, thankfully the breakdown occurred near the Host. If all goes well we will be back on the trail early Tuesday morning and will be grooming trail 19 between the Club and Atlantic Host as well as the local power line trail to Pointe Verte.

February 26th, 2009. 9pm

Everything is on schedule with the groomer, he is currently on his way back to the club form his run to the 301/22 intersection. Once he arrives at the club there will be a change of operator and we will be back on the trail grooming trail 19 to the Atlantic Host. By the time the groomer gets back Friday morning it will have run for 52 hours straight. We try and groom to Island Lake on Friday night if the temperature drops below freezing but its not looking good right now.

February 25th, 2009. 9pm

Trail 19 has been groomed from the Club to the Atlantic Host and we are now working on trail 19 from the club to the IP Road as well as trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island Lake. Thursday we will head back up trail 19 as far as Arleau Brook Shelter then turn off and do trail 301 to the intersection of 301/22.  Thursday night we will be back on trail 19 from the Club to the Atlantic Host. Friday we are hoping to do another run on trail 19 to Island Lake but we may have to park the groomer due to the high temperatures they are forecasting (+8 deg) with possibility of rain.

February 25th, 2009. 7am

The groomer was repaired and was back on the trail at 1 am Wednesday morning. It is going to take us some time to get all the trails groomed, with all the snow we received it is extremely slow going for the groomer.

February 23rd, 2009. 7pm

The weather network has reported that the Bathurst area has received 50cm of snow and it is still snowing! Our groomer is currently broken down, we are hoping to be back online by Tuesday evening. Once the groomer is back up and running we will be grooming trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to the IP Road.

February 20th, 2009. 7am

The weather forecast was calling for close to 25cm but it looks like we only received 10-15cm. We will be grooming trail 19 from the Club to the Atlantic Host and then head up trail 19 as far Island Lake and possibly  the IP Road.

February 18th, 2009. 9pm

Thursday we will be grooming trail 19 as far as the Arleau Brook Shelter and trail 301. We will be grooming a section of trail that we refer to as the "301 By Pass Trail" in order to get around the plowed section on fire tower road. 

February 16th, 2009. 8pm

Trails throughout our system remained in pretty good shaped over the weekend. Tuesday will be grooming trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to Simpson's Field and trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island lake.

February 12th, 2009. 7pm

Throughout Thursday night and Friday we will be grooming Trail 19 from Atlantic Host to Simpson's Field and also trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island Lake. Trails should be in top shape for the weekend. 

February 10th, 2009. 7pm

Our marathon groomer run on trail 19 from the club to route 180 near Mt Carlton Park was a successful one; the journey took 25 hours. Today we groomed trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host. Wednesday we will be grooming trail 19 from the club to the Arleau Brook shelter then the 301 to the 22/301 intersection.

February 8th, 2009. 8pm

The trails got quite roughed up this past weekend due to heavy traffic. The groomer will be heading out early Monday morning on a 24h + marathon to groom trail 19 from the club all the way to route 180 in the MT Carleton Park. The bridge that was out on trail 19 between MT Carlton Park and St Quentin has been repaired and the St Quentin club has asked us to give them a hand.

February 4th, 2009. 11pm

Trails are in very good to excellent conditions. We will be working on trails 19 and 301 over the next couple of days. This Friday's supper is Chicken Cordon Blue. Call the club to reserve your tickets. 783-3335.

February 2nd, 2009. 7pm

Today we groomed trail 19 from the club to the Ip Road and trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island Lake. Tuesday we will be grooming trail 19 to the Atlantic Host and also the local power line trail as far as Petit Roche. The forecast is calling for very little snow this week which is a good thing, it will allows up to get the trails back in top shape.

January 30, 2009. 11pm

The groomer has just returned from doing the trail 19 from the club to the Ip road as well as trail 22 to Island Lake. A new operator heading out now to do trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host (for the second time since the storm). Saturday morning the groomer will be heading back up trail 19 as far as the Arleau Brook Shelter then do trail 301 as far as the Sugar Shack. Be on the lookout for the groomer!

January 29, 2009. 12pm

The storm is over and the sun is out. It looks like we received over foot of snow. The groomer will be heading out shortly and start by grooming trail 19 from the club to town.  Once the groomer returns we will change operators and head up trail 19 to IP Road and also do trail 22 to Island Lake.

January 28, 2009. 7am

Trails right now are in beautiful condition but they won't be for long. Looks like we are going to receive another foot of snow Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CANB0009

Once the storm is over we will try and run the groomer non stop in order to get as many trails groomed as we can for the weekend.

January 26, 2009. 7pm

Once again trails were very busy over the past weekend. The groomer was out today and did Trail 19 from the club to Simpson’s Field and also Trail 22 from the 19/22 shelter to Island Lake. The groomer will be back on the trail Tuesday morning to do trail 19 from the club to the Atlantic Host and also the Local Power Line Trail to Pointe Verte.

January 24, 2009. 8am

The groomer went from the Club to the Atlantic Host last night; he crossed the Tetagouche River for time this season and went up the hill and turned around in the back parking of the Atlantic Host. All trails are in very good condition considering we received a foot snow earlier this week.

January 21, 2009. 9pm

The groomer is back on the trail and headed on trail 19 from the club to the Arleau Brook Shelter then will turn off do trail 301 to the 22/301 intersection. There are two small sections of plowed road on trail 301; one is on the north side of the Sugar Shack on the Fire Tower Road the other is on the south side behind caribou mines. The plowed sections are approximately 2 km and 3 km respectively.

Over Thursday & Friday we will once again groom trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to the IP Road.

Trails are a little on the soft side right now, a couple more passes before the weekend should help improve them.

January 19, 2009. 10pm

We received close to a foot of snow. The groomer is out on trail 19 grooming from the club the Atlantic Host. Once he returns to club their will be a change of operator then head up trail 19 to the IP Road.

January 16, 2009. 10pm

Trails are in beautiful condition, hard and fast. Too bad we are still in a deep freeze and it does not look like its going to warm up until Monday. Dress warm and stop often if you are going to be out on the trails this weekend.

We finally received our new Mogul Master Drag!!!

January 14, 2009. 8pm

We groomed trail 19 today from the club up to Simpson Field, the operator did not bother doing 19 from Simpson Field to the IP Road because it was still in good shape. Reports are that trails are in very good to excellent condition. The groomer will be back on the trail early Thursday morning to groom trail 301.

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January 13, 2009. 6pm

The drag is fixed and the groomer is back on the trail. Trail 19 from the Club to the Atlantic Host tonight then Trail 19 from the Club to the Ip Road on Wednesday. Forecast is calling for 5 cm of snow tonight followed by some real cold weather for the following three days.

January 12, 2009. 9pm - Drag Issues

There was a lot of traffic again over the past weekend. The groomer headed out early this morning on trail 19 and was headed to Simpson’s Field but only made a little ways past the Upper Tetagouche Lakes when a failure occurred. The clevis of the main drag cylinder failed as well as the brackets that hold the cylinder in place. Help was sent and they were able to rig something together in order to get the drag back to the club house.

The good news is that that the drag should be repaired by tomorrow afternoon. Once fixed plans are to completely groom our section of trail 19; we will start by heading to the Atlantic Host, then go to the IP Road.

Thanks to everyone how attended last Friday nights supper. It was sold out!!  

January 9, 2009. 7am

We only received 10 cm of snow and not the 25 cm they were forecasting. The groomer has been out in the system since 4am on Thursday morning. Trail 19 from the Atlantic Host to the IP Road and trail 301 from the Arleau Brook Shelter to the 301/22 intersection should all be in very good to excellent condition for the weekend.

January 7, 2009. 8pm

Trail 19 from the Atlantic Host all the way to the IP Road was groomed over Monday and Tuesday, the groomer had to work hard to cut down the moguls that had formed over the past weekend. Trails on Wednesday were reported to be in very good to excellent condition.

The forecast is calling for up to 25 cm of snow from Wednesday night though Thursday morning. We will be sending the groomer out early Thursday in order to try and get as much trail groomed as we can for the weekend. The grooming schedule is a follows:

-          Thursday Morning: Trail 19 as far as Arleau Brook then trail 301 up to the 301/22 intersection

-          Thursday Evening: Trail 19 from the Club to the Atlantic Host

-          Friday: Trail 19 from the Club to the IP Road

Our first Club Supper of the season is this Friday, the meal is Chinese Food sponsored by Elmtree Resources Ltd. and Guillevin International. Call the club if you would like to reserve tickets 783-3335.  

January 5, 2009

Trails were extremely busy over the weekend, there were 59 snowmobile trailers parked at the Atlantic Host on Saturday. Trails got a little roughed up due to the high amount of traffic, especially trail 19.   The groomer will be out Monday night to do trail 19 from the Club to the Atlantic Host, once he returns there will be a change of operator and then head back out to do trail 19 from the Club to the IP Road.

The forecast is calling for 25-30 cm of snow though Wednesday / Thursday and another 20-25 cm through Saturday / Sunday. As soon as the first storm is over we will try to get as much trails groomed as we can for the up coming weekend.  

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CANB0009

Please note that there is approximately 3.5km of plowed road on trail 301 near Caribou Mines. Trucks will be hauling wood there during the next 2 or 3 weeks so please exercise caution if traveling on this section of trail.