Northern Quebec Trip Day 2 | Val-d'Or to Matagami | Mike rides a 2021 Polaris Matryx Assault 146
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Jesse, Mike, Andrew, Kosta & Rich OUTDOORS leave Hotel Forestel in Val-d'Or and head north to Matagami. Freshly groomed trails all day, with not a single bump! Great combination of some twisties, with some fast lake running and hydro lines. The warmest day of the trip, at -15C. Cannot ask for any better then this!
#skidoo #gen4 #xrs #polaris #matryx #assault #fcmq #sledding #snowmobiling
North Shore of Quebec trails are personally my favourite, the mountains scenery is breathtaking. Can’t go wrong anywhere in Quebec tho, never disappoints
Yep! We hope to ride more of Quebec next season for sure! Thanks for tuning in! Mike
That's a full day. Amazing trails.
It certainly was. But with the width and straightness of the trails, we could have squeezed another 200 kms but it wouldn't be as enjoyable! Cheers,
Jesse
Wow those trails unreal!!
Yup. A whole different experience. It doesn't get much better then that! Meticulously maintained trails. Thats why the trail permits cost 375$ early bird.. Cheers, Jesse
Awesome video. Love seeing rich there as well. Your editing is awesome!!
Thanks dude! Rich is awesome. Cheers,
Jesse
Another great video guys! I will be living vicariously through you because the riding in Minnesota is about done. The trails are bad and no snow in the immediate forecast. Happy trails to you and enjoy!
Thanks dude! Looks like we might be done too. Maybe one more ride up north in a few weeks to end of the season. Stay tuned! Cheers,
Jesse
I like the way you have your GoPro hooked up to your home app. It’s doing a really good job.
Hey Mark. Not sure exactly what you mean by home app? Cheers, Jesse
I meant your helmet
Good job guys . Beautiful scenery.
Thanks buddy. Great day, and absolutely stunning. Cheers,
Jesse
Great video, man am I jealous I commented last week about that favor Trail. When we stay at the Forrestal now we order out from st hubert, the Chicken and Rib place after staying there for the last 12 years it's always slow best breakfast though. You guys are lucky up there. Last year on our second and third trip up there we stationed val-dor, For a couple days there's so many good trails in that area. We use the ski doo soft sided saddlebags we slide them right underneath the seat, It holds gallons of oil perfectly along with other Smalls great set up. Awesome trip guys, Power on
Thanks John! We saw lots of St Hubert bags outside of rooms and questioned eating at the hotel. Cheers,
Jesse
Zrtkat likes your video good info
I’m a brand new subscriber as of today and wow absolutely amazing videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Malcolm!! Glad you are enjoying the content! Tons more videos to come. Tune in every Monday and Thursday at 12pm for new videos! Appreciate your support. Cheers, Jesse
Like your vid guys ,you just went true my town Senneterre i work at the Skidoo dealer and i never saw this trail of my life ,because im in ice racing.
Awesome! One of the best trails of the trip was thru Senneterre! Thanks for tuning in. Cheers,
Jesse
Great vid bud!!
Thanks Russ! Appreciate the support. Cheers,
Jesse
Great content you guys, I've been really enjoying it. 9:56 cracked me up 🤣 Canadian trail systems look awesome. I'm going to be new to Ski-Doo this season and I'm really looking forward to it. You guys would fit right in riding the amazing trails Wisconsin/Michigan U.P. offers. Highly suggested if you all are ever up for a road trip! Keep up the great content!
Hey BTS! Glad you are enjoying our videos :)
"FUCKING MINT" haha. Your going to love the doo. What sled are you getting? We definitely would love to come down to the U.P.! We appreciate your support. Stay tuned for lots lots more! Cheers, Jesse
Nice video!!! Ride your side though guys. Gotta practice what you preach. Running 100 km/h and meet another guy coming the other way also hogging the middle of the trail and that's a 200km/h head on. Would not be fun and will happen so fast you won't see it coming (no time to react). Keep up the great videos. Love seeing them!!!
Thanks Chris! I agree. Definitely, at times, we are all victim to hugging a corner too much, especially left turns. We are always watching and try to be as careful as possible. Cheers,
Jesse
Don't forget that we are always wearing communicators, so whoever is leading is always telling the guys what's coming as well. Makes for a much safer riding experience and the reason we likely aren't always on the right side. Thanks for watching. Mike
That trail is freaking amazing!! Didn't Halloween pass yet😂😂
Not yet! But soon. Let it snow let it snow let it snow!! Cheers, Jesse
Love the videos guys, just a small critique, if you could clean up the language a bit I could share the videos with my wife and kids.
Hey Dan! Glad you like the content. We do try to keep it very PG and we usually beep out any swearing. We have gotten better over the years so take a look at the riding videos from last season and let me know! Cheers, Jesse
Hell ya
what dates did u go on? i'm going up wednesday and ride more backcountry. doesn't look like there was much snow lol
Hey Mitchell! We went Feb 12 to 16. Some areas had barely enough snow for trails. Few areas with about 1.5 to 2 feet of snow that we went into and that's about it! Cheers,
Jesse
What are you seeing for range on the cardo? I'm seeing 100-200 feet at best in the trees. Pretty disappointed to be honest.
We find it around 500m to a km in the powerlines but in the trees only eye range to 200m at most. The trees kill the connection, and the hills. Cheers,
Jesse
Awesome, LinQ, communicators, and GPS are must haves. Hot tip, G4 glovebox cell phone holder can’t live without, phone stays charged, local maps or ride command always displayed and easy access to communicator app. Because of it I’ve ditched my Garmin. I would like to see a review on your travel cover and oxygen helmet, Will the Oxegen work if without cord ie if lost or broken on a saddle bag trip? Being a Army vet I like all my gear work, I’m running a BV2S (works with or without cord) now but doesn’t sound well we our communicators, (UClear motion 6)
Thanks for watching and thanks for everything you army guys do! Awesome. We are also running the glovebox extensions with the cell phone holder and love the setup. The Oxygen does tend to fog up if you don't have the cord plugged in. We carry an extra cord on the bigger trips just in case. The BV2S is ok but we love our Oxygen helmets - especially ultra cold weather riding. You feel the heat and its the best helmet on the market designed for communicators. Incredibly quiet and you can listen to your music clearly all day long! Cheers, Mike.
You always have the option to crack the shield on the oxygen if you loose power. Not ideal, but in most conditions you can ride with it cracked without getting too cold and that airflow will keep it clear. Because of the way the shield seals down low you don't get an automatic draft that will freeze your face off like in any other helmet. Just enough flow to de-fog things. I carry a spare cord as well which is definitely plan A should you have a cord failure. I find I have to do crack the shield in cold weather when I want the sun visor down even with the heat on and working. If not the visor fogs. The flip down visor is arguably the biggest disappointment with this helmet. BRP's marketing saying flip it up and it will clear is complete BS though. There is no heater in the top of the helmet. It's just relying on the heat from the main shield collecting up there which I find only means the condensation from my breath collects up there. Still a great product and by far the best helmet I've owned. I would buy another one.
You guys use Cardo nice I just bout 4 of them for my group they work great how is urs working
They work awesome! Have over 20,000 kms of flawless communication with the packtalks. They really are THE BEST! Cheers,
Jesse
@@sledaddicz awesome good to hear
Get a chance to try out the maps through BRP connect yet since you were in Quebec?! Don’t think I have seen a video of anyone using the maps yet.. thanks!
I have and it works great . Did the wood runner trail this past Saturday and the trails were amazing once again. Northern quebec is what its about!
Yep! Me and Mike used BRP GO! for the whole trip. It works really well. The only thing is you have to make sure that BRP GO and BRP connect are open on your phone before you plug into the gauge. Cheers,
Jesse
@@sledaddicz awesome good to hear! Any chance of a video on using the maps?! Love the content keep up the good work 👍🏼
@@markneven5535 I wish I did! If we get to quebec again I will do a vid of it! Thanks for the support!
You guy`s have been spoiled . I`ve not ridden in Quebec yet looks great.
Yes, definitely. It's hard to believe we have only been over one other time. This is easily the best riding we've ever done and we will be heading there a lot more next season. Thanks for tuning in! Mike
Hey, im from Ontario and have ridden all over Ontario and quebec. Ontario definitely has it sweet spots ! But quebec with its 5 star trails and beautiful elevation and scenery changes is by far the best ridding anywhere! . Most of the trails are taken care of by the people who depend on us snowmobilers to come and spend , not towns that make extra on the season, so it is very important to keep us coming and trust me ...once you try it you will definitely be hooked!
Hey guys just wondering what you use in regards to a mic set up for your gopro? Audio is so clear it almost sounds like your adding it in post edit
Hey thanks for watching. Here is a video where we walk through our gopro setup. We add a simple lapel mic to the inside of the helmet to capture higher quality audio. Hope this helps. Cheers Mike
ua-cam.com/video/PvJzt-sL18g/v-deo.html
@@sledaddicz thanks I watched it. Just wondering how that case worked for you? Any issues with snow or cold effecting the camera with the loss of the seal for the charging port?
I'm assuming you can't just run the mic without the case because the charging door has to be open to use the port for the mic adapter
The case is excellent and you still get a seal on the charging port because we have the mic adapter plugged into it. I would recommend using the same setup. You need the mic adapter though to make it all work and you can't just plug it in direct. The only thing we had to modify was the spot where it clamps with the bolt, because it doesn't pivot the way it comes. It's squared so all I did was file that part down to make it round and then the case pivots properly up and down.
@@sledaddicz perfect thanks for the info
Our pleasure dude. Always here to help. Cheers, Mike
Wish the 850 had more top.speed I find my older 800 had more top end numbers wise ... should be able to hit 200km/h top speed
Agreed. I am lucky if I get 185 km/h on the gauge. But remember the gauge is a dream'o'meter - it shows 185 but my Garmin GPS which is accurately tracking speed says 174! Cheers, Jesse
What kind of fuel range does your sled need to have for a ride like this?
If you can get 160 kms to the tank you will have no problem as long as you have a jerry can. 190 kms was the most distance we had to go without a gas station. Cheers,
Jesse
What lug depth do you run on your XRS? I'm looking at the 2022 renegade XRS 900 turbo. Will mostly ride on trails.
1.25 is the best track for pure trail running. I used to run a 1.5" but found for the little I went off trail, a 1.25 was more than enough. Cheers,
Jesse
@@sledaddicz Thanks for the info! I thought the 1.25 was the best overall track for me. but the dealer was trying to push the 1.5" Cheers
what brand of carbide (name) and were did you get them in Ontario ?
Bergstrom 6" triple point skegs are the carbides Mike is rocking. He got them from the ontario supplier that happened to be passing through Temiscaming the day before us. Cheers,
Jesse
Yep. Get in touch with Clark Wilson here in Ontario through Facebook. Tell him you heard about them from Mike @ sledaddicz. The guy is super nice and delivered mine for me to the local Esso in Quebec where we started. Cheers, Mike.
Raw steak! Lol Jesse.
Yep! Very raw indeed. My tummy was not happy! Haha
Cheers, Jesse
what was your average speed for that run
That was definitely the quickest day of the trip. Average speed overall is about 85 kmh. Cheers,
Jesse
@@sledaddicz am an old guy but very new to sledding its only been a few years the last two years I've been driving a 20 year old Grand touring 500 SLE and it was ok, a little slow going up hills, at the end of the season I was fortunate enough to fine a really good deal on a 2021 900 ACE Grand Touring so am already looking forward to winter 2022 I live in the laurentians in the Mont Tremblant area am minutes from the FCMQ trails. I enjoy your videos and I plan on doing some of your runs when the time comes. take care and keep the videos coming
Thanks Chris! Enjoy ur summer and see you on the trails next season. Cheers,
Jesse
What’s the top speed on that sucker
XRS around 177 kmh, Assault i think around 185 kmh. Cheers,
Jesse