Your questions about snowmobile tours

First time, or no experience with motorsports: a beginner tour (500, 600 or 1,100 km). The progression is designed so that you can ride 200 km stages from day three. One or two tours already done, or some enduro or ATV riding: the 1,300 or the 1,600.

February: maximum snow cover, and longer, milder and sunnier days.

Very unlikely: we are in the foothills of the Mauricie, more than 60 km north of the St. Lawrence, and our tours run from December 26 to March 27.

With more than 33,000 km of marked, maintained and groomed trails, and hundreds of inns, trail stops and outfitter lodges, Quebec is the largest snowmobiling playground in the world.

Online by credit card, or by phone. Tell us your level, your dates and whether you are coming alone, as a couple or as a group: you receive a detailed proposal within 24 hours.

Yes. Published prices do not change during the season, whatever the exchange rate or the price of fuel.

You travel with one or more guides of your own, on the dates of your choice, and can adapt the itinerary.

Of course. Our groups have 6 snowmobiles at most: you join a small team.

Honeymoon, themed tour, off-the-beaten-track destination: tell us about your project and we will build it with you.

Yes. A throttle and a brake: a few kilometres are enough after the briefing and the test ride. Good general health is all you need.

21 years old.

Yes, a valid car or motorcycle licence from your country. No licence, no snowmobile.

Yes, if each driver has a licence. Take turns from the first days: the pace picks up as the tour goes on.

Both. Our Grand Touring models have a raised passenger seat and heated grips. Riding two-up suits the beginner tours; the more demanding tours are ridden solo.

Mandatory. Modular helmet with a panoramic visor on tours of 1,200 km or less, full-face helmet with a heated visor on the long routes.

Yes: two-piece cold-weather suit, mitts and boots with removable liners, handed out on arrival or on the morning of departure.

No. Daytime temperatures are usually between -5 and -10 °C, sometimes -25 °C, but it is a dry cold. Our Choko outfits are made for much colder weather.

A briefing and a test ride on our track before departure. Every guide is trained in first aid and carries a GPS beacon, a satellite phone and a first-aid kit. The guide can stop any dangerous behaviour.

Snowmobiles are inspected before every departure and our guides handle routine repairs. Otherwise, a replacement snowmobile is brought to you at no cost.

Only Ski-Doos, invented in Quebec by Joseph-Armand Bombardier: Grand Touring, Expedition, MXZ or Renegade, with 600 ACE or 600 HO E-TEC engines.

It is the maximum amount you are liable for if the snowmobile is damaged: $2,500 per snowmobile, as a credit card hold that is not charged, released after inspection on your return.

Yes: each snowmobile carries $1,000,000 in liability insurance, and our activities are covered by $2,000,000 in professional liability insurance.

Before booking, check that your flight dates match your tour week. We can help.

Don't worry: whatever time you land, we will be there.

Yes. We meet you at Montreal airport on arrival and take you back downtown or to the airport at the end of your stay.

Yes. On request, we prepare a 1- to 3-day program in the city of your choice.

Yes, as an option, with our musher at Lac Blanc.

A forest enthusiast trained in emergency care, survival and mechanics. Your guide will take you off the beaten track and look after you all week.

Private rooms in double occupancy, one large bed or two beds. A private bathroom is not guaranteed everywhere. Single room available as an option. Bring a swimsuit: several stops have a pool, spa or sauna.

In owner-run inns and outfitter lodges with 12 to 24 rooms.

An outfitter lodge deep in the forest, on a lakeshore, reached in winter mostly by snowmobile. Built for hunting and fishing, they offer surprising comfort.

A hearty North American breakfast and a three- to five-course dinner, often featuring game or fish, are included. Lunch, taken at a snowmobile trail stop, is at your own expense. Water, tea and coffee are offered.

Let us know when you book, allergies included: we adapt the menus.

In a soft, waterproof 40 to 60-litre bag that we provide, strapped to the snowmobile. No hard-shell suitcases.

Labelled and stored at our base until you return.

Your good mood. When you book, you receive a complete packing list for your tour.

In Montreal, yes. In the forest there is often no signal; coverage also depends on your carrier's agreements with Bell and Telus.

110 volts with flat-pin plugs: bring an adapter, also available at our shop.

Most lodgings have Wi-Fi, sometimes via satellite and slower than in town.

The custom is $10 to $20 per person per day of riding, depending on your satisfaction.

The Canadian dollar is the only currency accepted in the region. Visa and Mastercard are accepted almost everywhere, American Express rarely.