2007 Snowmobile Season: Slow Start
Quebec Winter Tourism Groans
On the right we see the always effervescent 'Dom' from the Esterel,
looking after her snowmobile clients, no matter what!
Snow in Nevada?
Global Warming Changes Things.
All my sponsors are scrambling to find places for you to ride, with mixed results. Bernard at Motel Safari has been checking out snow covered logging roads, Gille up in Val D’Or has been guiding slow paced trips through the bush off trail, and now our own little Dom from Esterel in the Laurentians has found some trails for you ro ride on, even if it means a bit of trailering.
These are the efforts of your Quebec hosts, and I am sure there are hundreds of others doing the same all over this great Province.
The 4 billion dallor snowmobile industry is groaning right now because of loss of snow and cold. It has been getting more and more difficult for motels, bars and restaurants to stay open with each passing snowless day.
In the Mauricie region alone, over 800 good workers rely directly on snowmobile tourism for their jobs through the winter. Many have already been laid off.
Mother Nature is a bitch. Well, that’s not really true, industry and emmissions from cars haven’t exactly helped her with continuing pollution of the planet.
The writing appears to be on the wall. We have screwed up Mother earth with our selfish pursuits. I know that on the plus side, I 'recycle', I don’t drive an SUV, but I do promote a fossil fuel based industry.. snowmobiling. Perhaps I should do a web site for sail boats or whale watching.
One thing is for sure - I’ll be looking for a job too if it don’t start to snow pretty soon. Who needs a snowmobile web site if there’s no snow eh??
Cheers
zw
(PS: send me your home remedies for curing my cold.)
On the right we see the always effervescent 'Dom' from the Esterel,
looking after her snowmobile clients, no matter what!
Snow in Nevada?
Global Warming Changes Things.
All my sponsors are scrambling to find places for you to ride, with mixed results. Bernard at Motel Safari has been checking out snow covered logging roads, Gille up in Val D’Or has been guiding slow paced trips through the bush off trail, and now our own little Dom from Esterel in the Laurentians has found some trails for you ro ride on, even if it means a bit of trailering.
These are the efforts of your Quebec hosts, and I am sure there are hundreds of others doing the same all over this great Province.
The 4 billion dallor snowmobile industry is groaning right now because of loss of snow and cold. It has been getting more and more difficult for motels, bars and restaurants to stay open with each passing snowless day.
In the Mauricie region alone, over 800 good workers rely directly on snowmobile tourism for their jobs through the winter. Many have already been laid off.
Mother Nature is a bitch. Well, that’s not really true, industry and emmissions from cars haven’t exactly helped her with continuing pollution of the planet.
The writing appears to be on the wall. We have screwed up Mother earth with our selfish pursuits. I know that on the plus side, I 'recycle', I don’t drive an SUV, but I do promote a fossil fuel based industry.. snowmobiling. Perhaps I should do a web site for sail boats or whale watching.
One thing is for sure - I’ll be looking for a job too if it don’t start to snow pretty soon. Who needs a snowmobile web site if there’s no snow eh??
Cheers
zw
(PS: send me your home remedies for curing my cold.)
posted by Zenwaiter at 2:04 PM
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