Only 5 days left to bid on the famous Zen snowmobile house in St-Zenon Quebec. Starting bid is 25,000. usd - and there is no reserve bid! Ride your sleds in winter on 600 local miles of incredibly groomed trails, then ice fish before dinner, or ride your ATVs on the special winter quad trails. In summer, ride your ATV, fish, hunt, and go boating on over 70 local lakes in the immeadiate area. Only 2.5 hours north of the US Border, get a two story character house with 3 bedrooms, lr, kitchen, DR, and garage that holds four snowmobiles, plus parking for at least four pick up trucks.When you have to work, send your friends up to your snowmobile house, and get them to pay you 300. per weekend. This money will cover your taxes and utilities.

My loss is your gain! Yes, I will still revisit Quebec next winter- God Willing, but I will be staying with friends instead of my house. I will miss it. :¨( She's a two story house, approx 1,400 square feet, on a lot which is 100 feet by 200 feet, surrounded on three sides by nature including the Sauvage river less than 200 feet from the back door.

Thousands of snowmobile enthusiasts from Vermont, NJ, NY, ONTARIO and PA have already discovered the amazing snowmobile trail conditions and 600 miles of groomed local snowmobile trails in St-Zenon Quebec Canada. Hunt for moose, deer or bear, fish for walleye or trout. Float plane access to points further north available. Two hours out of downtown Montreal. aprox 6 hours from Syracuse NY. The ultimate snowmobile house - on the cheaper side. Everything works good - electrical, plumbing - new foundation, steel roof is still good. Lots of snow here and good riding from December to April on Quebec's fantastic snowmobile trail system. Enjoy the house in the winter, go back in summer for fishing. You are close to many favorite spots like St-Donat, St-Come, St-Gabriel de Brandon, and 2 hours from the Casino in Montreal.

I admit, the house needs work, but you have all the basic big stuff covered - I DID THAT WORK! The plumbing, the heat, the appliances, the well, the power, the septic, the foundation, the kitchen sink - - all done (not fancy but working well). I would guess you could spend another ten grand on materials to finish some of the drywall, floors, and painting, but the basics are covered. You could bring your pals up to go fishing this summer, and get them to bring their tools! Free fishing in exchange for a day or two of work. It's a good deal eh?

The exterior siding has been redone in true 1 inch thick red pine and there are four new windows. The roof is old but still good, made of steel, I have painted it silver. Go see all the photos and explanations here

Oct. 13, 2006, BUFFALO, N.Y. — Deadly snowstorm clobbers western N.Y. . BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo lay all but paralyzed Friday after a record-breaking early snowstorm whited out the brilliant colors of fall, buried pumpkins and apples and caught this city famous for its wintry weather flat-footed. At least three deaths were blamed on the storm.

The heavy, wet snow snapped tree limbs all over western New York, leaving some 380,000 homes and businesses without power.A state of emergency was in effect across the region, banning all nonessential travel. Branches and power lines lay draped across cars and houses, and normally busy downtown streets were still, blanketed by up to 2 feet of snow.

Let's just hope and pray that this storm is a sign of things to come this winter, all over our favorite snowmobiling territory! I think we are over due for a huge winter. Click here to get the rest of this story...

This storm brings back memories of a November storm in 2000... here is the report from CNN on that storm! Buffalo, N.Y., snowstorm closes airport, strands school children Stranded cars sit motionless on snowy Buffalo roadways Tuesday morning Nov 21, The Buffalo-Niagara International Airport remained closed this morning after a pre-Thanksgiving storm buried Buffalo, New York, with record snowfall. Police at Buffalo Airport said it would remain closed until at least noon. Schools were closed for the day.

More than 24 inches of snow fell over 24 hours Monday, stranding schoolchildren and motorists, bringing traffic to a standstill and prompting officials to declare a local state of emergency. The National Weather Service said the storm had resulted in the third highest snowfall over a 24-hour period with 24.8 inches. John Fahey, superintendent of transportation for Buffalo schools, said about 200 students had to be sheltered in public buildings.

The Buffalo school system serves 44,000 children. With the loss of radio communications from one of the city's school bus terminals, some parents were unable to determine where their children were, officials said. Fahey said the school system launched a concerted telephone effort to contact parents.

Some children, he said, spent the night in locations away from home. About 25 students were spending the night at Early Childhood Center School No. 54 in the city's central district. That school buses about 350 of its 600 students, ages 4 to 8, principal Elizabeth Martina said.

"One bus left and returned with our students," Martina said. "Two other buses from other schools stopped at our school because they had students who had been on a bus for four hours." The remaining children and staff turned classrooms into makeshift shelters using napping cots for bedding. What would have been the Thanksgiving meal has provided an ample supply of food for the stranded crew, Martina said.

The storm was called a "lake-effect event." In such storms, cold air blows across Lake Erie and absorbs warmer air. The weather can vary from locally heavy snow in narrow bands to clear skies just a few miles away, creating dangerous driving conditions from poor visibility.

The 2006 edition of the Big East snowmobile show, was excellent, but temps of around 73F may have kept attendance lower than usual. It seemed a little slower than previous years to me, never-the-less, I had the opportunity to meet hundreds of snowmobilers, and see everything new that our industry has to offer!

JP from 100 lacs Outfitter was my main sponsor this year, and deserves a vote of thanks for covering my expenses at the show this year. I tried my hardest to introduce many of you to his amazing snowmobile wilderness, by showing photos of his place which I took last December, when he had 2 feet of snow already. Altogether, he got 8 feet of snow. Yes, you have to drive an extra two hours to get up there north of Mont Laurier, but it is well worth the effort.

There is no way I can tell you here, of all the new and cool things I saw at the show, so I will just point out a few things that I found new and exciting. First off, I met Richard, owner of Empire Gloves MFG Inc. He gave me a demonstration of the self heating gloves which he manufactures in New York. These battery powered hand warming gloves, and first rate quality, and will keep your hands at 60F for four to six hours. They retail for 99.usd.

I also met Chris, another guy that manufactures his product right in the USA. Snosuit is his Minnesota based clothing company, that creates a military quality snowmobile suit, loaded with well thought out features. I hope to have the suit here to test it out this winter. Check it out here! Chris is going to start a revival of the old style 'ski-doo' suit. This is high quality workmanship at a great price.

A Calgary based manufacturer has created the Superclamp - the ultimate tie down system for your snowmobile trailer. Check it out here! There was so much more at the show to tell you about - but why not catch the next one your self next year, or better yet, run over to the Toronto Show, Oct 20 - 23! It's great fun!

Look who I saw at the Big East show! Do you recognize these three beauties from Quebec? If you are the first to e-mail me their first names, I will send you a Zen Ski Hat! Hint - they all work for a hotel that is famous for a certain shower! 'nough said!

The Zen Tour this year will include all eight of my motel full sponsors. I will try my best to visit each of them and take good pictures for my readers. As most of you know, all my sponsors have to believe in giving honest trail conditions and weather reports, no matter what. They are also interested in your security, safety, and comfort. My sponsors are people that know how to look after the snowmobile visitor from away.

Zen Tour 2006 - 2007 JP had a great idea this summer. "Why don't we get all the Zenwaiter motel sponsors together", he said, "and make a ride out of it?" Better yet, lets also convinced our motel sponsors, to offer you a little something special, if you visit them during the week. Be sure to tell the people at these motels, that you are doing the Zen Tour, and who knows, you may get something special. I know Bernard at the Motel Safari will have one free cold beer waiting for you!

The Zen-Tour Circuit Our Zenwaiter sponsors have always been a small group, this year is no exception. We have eight motels that help to support this web site. Each of them has the right stuff to make your snowmobile holiday the best it can be.

Services that you need, like for example, secure truck and trailer parking, clean affordable rooms, good meals, fuel, and repair facilities available for your sled - these are the basics. Add to that, a knowledgeable and friendly staff, a spirit of hospitality, and knowledge of Quebec snowmobiling, and you have it all!