I kind of figured it was deliberate once i noticed where the trail signs were. Even knowing approximately where it was I definitely did not spot it. Super fun trail!

For sure 🙂

It is worth the trip tho! It consist of 3 different hill, with 3 style of riding and every trail is absolutely awesome! You can get cheap Airbnb and mont-saint-Anne is only an hour away

@@stillburningstrong One number for ya: 66 (age). Another number: 3. (Broken bones, thanks to Angel Fire, NM.) Nope, this trail is off my list. Have been to Kingdom and Valee Bras du Nord, tho. (But NOT Full Nelson.)

That's been on my radar! Had we not gotten the rain that we did I would have gone there on our way out, but as it a few of the roads I needed to take to get back home were flooded only a few hours after I left.

@@SkillsWithPhil Yeah that storm was something and left marks everywhere, safety first

I think it would take me about the same to get it 100% clean. There are a lot of little crux moves throughout the whole thing that just keep you on your toes. I actually just watched your video on this after i got home. Are there any other places in QC that are similar to sector maelstrom? The terrain, trail building and scenery is all very interesting, and much more interesting than flow trails. That being said I do need to get back to Bromont and I still have yet to ride MSA.

@@SkillsWithPhil Sector Maelström is a kind of his own. You could Check out Mont Ste-Marie near Ottawa. Maibock and Boneshaker has some cool lines . Bromont definitely has some spicy lines too, but must of them are not on the map!

@@lachevre_mtb +1 to Mont Ste-Marie, but let's not forget about the one and only Lager!

I really enjoy these slower technical descents. Its a good change of pace from most DH trails

Underrated place

Mine too haha!

We were there not long ago, it’s even better then what you can expect!

There is something to be said about 27.5 becoming harder to find. However wheel size isn't as big of an issue as wheelbase and head angle when it comes to tight turns like that.

@@SkillsWithPhil Can't argue with that. Still love me some 27.5 tho.

It looks fun and the trail crew is definitely working hard, but there are places closer to me that look very similar that i still haven't been to

My hair was getting in my eyes so it got the chop!

@@SkillsWithPhil you are one of the few who can actually rock it

I can relax a bit more on pure dh trails but trialsy is insanely tiring.

Pssst, we don't mention that name. 😉 Anyway many of the SDM trails are also machine built and they are pretty darn good. This trail was definitely hand built, but there's plenty of machine built trails you wouldn't know are machine built unless someone told you around in Vermont. That's what I'm trying to do with the lower half of the trail I'm building at the driving range. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9N5g5mZ1rLcf40.html That being said, SDM and many other places in Quebec charge people to ride but as a result can hire a full time trail crew. In Vermont, in part due to act 250, whether you are building a mtb trail or a huge shopping center, you have to go through the same permitting process if you are commercial operation and charging people a entry fee counts. Act 250 has its benefits but it really makes doing this stuff more challenging. I also suspect Quebec tourism invests heavily on this stuff while our tourism department seems to only care about skiing. I will also say the geology in Quebec is more comparable to higher altitudes terrain in NH/Maine than it is VT. The geological make up is vastly different.

Not to mention thousands if not tens of thousands hours of volunteer work , mainly from LB-Cycle and Dig SDM community. Most people of the handbuilt trail are almost totally made by volunteers

@@SkillsWithPhil Indeed, the entrance fees allow us to prioritize trail maintenance. We have a full-time trailbuilding team and equipment dedicated to this task. This year, we have 8 full-time trailbuilders + 1 small excavator, enabling us to keep the trails in good condition throughout the season. Magneto design and hand build by LB-cycle crew Velo-ciraptor design and machine-built construction by velosolution canada trailbuilding company.

Then you have Ian with NONE 😂😂

Full commit 😂😂

I haven't put my finger on it yet, but the terrain is similar to Vermont and NH yet it feels way different.

I have had poutine many times :)

@@SkillsWithPhil As it should be! Hope you enjoyed your stay!

My bike check is in the description and has the answer to your question.

When I did Wolverine (on a small HT lol), I had this feeling where I felt like if the trail just went down all the time I would love it, but everytime it would throw a techy climb and break my dreams lmao. Still a superb trail tho. We almost did Magneto right after but having to climb Klondike we decided our energy levels were depleted :P

There's another trail that starts and ends at a similar spot called slab city. That trail is really awesome if you want to avoid dying but still want to ride cool rock slabs!