My vote:  Rick's Slide.  Not that big, but... 

 

 

 Prethrasher and Thrasher on CC

  Favorite Waterfalls,

BK CC Lewis

Sunset, EF Lewis and Horseshoe (trying to get the weekend stoke on)

You gotta love Husom?

 

 

Frankly, I haven't run all that many runs multiple times, or even all that many runs at all, although I have explored a bit in Californicatia and Montucky. Like I said, I am a weekend warrior at best. Fatherhood and a very busy work schedule and, um, er, nerves have kept me off some of the classics. I like a good adrenalin rush with my whitewater (always with big respect to the rio!) but I prefer not to be completely terrified.

 

Oh yes, another always portage, scares me big time, rapid is Elbow Room on the Ohane.

 

My goal is to get on the Little White in 2008. If that happens I'll be pretty thrilled.

 

PS: Have we ever met? 

Entrance Exam?  I ran it blind on beta my first time on CFC, and it's one of the scariest things I've done in a kayak.  Like a smaller version of Wall Drug on Tatlow, with two big ledges right below.

 

Ricochet cetainly deserves a nod for "best class V rapids".  I will say, I always catch eddies in there (usually 3) so it kind of breaks it up a bit, and doesn't always feel like one "rapid". 

 

Clearwater simply has to be on the list of best class V runs as well.

 

I'm also going to plug my favorite little gem up I-90...Franklin Falls section below FITW?  When clean, it's a pretty packed stretch and totally worth it.  Has anyone looked too see if it's clean of wood?  Was a bit choked last year.  It has a great one-two punch with Superboof & The 20 footer just below.  Z-turn is full on, and the double butt-crack ledge below that is so much fun when you hit it.  You boof & land in a 5 foot wide crack...don't land sideways.  Also, don't forget about the section of The SF Snoq below Denny Creek CG down to I-90.  When FITW is high (too high?) check that section out.  There are some fun rapids in there.  I always wanted to do 90-90, but have never been able to put that together.  Put-in @ I-90 (FITW put-in), take-out I-90 at Exit 47.  You want high water, but not too high where The Franklin Section gets a bit out of hand.

 

Ernies might need to be on this list, but I honestly can't say as my only run through there had me so scared, I barely remember anything.

 

Anyways, great thread, but somewhat subjective.  Makes you realize how much great whitewater paddleboating there is in this state of WA.

 

What about the possibility of high-quality WA class V that is (mostly) unknown?  I've heard rumblings about The Upper Queets & Upper Hoh having some burl?  I'm sure there's some quality still waiting to be discovered in The OP.  Then there's that stuff around Chelan...Agnes, Railroad, Company, others?

 

~SYOTMFR~

 

p.s. one more nod for Thunder...WA's new high-quality IV-V late season classic.  Runs into September.

 Oh and take a demo boat, not mine, use SRK's