FITW Cupdate
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Printed Date: 24 Apr 2024 at 8:43am
Topic: FITW Cupdate
Posted By: JayB
Subject: FITW Cupdate
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 8:20am
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Level was 3-4" below the cup last night, with the SF gauge around 500cfs and dropping into the high 4s while we were there. I'm sure the rain has given it a boost since then. Seemed like medium low. Very pleasant level. Not too bony, and Fisherman's was pretty benign. Great level for a first-D IMO. ------------- -Jay |
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Posted By: James
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 8:51am
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Jay, First let me applaud your creative thread title. When I read that on the homepage two things came to mind. First who ever made that thread get a beer on me, and second was that needs to become the standard FITW level reporting thread! Since the Cupdate thread should be kept clean of off topic banter lets discuss the FITW levels in http://professorpaddle.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9640 - another thread here --> http://professorpaddle.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9640 |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 28 May 2010 at 10:53am
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Oh, yeah, Jay!!
It's now ALL ABOUT the "CupDate" !!!!
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Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2010 at 11:42am
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well there will be another Cupdate this Thursday...
I'll be heading over the pass with the intent of stopping off for soem FITWah lappage...
Then again, if the forecast is to be believed, the flow is going to SKYROCKET!
(guess we ain't having such a shabby season up there afterall- I've already clocked in several FITW laps on several different days).
Nice write up on the N. Frk Teanaway, BTW Jay- meant to say something...
That database is slowly getting fleshed out...  ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 12:17am
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... that forecast is lookin good for some FITWah laps next week-- the days are still stretching out, too! Maybe we should mobilize next week for "afterwork laps"....
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Posted By: septimus prime
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 7:41am
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Im in.
------------- Jon Shell Bee |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 10:00am
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cool... keep it in mind. I'm going down to the Slammin White Salmon soon, but weather/ flows permitting, I plan on hitting up some FITWah early next week. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: Connor
Date Posted: 04 Jun 2010 at 7:28am
| As of this morning, JP says low side of high this morning. Downstream peak of cuprock exposed. |
Posted By: FLUID
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2010 at 9:33pm
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Hey conner long time no see buddy... I'll be at FITW most of the day Tuesday or if anyone else has some time that day to paddle laps........
Chris Totten ~
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Posted By: Connor
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2010 at 6:17pm
| I'll be there after school (at the put-in at about 4:30) to do laps. You're right, it has been a while! Well, I look forward to boating with you on some fun runs on FITW. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2010 at 10:27am
| Cupdate was just called in by JP. Rock is covered with water. |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2010 at 4:10pm
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Thanks guys for relaying the recent "Cupdates" I've texted to some of you. I just figure anytime I'm passing by I'm going to stop for a look, so I may as well send some data down the mountain.
I camped up there again last night- gotta say it's one of my favorite roadside stops. Parked the van right next to the little stone wall where I could tarp up off the side of the van, sit out in my chair, fire up the stove and monitor the Cup Rock.
I'm going to try for a FITWah strike tomorrow during the day or the evening or so, depending on who's into it and when they can go. I don't know- maybe by tomorrow it will be too low (looking at the graph).
If you've been wanting a piece of the FITWah and haven't gotten it yet this year- you'd better be ready to jump at your chance to run it. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that as soon as it isn't too high for folks who prefer medium low or lower flows, it's gonna drop like a rock. So ELF boaters- better be quick on the draw. Very soon. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: FLUID
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2010 at 4:56pm
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Paddled it last night cup rock almost covered all good..... Connor I might be gone by 4:30......... maybe see jp up there. I'm off this thread call me if you need ....
253 230 3307 Totten |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2010 at 4:59pm
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Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday !!! ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2010 at 9:36am
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Prolly Be up there at around Noon today. Cupdate to follow ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2010 at 9:19pm
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Will save JP the trouble since he was nice enough to send along a text - level today was medium. Planning on heading up there tomorrow after work. Probably get there around 5:30.
------------- -Jay |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2010 at 8:36am
| Great cupdate service guys... And just to think Jay you started it all, what a vantastic idear!!! |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2010 at 9:28am
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Looking like the rain bumped it out of my range - maybe tomorrow or Friday...
------------- -Jay |
Posted By: Fish
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2010 at 3:20pm
JP and I will be heading up today for some laps. We'll be up there around 5 today. 
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Posted By: septimus prime
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2010 at 7:11pm
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Thursday anyone?
------------- Jon Shell Bee |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2010 at 10:25am
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Anyone get up there yesterday? Looks like the level has been holding steady in the high 7's for the past day or two and I'm curious to hear what the levels have been like up at FITW. I'd guess medium high - but a field report would be great. Word. ------------- -Jay |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2010 at 6:15pm
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Water was flowing over the bottom of the cup today when the SF gauge was at about 670cfs. ------------- -Jay |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2010 at 8:23am
| Will everyone please upload photos (if you got them) of the FITW cup rock at any level you have seen it. I am going to make a collage for the FITW page. Please upload your photos to your own albums so I can include little photo credits. Thanks |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2010 at 11:13pm
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Sorry - forgot to snap a photo tonight but the level was 1-2" below the cup. Felt like the extreme low end of medium. As we were heading down the pass at 9:00 or so we ran into some serious rain, so if that actually hit the pass there should be a pretty healthy spike in the flows. More rain and/or some significant heat at the pass have the potential to bring the run back to life for a bit longer. ------------- -Jay |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2010 at 7:13am
lovin the Cupdate!! 
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Posted By: tradguy2
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2010 at 10:28am
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We should get another week or so out of the run. It was low last night because of the cold temps (low 40's) but there is enough snow higher up to keep her running if we get a warm spell. I think we need to wrap up the season with a FITW fetival next week complete with a BBQ and beer. ------------- ... preparing for a river beating! |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2010 at 10:48am
| Agreed, and perhaps the first FITW Race. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2010 at 11:06am
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I made a little cupchart... See below, we still need more low, medium and high level photos (I will update as I see photos uploaded): http://professorpaddle.com/media/photoview.asp?File_Id=5501">  |
Posted By: tradguy2
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2010 at 11:24am
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A race sounds fun. TIme to start planning. ------------- ... preparing for a river beating! |
Posted By: Travisimo
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 11:25am
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FITW was LOW yesterday. I was shocked at just how low, inches below the cup... still doable. I think she may be done... others disagree but unless it warms up a lot, I'd say it's time for all the ELF boaters to get up there now... its still doable but you're gonna hit rocks :P ------------- H2O please |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2010 at 11:38am
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It was ELF last night, but a really fun easy level. I did get cheese grated when I ran the last drop on the Fearsome upside down...I think today would be too low to run, we need some warmth and it will come up again...hopefully. Root Ball was fun at low water though. ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2010 at 7:34pm
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She's ba-aaaaaack... As of 6:30 this evening: Water flowing through cup with both peaks exposed. Healthy medium level. SF Gauge at 510. Looking at the forecast my guess is that it'll be in until Tuesday. Maybe medium-low tomorrow and lowish by Tuesday. Checked it out on the way back over the pass. ------------- -Jay |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2010 at 8:01pm
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We will be there tomorrow (Monday) starting at around 4:30pm for multiple laps as many as possible till we drop... ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 11:08am
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Cool- sounds like yall been milkin the FITwatah for all its worth, as you should. Saw the guage at lower 500's recently and wondered if it would translate to some mediumness... James- diggin the comparitve cuprock photos. That is the final step toward full Cup Enlightenment. Once we get some better res pics we'll be set, but even now this is sufficient to clear up this whole Cupdate D-bate. Seriously- ask yourself: Has AW, WKC, PDX, Seaatle Yahoo Kayaker what's is name offered anything like this to you, the descriminating beta consumer? not that they aren't all swell folks- but when the rubber hits the road, None of these other Interwebbulary desintaionoids can offer you a Cupdate, with an actual Cupdate Calibration Key to interpret said Cupdate... I mean, if one is to profess, it should be more than a guess ... SYOTWSR!!!!!!!!!! ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 11:40am
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Might try to sneak up there tonight but wouldn't be able to get there much before 6:30....
------------- -Jay |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 3:54pm
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The cup has water in it. Just a little bit flowing in and out.
Come on up for a perfect fun easy low to med flow! It doesn't get any better than this! ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 3:55pm
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We are here right now and will be till around 7:30 or so. ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 4:19pm
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Will try to get there for at least a couple of laps.....
------------- -Jay |
Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2010 at 10:25pm
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Nice medium flow tonight. Water just barely flowing through the cup. Didn't look like it had dropped much, if at all, from the previous night. Thinking that it should still be in at a low-medium flow tomorrow, and could bounce back pretty significantly if we get a hot, sunny day any time soon, or some more water up high. ------------- -Jay |
Posted By: SupaSta
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2010 at 2:23am
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Originally posted by James
I made a little cupchart... See below, we still need more low, medium and high level photos (I will update as I see photos uploaded): http://professorpaddle.com/media/photoview.asp?File_Id=5501"> Good work James. This is awesome! ------------- Life is short, paddle hard! |