Hey Adrian, I haven't seen you in quite a while but I'm glad you got my back.  I'm soo looking foreward to this trip.  I just wish Heather was coming. 

Just thought that I would post something to get this trip back into everyones head.  I sure am excited for it.  Who all is going?

I currently have 2 seats available in the truck. If anyone wants them, give me a call. I had thought we had a full load, but was just informed Ashley and Scott have decided to head out for a nice, romantic drive up to the great white north in the magic sparkle car.

Leif. We'll ride with you if you don't make us pay so much for gas........

here is one that I found on the web.  I think that there are some further up the river too.

Skihist is a good place to meet the first night...I actually liked to open yard Ryan mentioned, but possibly not the best place to hook up the first night.

soft supple nothing... You swing yer hoofs around about as graceful as a drunk barbarian horde in a meadow of devils club.

So - I was just suggesting this as it is easy to find.

Nope the dog is staying at home this weekend.
James usually brings his dogs though.

It is kind of made up by 2 features.  The pit on surfer right and a wave on surfer left.  The pit is really steep and fast but is where you throw down... if you can.  We saw many a blunts and a couple helixes.

The surfer left wave is a really fun wave with a great pile that allows for lots of spins and back surfing without too much trouble.  Of course this depends on your skill level.

The wave was around 402 cms when I was there and some Kamloops guys were saying this is a perfect level.  The pit's pile was friendly for a big wave and they said the lower it gets the thrashier the pile is.  Last year I remember getting some beat downs and upside down surfing in there when it was around 380 I think.

It does have a big intimidation factor for those not used to playing on larger waves and holes.  Getting back to the eddy is pretty hard if you are on the surfer left wave.  If you flush off the left side you'll have to hike back up for sure.  There is a shoulder between the pit's pile and wave pile that you work up the pile and flush off and make the eddy.  Hiking back isn't bad, just annoying.  It's not near as bad as the Skook tour.

The gauge is at 335 cms right now!!!   Not sure how the wave is now much less this weekend.  Could be pretty thrashy.  BUT the Thompson run is fun big water Class III with some huge boils and whirlpools.  It's about a 4 hour long run.

Here is the gauge link: http://scitech.pyr.ec.gc.ca/waterweb/formNav.asp

Select BC, Thompson, and change parameter type to Discharge, eh.

Okay, I vote for the Skihist park for the first nite at least.