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JayB
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Topic: 2016 FITW Cupdate Thread Posted: 01 May 2016 at 8:01pm |
Didn't have a chance to check the levels tonight - but the snow berm is down to ~2 feet on the Alpental side, and it looks like folks were able to access the puti-in by driving up from the Denny Creek exit (might require high-clearance/4WD - but there were vehicles there).
If you hit up FITW - earn some easy river karma by posting the cup levels you encountered on this thread.
http://www.professorpaddle.com/media/photoview.asp?File_Id=5501
Thanks!
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Travisimo
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Posted: 01 May 2016 at 8:21pm |
Here right now! 100% wood free. Duck n boof changed.
Cup full, medium high... No valley, lapping up near last peak.. Maybe 3 inches below at lowest lapping.
Edited by Travisimo - 01 May 2016 at 8:51pm
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Travisimo
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Posted: 01 May 2016 at 8:23pm |
Any car can make the bottom, 4wd with clearance can make top. Shovel n 20 minutes could make access for all.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 01 May 2016 at 8:31pm |
Edited by Travisimo - 04 May 2016 at 1:42pm
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Travisimo
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Posted: 01 May 2016 at 8:32pm |
Edited by Travisimo - 04 May 2016 at 1:51pm
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Travisimo
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Posted: 01 May 2016 at 8:34pm |
Wish somebody else was here :P
Higher than I thought, didn't feel like solo it another kayaker was here recently from footprints methinks!
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AndyM
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Posted: 01 May 2016 at 9:02pm |
Yeah those were probably our footprints! We must have missed you by a few minutes. Just scouting the run tho. None of us have been on it yet.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 01 May 2016 at 9:13pm |
Oops I lied! Second snow bank under bridge... Just pulled a very lucky couple in a suburban out.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 02 May 2016 at 10:54am |
Double fail! How do I make pictures smaller, and now I see that my phone was on some weird painting setting. Still cant tell how that happened.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 02 May 2016 at 6:19pm |
No cup... 3" over rock. Burly.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 02 May 2016 at 11:20pm |
Road 100% clear from both sides... they plowed it today.
Run 100% clean and I think Duck N Boof looks easier than ever.
Double undercut all the way to drop before rootball are cleanest i've ever seen.
Good FITW year, once level drops mortals like me will have a blast. I chickened out, why is scouting FITW worse than running it? Steep...
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outdoorjunkie88
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Posted: 03 May 2016 at 11:31am |
thanks for the beta, will be out soon
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kevinh
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Posted: 03 May 2016 at 11:31am |
There was that new log in that one rapid... Island?...the one above fisherman's. The center boof has a log in it. You can go in the left channel now, a center channel just to the right of the log, or right.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 03 May 2016 at 1:03pm |
Yea, but that log is super not in play and visible from the top. Island Drop is the old name.
People have been calling it DuckNBoof, guess it's time for the old name to return. New left easier but less fun looking line.
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BrianP
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Posted: 03 May 2016 at 6:00pm |
God damn all of you! I got really excited when I saw a cupdate thread..then I remembered I live in Minnesota.
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JD_G
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Posted: 04 May 2016 at 9:47pm |
Tonight it was just over the top of the cup with the gauge reading 530. Felt higher than the gauge reading when boating.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 05 May 2016 at 3:39pm |
Help! I'm apparently terrible at guessing level on FITW...
Who has a good guess of level tonight @ dark?
Thinkin I'm gonna head up but don't want high, I'm guessing medium?
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Travisimo
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Posted: 05 May 2016 at 5:05pm |
I'm headed up, if not high I'm running it.
Hoping its medium low but really not sure.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 05 May 2016 at 7:41pm |
Rock barely out... Occasional wave washes over.
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JayN
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Posted: 06 May 2016 at 3:53pm |
This was about 11:30 this morning. Run went great.
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Travisimo
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Posted: 06 May 2016 at 4:44pm |
Thanks! If I'm right the rock will be covered this evening. I'm thinking warm days make it fluctuate a lot. Curious...
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dave
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Posted: 06 May 2016 at 5:56pm |
Torn rotater cuff and blown calf muscle, but Im thinking about it tomorrow...I like the cup out of the water though...
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JD_G
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Posted: 06 May 2016 at 8:39pm |
Cup rock was just under tonight. Good level.
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FLUID
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Posted: 06 May 2016 at 10:03pm |
" I'm thinking warm days make it fluctuate a lot. Curious..."
yes ! this is known as diurnal pattern. most rivers in spring melt behave in the classic warming of the day rising at night dropping in morning..... Also if its hot and late in the day it could be higher up stream of where the gauge is located.
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JayB
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Posted: 09 May 2016 at 6:09pm |
Thanks to everyone for the updates - very cool! Anyone get up there tonight?
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