Is Boulder Drop still class IV at low water?
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Topic: Is Boulder Drop still class IV at low water?
Posted By: Otter Boy
Subject: Is Boulder Drop still class IV at low water?
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2007 at 9:25am
Kidding, kidding! Put down the torches! ![]("http://www.professorpaddle.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif")
I ran the Main Sky with Colorado Adam on Sunday, and was once again schooled at Boulder Drop (in Airplane Turn of all places). I made my roll, but maybe the River Gods are reminding me not to mouth off.
- B
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Posted By: James
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2007 at 9:34am
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If you were to ask me which you didn't I would say that the real question is now at what level is boulder drop a class V?
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Posted By: Otter Boy
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2007 at 9:38am
| I wouldn't know. If it's really cranking I'm WAY right in the Mercy Chute! |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2007 at 9:49am
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Dont mess with the river gods!!! I think BD is always class IV if you can drag a boat down it.
Class grading is all relative to the person, I ran that streatch 50+ times last spring/ summer, from 1500, to 11 k . Then I got my ass kicked at a low run in October.
I have no idea about the class V thing,, at really high water, everyone takes Mercy,, and that is not V. Down the gut has to be but whos going to do that.
Ihave seen someone run left center at around 11k. Does anyone know about that line?
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Posted By: mike
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2007 at 11:28am
| Every boater I know has had a good beatdown or swim in that drop at some point in their kayaking career. I boated 120 days in 2005, ran at least 50 class V runs that year and one of my two swims for the year was an uber beat down in Neds at the low level of 3000 cfs. Gotta respect that drop. |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2007 at 1:28pm
| Ahh, good to hear I'm not the only one who got stomped. I never gave the rapid much thought till I got beat down running Ned's at 3k couple months ago. Had to actively swim to get out of the damn thing......was not fun. |
Posted By: tradguy2
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2007 at 2:18pm
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Note to self, boof Ned's hard at 3k. ------------- ... preparing for a river beating! |
Posted By: Chuck e fresh
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2007 at 10:35am
It can be worse to swim at lower lvls, Try it at 200 cfs![]("http://professorpaddle.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif") We'll see how well you know the drop. Or how well it get's to know you!!------------- There's no such word as can't!so stop making excuses!!!! |