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Topic: cooper this weekend
Posted By: rayw
Subject: cooper this weekend
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 10:26am
anyone interested in running the cooper tomorrow? i have had my eye on it for some time and i need someone to go with that knows the lines since i haven't been down it yet.any interested parties? if no one is down we could get on something else.

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rayweinrich@gmail.com
253.370.6299


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Posted By: H2Ohta
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 10:35am
There is a group of us running the Little Wenatchee today and I will try to rally the group to run the Cooper tomorrow. Hopefully it does not drop too much more but it should come back up next week with the forecasted hot weather. If it does not come together tomorrow you should come run the Icicle...

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H2Ohta

Posted By: James
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 11:14am
The cooper will certainly come back up there is a good amount of snow up in those hills. I was out there all this last week. Got some river time every day except thursday. The inflow numbers are also heavy on the Cooper side now. So unlike that early season runs we were doing where the cle was givin a bit of water now it is mostly coming down the coop. This should be a pretty dang good coop year because it was not super hot days blowing the pack out... Have fun runs out there and keep an eye out for the new wood listed on the river page. (It is in the double ledge just above S-Turn). You basically run that little slide ledge into the pool then the next little slide has wood you will have to run left on hard against the wall and over the wood.

Posted By: rayw
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 5:10pm
I have monday and tuesday off to boat next week so if it doesn't come together tomorrow its no big deal.

Lief told me that I should wait until the flow is under 1K to run it for the first time, but you guys are talking like its low right now???

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rayweinrich@gmail.com
253.370.6299

Posted By: JayB
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 5:50pm
Post up if you're heading out there. Might have the day open and would like to hit it up if the flows are in the right range.

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-Jay

Posted By: Estel
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 7:24pm
Originally posted by H2Ohta

There is a group of us running the Little Wenatchee today .
 
How is the LW? Any wood? Good level for a first run?

Posted By: James
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 7:35pm
Ray the cooper is fine as long as it is not too much over 1200 cfs... at around 1600 it starts getting a little wild. The 2000 zone is where it starts getting to be a real rascal. Late season flows are always higher than early season flows because of where the snow is at. This monday I did a run at 2k and it felt more like a run well over 2k compared to earlier season flows.

Posted By: SOPBOATER
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010 at 10:38pm

If anyone is in for Monday I am.

Posted By: Travisimo
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2010 at 1:10am
i'd prolly go with you on Monday... anybody going Sat? 

I will definately go before the water runs out... hopefully a few times!


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H2O please

Posted By: H2Ohta
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2010 at 7:41am
A group of us will be there Monday. 425-466-8370 if you want to hook up.

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H2Ohta

Posted By: rayw
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2010 at 8:25am
i will be there Monday as long as it doesn't get beefy

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rayweinrich@gmail.com
253.370.6299

Posted By: STLboater
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 10:17am
i'm in for the trip if levels are good for Ray.


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Posted By: rayw
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2010 at 11:26am
anyone heading out tomorrow morning from the Tacoma Seattle area?

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rayweinrich@gmail.com
253.370.6299

Posted By: ibarrett
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 1:45am

I am going to try to head out to the Cooper tomorrow (Monday). I don't get off work til 10:00 and will leave the Kirkland area around 11:00, probably try to catch people on their second lap. If anyone can work around that time frame a wants to car pool give me a call 530-320-0257, if I don't answer I will get back to you when I get off around 10:00 am tomorrow. 

-Ian

Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2010 at 9:41am
just a heads up... did a lap yesterday (sunday) and it's low and dropping.  the heat this next week should bump things up some.  still lots of snow up high!

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