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Tuesday Bigwater!

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Topic: Tuesday Bigwater!
Posted By: kevinh
Subject: Tuesday Bigwater!
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2013 at 2:51pm
Ok so I'm getting my hopes up for Tuesday. Who else has it off?

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Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 11:15am
I do. And I plan on paddling one way or the other. Sky drainage looks like it'll have some tributaries with water in them. Robe will obviously be too high if the rain matches the graph.

I'd like to get out Wed n Thurs as well. If the forecast is correct Icicle could be in.

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Posted By: bigboof
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 11:47am
i'm in as well.  have to work during the day so thinking an after work lap will be the way to go.  would love to get on the sky tuesday or wednesday. 

sean

Posted By: kevinh
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 12:52pm
depending on when it starts raining...
i think it would be cool to get a pilchuck lap early taking advantage of the smaller drainage coming up faster and then moving over to the sky drainage in the afternoon.

here's hoping for hard rain early!

Posted By: phil
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 1:52pm
I'll just leave this here for convenience... https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/wrx/wrx/flows/station.asp?sta=05D070#block2 - https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/wrx/wrx/flows/station.asp?sta=05D070#block2

Posted By: jonlcrain
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 2:08pm
I could possibly be in for an early Pilchuck lap anytime this week. I posted a river alert about wood early on in the run. Worth a look if you plan on being out there this week. With the higher water it comes up fast!

Posted By: BIGWATER
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 7:10pm

well it seems we finaly get some warm rain , suposed to be one of the bigest  rain on snow events of the season.... only time will tell

some epic surf features may come in if the storm hits the right way ....i can only take one day off this week, hard to tell wich will be the most rare day for bigwater .... so far the Naselle wave has been in for 3 days this whole season back in Nov. and this may be the last time this seaons it forms up, if at all ... it looks like the storm is going to hit more on the north olympic
 
the moshpit should go huge, wich is another epic park and play   ... anyways if anyone is ventureing to the far corners of western WA for some sweet park and play, maby ill see ya there , im just a slave to the storm so hard to say what will happen till the morning of ..... who knows maby ill get a day on the north fork Tilton .. as much as i would like to go hit Pilchuck , driveing north of Oly on a weekday (or any day) is to much for me, when i have the trafic free lands to the south and west to enjoy
 
have fun rideing the storm!      these are rare days

Posted By: Connor
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 7:28pm
Also, as a before or after thing, limpwrist could be at a healthy flow. Something to consider if anybody wants to do a pretty clean park and huck.

Posted By: WhiteWaterWheat
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 8:11pm
Conner, what is a good level range for Limp Wrist? Do you use the FITW gauge?

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Posted By: Connor
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2013 at 8:42pm
Over 4,000 on the Snoqualmie Tanner gauge is usually good. It's pretty hard to gauge though.

Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2013 at 8:05am
Regarding Limp Wrist (or, "Boxed Lunch", as it was originally named):
I've heard that watching both south and middle fork Snoq guages is the way to go-- ask Fish he oughta know.. pretty much gotta drive up there w/ boat and look at it.

Definitely boating Wednesday in the Sky Drainage. Maybe get a healthy flow on the Foss or Rapid. Pilchuck is out of my driving range, but it should be good with this rain on snow. You guys should definitely post some firm meet-times so PPeeps can join you. I still might even make it over there for wed if it goes off then.

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Posted By: bigboof
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2013 at 8:35am
I'm down for an after work limp wrist or sky lap tomorrow.  let me know

sean

Posted By: Elijah
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2013 at 9:22am
Wednesday: Foss AM Sky Main PM
All Hail the Rain!

Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2013 at 9:54am
Yeah, Ima queue up for some sky drainage Wed a.m. and take it from there. Less driving, more boating.

Pilchuck might be good Wed though, for those interested. If I didn't have to drive past so much whitewater to get up to Pilchuck, I'd go there. It's just so flashy. If you go wed I recommend being Johnny OnTheSpot Early. You can always wait for the water to drop if its too high for your liking (but I doubt it will even get that high- who knows?). Certainly a rare gem when you can catch it.

Sky offers a safe bet of options to choose from no matter what the flows will be tomorrow and its much closer for me. So thats where I'll be.

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Posted By: kevinh
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2013 at 1:41pm
any body want to get on the mm or sky this afternoon? im going to head out soon


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