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Offline JohnCyr

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Re: Water Levels :)
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2010, 07:33:24 PM »
Thanks alot Bill! Will defintately stick to playspots until it gets warmer!

Speaking of wich, the Level is at 58.8 and its a great time to be sick off work tomorrow! HAHAH Who ever wants to paddle can give me a call starting at 8 am tomorrow and I can provide a ride if you live close to Champlain. Call my cell 819-210-2533 Weather was warm and you can paddle for hours! I did for 3 hours + Today woth Richard!

The Wall : Waves were small, theyll keep getting bigger but my guess is it will be filled with paddlers over the weekend!

Sewer : Again, the eddy is bigger but I assume alot of surfers will head out there with their rope.

Deschenes Playspot :

Nice wave, Recirculating eddy, easy to catch and to stay on forever. Fast walk back up and No one there at all today! Here are some pics! All I have to say is this was my best surf session EVER!

The Wave


The curler and a little mini hole downstream! FUN!


Richard on green of the wave


Me on the foampile (Yea Paul, I can FINALLY Stay on it forever! ;D)



Heres a little video of Richard on the wave!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWJNh6ome4M&feature=player_embedded

Offline Bill Schlarb

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Re: Water Levels :)
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2010, 04:12:37 PM »

And the Rouge Seven sisters Canyon at 290 CMS! Yikes!!! How is it at this level!? Flushed or Mean?

The Canyon section is big fun at that this level but it goes by real fast...
The lead-in to the canyon is flat, just fast water and the rock island is almost underwater.
The hole at the end at the canyon is replaced by a 8 - 10 foot standing wave that can send you vertical,
you really want to stay left and hit the eddy next to the wave...
There are a few holes further down that you want to stay out of.
According to raft guides I've spoken with, the final hole in "Turbo" borders on lethal at high levels.

As for the Seven Sisters section, Elizabeth's Sill becomes a class 5 with the river in up in trees.
The rocks you usually scout from are underwater.
The hole at Drano takes on it's name for real and Champignon is washed out.
Washing Machine is huge and doesn't look anything like summer levels.

Bill

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Re: Water Levels :)
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2010, 01:00:59 PM »
There are waves at the wall! They are surfable, kinda like Sewer wave at low levels 58.3. They have foampiles and theres a nice little eddy. Just a bit small though. Maybe tomorrow theyll get bigger! Will post pics later in the day!


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Water Levels :)
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2010, 10:38:08 AM »


Highest its been since I started paddling.

Leaving work at noon to check out the Wall and Deschenes.

Richard and I will be at either until its dark!

And the Rouge Seven sisters Canyon at 290 CMS! Yikes!!! How is it at this level!? Flushed or Mean?