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After much research, failed attempts for change of status quo, and self-reflection; I have decided to refrain from knowingly promoting river surfing due to river surfing’s unwittingly and knowingly negligent use of unsafe gear (in particular the use of quick release leashes and improperly designed personal floatation devices for river surfing). Quick Release Leashes Are
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Chatfield decreased to 80cfs at 11:30am Saturday, August 19, 2023. Sixx was surfed Friday at low flow but the Chatty drop to 80cfs will essentially take the surf out of Sixx, Chiclets, and Beavers and 16th to a point. Though the desperate surfers might hit Beavers anyway (it was surfed early Saturday) or Dave’s Wave
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Local surf drops, however; Beavers, 16th Street, and Dave’s Wave are still surfable with bigger boards. RRP looks unlikely today as there is not much in water calls; but, will update when Chatty official release info is announced later today. Monsoonal moisture has retreated southward from Wyoming/Colorado into New Mexico over the weekend with a
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Chatfield Reservoir release will remain at 60 cfs today, Saturday, July 22, 2023. (Sorry about date mess ups yesterday. Phone service was glitchy at Scout so corrections were not made.) Late rains hit yesterday again around Denver but not in the right spots or amounts to get a proper gutter bump. Though Sixx looked almost
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Chatfield Reservoir release will increase from 50 to 60 cfs today, Thursday, July 21, 2023. Monsoon rains must have hit again Thursday in Denver. Six was surfed at high gutter bump flow by those brave enough to be there at the right moment. Next few days are hit and dry. Keep an eye on Chatty
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Came up a bit…. We are in Salida and it rained up here hard. Looks like some rain must have hit the front range as well. RRP has some flow. Might be a gutter bump day of sorts with a chance of rain forecasted in metro Denver in the evening Keep an eye on the
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Mehhh…. Come on send us more….
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Monsoon season has started in the southwest but we are not seeing it yet in the Denver area. Rain forecasts earlier this week for Wed/Thur seemed to have dissipated. Forecast for the monsoon season this year have also shifted downward and is not expected to be as strong as the past two years’ monsoon season.
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Looking like possible precipitation is now Thursday. Will do a complete forecast tomorrow. Checked Dave’s yesterday evening, looks ok for longboards or inflatables…. http://endlesswaves.net/waves/daves-wave/ Can go day trip it or spend some on lodging at Scout Wave in Salida… http://endlesswaves.net/waves/salida-park/ Scout Wave cam is now pointed basically at the ground now. Needs to be focused
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Controversy of divulging up to date river wave info has alway been hotly contested. Pole cams on a river wave, be it live-streaming or still pics, heats up the controversy even more. But we need to considers the use of these mediums for safety, growth, and public engagement with river surfing. For example are the
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No real surprise here. Today might be the hottest day of the year and there is no threat of precipitation until Wed/Thur. Keep in mind what Casey says about rather have them save up the flow to release in larger volume later! If you are really needing to surf, get a longboard or inflatable and
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Thoughts on Lib Technologies entry into the river surfing and rapid wave pool “space” w/ their “Whirlpool” model surfboard. This summer Lib-tech, one of river surfing’s favorite “pop-out” surfboard manufacturers, has jumped into the river surfing scene an Alternative Surf High Performance surfboard oddly or aptly named the “Whirlpool“. Lib says that their Whirlpool surfboard
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