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<br /> Located at the site of a diversion channel for the
<br /> ,. hydroelectric dam, the site was envisioned in 1974 by
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<br /> Wisconsin paddler, George Steed who noticed the , trthet - --r---- • .add in.
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<br /> spillway's spring flood control releases. From 1976-1978, - -
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<br /> under the direction of Don Sorenson, boulders were on , •, 19 ,..... ,f r .,<_ - , rz , ., 4 „ , 4 .,....„
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<br /> trains Flows range from 625 to 850 cfs, though the facility oi . anyone seri ding and s- ^ ' - ,-,,4 .? ,._ ._,..,_ _ ____ -_.....„--
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<br /> is only open to the public four times a year.The remaining ' putsuirigcom. th ,,' , ,,, ,-- .„-- „,,.- - , --.---
<br /> releases are reserved for events like World Cu p slalom, -Boatera 00 , e A . P ...= rf n. , - -.0 '2
<br /> the U.S.Team Trials and race camps, the USCA Marathon , r. - .
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<br /> Canoe Race, Pan America Cup Race and an annual rodeo . 7 - - - .: , lir ,...;.,, - ...:
<br /> in August The total cost to build the Wausau facility was 0- ) -. --„ (-_- '-,, lbe.),09,1e ,tory...
<br /> around $250,000, with additional donations of materials , -'-',, , -."... ,,,.... -• ' - %-,,7 -
<br /> and labor from local volunteers Currently the facility is in - - . ' _- : -- -----:- 2 '; ----,--.
<br /> the process of a face-lift, which involves shortening the
<br /> Ask for it at paddlesport retailers, bookstores, or www.theriverchasers.corn
<br /> course and creating new routes to run. Since its inception,
<br /> Distributed through Alpen Books at www.alpenbooks.com
<br /> the whitewater park has been run by a private, non-profit
<br /> organization, overseen by a board of directors,
<br /> Info: (715) 845-5664, www.dwave.nett-wkcc.
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<br /> Weber River, Ogden, Utah
<br /> Utah ski bums no longer have a mandatory drive to The Ultimate in Kayak Instruction
<br /> Wyoming and Idaho for their whitewater fix thanks to by Champion Ken Whiting
<br /> Ogden paddler John Daniels. Daniels took on the
<br /> challenge of creating four features on a 200-yard stretch of -., ,,,- -, - The Playboater ,
<br /> - z.-r ....44)14. - - s Handbook 11 follows up on the best-selling
<br /> the Weber River through town, and has seen his labor
<br /> a41 , - success of the original handbook, with a complete, up-to-
<br /> bear fruits in the form of hundreds of congregating
<br /> 4 r I %/ i liii i j i tir date look at freestyle kayaking technique in a large. full color
<br /> paddlers.The first and second holes are adaptations of a ' 17 ift , format. With over 50% of this second edition being completely
<br /> sewer line and a weir formed by an aqueduct, respectively, i.t../ LI s- new material, 'The Playboater's Handbook 11' will be a must-
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<br /> while the third and fourth features were constriction/ - - - - - - - ---:- have, especially for paddlers who enjoyed the first edition.
<br /> boulder placements by engineers Gary Lacy and Kent
<br /> - Over 400 photos and drawings.
<br /> Butters. Each feature is better at a different flow. 7,- - .
<br /> " Featured segments by Eric Jackson, Corran Addison,
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<br /> The park was completed in October 2000, after years _ _ - ,
<br /> ..„. c_.,..);.:, . Steve Fisher, and Tyler Curtis.
<br /> of work by Daniels, who made the $300,000 course --- . ..:-.------- --- C - overs - att - freestyte - kayaking - technique-from-b- • " -
<br /> with $30,000 and donated labor and materials. - skills to the latest moves.
<br /> Info: www.cc.usu.edul-uwc/tripsnpics/ogdenww/ogden,html. ' -240 pages, Full color.
<br /> Coming June, 2002
<br /> Liquid Skills is the video for beginner and intermediate kayakers. it is
<br /> divided into two parts, the first of which focuses on the fundamentals,
<br /> while the second looks at key playboating moves and skills.
<br /> - Shot on the magical rivers of Chile
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