Tough call today with a bouncy line. But after watching a while, the average is right around 5.3. While analyzing the Rock for an accurate reading I observed a LOT of debris coming down the Riv, including one log at least 14′ long. Be cautious of logs and strainers in new places, this is a [...]
Archive for June, 2011
June 29th, 2011
Pine View 5.0 at 1000
Bouncy line at the Rock, but I’ll go with 5 this morning. Currently 79.4F, partly cloudy and calm. Poudre Park WX: Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. West southwest wind between 8 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight: [...]
June 28th, 2011
Pine View 4.8 at 1230
Currently 78.5 sunny and calm. Poudre Park Wx: This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Southwest wind between 7 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low [...]
June 27th, 2011
Join us on the radio show Imagine Action this Tue eve on KRFC
Imagine Action will feature a discussion about the many recreational users of the Poudre River. During this historical snow-pack and run-off, the show will explore how kayakers, fisherman, and rafters have been influenced. We will be joined by: Tony Falbo – Contributor on PoudreRockReport.com Brad Modesitt – Mountain Whitewater Descents Grant Houx – St. Peter’s [...]
June 27th, 2011
Pine View 5.1 @ 0700
Pine View 5.1 at 0700. Currently 56.3F, overcast and calm. Poudre Park Wx: Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind between 5 and 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before [...]
June 26th, 2011
Pine View 5.0 at 1100
Pine View steady at 5.0, probably higher this morn. Currently 77.6F, sunny and calm. Poudre Park Wx: This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind between 11 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph [...]
June 25th, 2011
Pine View Solid 5.0 (again)
Pine View 5.0 at 0700. Can you say 3rd Peak of the Season!! Currently 50.3F, partly cloudy and calm. Poudre Park Wx: Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West southwest wind around 10 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms [...]
June 24th, 2011
Pine View 4.9 at 0800
Currently 64F, partly cloudy and calm. Wx conditions are ripe for a third peak this season. While massive flooding is unlikely (unless we get a large rain event up high), we will most likely see sustained flows around the 5′ level for at least the next four/five days. This equates to “Very Experienced” to “Expert” [...]
June 23rd, 2011
Flood Advisory
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 938 AM MDT THU JUN 23 2011 …THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN COLORADO… CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT THE CANYON MOUTH ABOVE FORT COLLINS AFFECTING LARIMER COUNTY. CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY AFFECTING WELD COUNTY. .TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE NEXT WEEK. MINOR [...]
June 23rd, 2011
Pine View 4.9+ at 0700
Pine View bouncing between a 5- and 4.9+ this morning. Currently 48.6F, sunny and calm. Poudre Park Wx: Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. [...]
June 22nd, 2011
Pine View 4.7 at 1630
Currently 82, sunny and calm. Poudre Park Wx: Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west. Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 8 mph. I’d like to [...]
June 21st, 2011
Pine View 4.75 at 0745
According to NOAA it’s currently 66F and sunny in Poudre Park. Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind between 15 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West northwest wind between 7 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 [...]
June 20th, 2011
Pine View 4.9 at 0700
This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 8 to 11 mph increasing to between 21 and 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly [...]
June 20th, 2011
Upper Canyon Report
Flows were high to stomping Saturday. Big South gauge was buried, Spencer was a super stomping 3.5 at 11am (higher by the hour), JW was also stomping, and Little south was at a medium level. There was some swimming involved in JW (oops) and one destroyed boat (not mine) that didn’t have float bags. The [...]
June 19th, 2011
Pine View down to 4.9 at 1030
Pine View 4.9 at 1030. Currently 62.5, cloudy and calm with slight breeze. Poudre Park Wx: This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 67. North northwest wind between 5 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after midnight. Low around [...]
June 18th, 2011
Pine View 5.1 at 0700
Currently 50F, partly cloudy and calm. We may be at the beginning of a slow climb to actual (or second) peak for this season (despite what the geniuses wrote in the paper last week). HIGH WATER ALERT- The Poudre Canyon Fire Dept and Larimer County Emergency Services (DRT) has been on four incidents in the [...]
June 17th, 2011
Pine View 5.0 at 1600
Sorry for late post, thumpin at a low 5. Currently 57.8F, partly cloudy and calm. Wx for PP: Late Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance [...]
June 16th, 2011
Pine View 5.0 at 0700
Pine View a solid 5 at 0700. Currently 57.8F, partly cloudy and breezy. Wx for Poudre Park: Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly [...]
June 15th, 2011
Pine View 4.9 at 1130
Pine View 4.9 at 1130. Guessing it was at or just above 5 at daybreak. Currently 70.1F, sunny and breezy. Poudre Park Wx: This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind between 7 and 9 mph. Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. West wind between [...]
June 15th, 2011
Little South Update
As clean as I’ve seen the run… great level… surging 85/90 on the gauge at the top and splashing over the 2nd marker rock at the bottom. We put on at 6:15… probably close to the daily peak… and ran it in under 2 hours… but if the wheels fall off the wagon in there [...]
June 14th, 2011
Pine View 4.9 at 0700
Pine View 4.9 at 0700. Currently 56.4F, sunny and calm. Poudre Park Wx Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West northwest wind between 14 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind between 7 and 17 mph, with gusts as [...]
June 13th, 2011
Pine View 4.9 at 0800
Pine View 4.9 at 0800. Currently 53.9, sunny and calm. Poudre Park Wx: Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West [...]
June 12th, 2011
Sunday 7/12 Upper Canyon Flows
At 9am: Joe Wright – Medium (Carnito boof covered by an inch or two) Big South – Rock gauge several inches underwater Spencer Gauge 3.25 (~4.25 on Sportsman gauge with nothing coming through the tunnel) Saturday evening water was significantly higher. Waterline on river left acros from new gauge in Boneyard rapid indicated at least [...]
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Comments OffJune 12th, 2011
Pine View 4.8 21000
Pine View 4.8 at 1000. Currently 66F, Sunny and Calm. Poudre Park Wx: This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind at 9 mph becoming west northwest. Happy [...]
June 11th, 2011
Pine View 4.7 at NOON
Currently 65.9F cloudy and breezy. Poudre Park Wx: This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind around 8 mph. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming [...]
June 10th, 2011
Pine View 4.9 at 0900
Pine View 4.9 this morn. Currently 53.4F, sunny and calm. Poudre Park Wx: oday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph. Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East southeast wind at 9 mph becoming west northwest.
June 9th, 2011
Pine View solid 5.0 at 0800
Still a bit bouncy, the Rock wave median is a 5.0. Currently 52.0F, overcast and damp. Poudre Park Wx: Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. East southeast wind between 3 and 9 mph. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before [...]
June 8th, 2011
Pine View Holding at 4.9+ at 0800
Just below the 5 Bar, the Riv’s holding at a high 4.9. Currently 59.1F. Poudre Park Wx: Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. South southeast wind between 10 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight: A 50 percent [...]
June 7th, 2011
Pineview at 4.8 @~7:30pm
Big water’s here if you hadn’t noticed We didn’t see any trees moving yet, but there’s a few big ones ready to go around Pineview (above and below it) so keep your eye’s peeled.
June 7th, 2011
Pine View 4.99 at 0700
Just barely below 5! With the bouncy wave at the Rock, the Bar showed itself way too much to be a solid 5. At 0700 it was 59.9F, sunny and calm, and NOAA says it’s already 70F. Poudre Park Wx: Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a west wind 19 to 22 [...]
June 6th, 2011
Pine View ~4.9 at 0800
Unofficial report, this is second-hand intel from a reliable source. The wave at this level makes a hard accurate read, but it is most definitely in the 4.9 range! Currently 81F. Wx for Poudre Park: This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. [...]
June 5th, 2011
Upper Canyon Update
Big South – getting crankier… about 8″ over the top mark now. Joe Wright – still not in yet… but getting closer. Spencer Heights – med-high and starting to juice… run #1 was at 2.7, run #2 at 3.0 on the new gauge… probably much higher by the time we got back to town… very [...]
June 5th, 2011
Pine View 4.5- at 0700
A little bouncy on the rock, it’s a high 4.4 or a low 4.5 depending on if your glass is half full or empty. Currently 49.8F, sunny and breezy. Poudre Park Wx: Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. Light wind becoming west southwest between 11 and 14 mph. Winds could gust as high as [...]
June 4th, 2011
Pine View 4.1 at 0800
Pine View 4.1 at 0800. Currently 54.6F, sunny and breezy. Wx for Poudre Park: Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph. Wx for Cameron Pass: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high [...]
June 3rd, 2011
Upper Canyon Beta
Joe Wright – boat crunching low. Spencer Heights – 2.4 on the new gauge (probably a 3.2 on the old gauge with nothing coming in at Tunnel)… high side of medium and wicked fun. Spencer Wood – There’s a log sticking up 6′ out from left wall 20 yards above the Goal Posts (the first [...]
June 3rd, 2011
Pine View 4.2 at 0900
Pine View 4.2 at 0900. Currently 48.5F, sunny and breezy. Wx for Poudre Park: Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph. For Cameron Pass:Today: Sunny, with a high near 49. West [...]
June 2nd, 2011
Pine View 3.7 at 0700
Currently 48.6, wispy clouds and calm. Wx for Poudre Park: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 16 mph increasing to between 22 and 25 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a west [...]
