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Mad, VT
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Middle
Class I(V)
4 Miles
Gauge Information
| Min Sug. Level: |
300 cfs |
Max Sug. Level: |
1800 cfs |
River Description
Posted by Jeff on 3/30/03 on the MVP message board.
There is a wicked
rapid right under the bridge entering Warren from the sugarbush
side, but we opted to skip that until we saw someone else run it.
Most of the float to the landing in Waitsfield is a nice class one-
two run with several fun surf waves and two drops we elected to
scout. the first was about a 3 - 4 foot drop that all ran nicely.
the next class three-four rapid was at Greenbriar (?) road. the
approach rapid proved a bit trickier than the maelstrom that we
thought would be the real hazard. The rapid had just claimed one Mad
River canoe a few minutes before we arrived, no human injuries but
the ash gunnel was broken and the ABS bow severly cracked.
The rapid was run and my roll worked as it was suppose to when the
exit wave decided to taste me a little more. in all we covered 4 to
5 miles of a seldom run piece of water.
Vermont paddlers club has a website and trips list posted if you
happen to be going that direction.
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Last Updated: 2003-03-30 18:10:18
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