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Description

Split decision is made up of three chutes divided by large boulders in the streambed. The left chute is a tight slide into a pillow that immediately banks right. There are often trees in this line so scouting should take place before you run it. The center line runs down onto a boulder where if you hit it correctly can give you a nice boof. The right line is a slide that banks left at the end. If you are skilled and willing to work a little you can run all three lines without too much diffuculty. At higher levels, this rapid becomes a definite scout due to the possibility of pinned wood in the chutes. Neither bank is great to scout from, but the right bank does give a better view of the line.