Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Since the Winter of late 2015/early 2016, Tie Snake has changed.

There is now a boulder that poses a pin/piton potential on the old boof line. It was brought there from really high waters (talking 60,000 cfs for a period of time a little over a year ago). The hole that used to be at the bottom no longer exists as the same high waters blew it out.

At 4,000-5,000 cfs, it's more like a wave train.

At lower flows is when it is technical and somewhat creeky. That is when the easiest line now is to punch the wave at the top and stay far right after wards. There are plenty of eddy hopping options too. Biggest issue is the shallow boulder that sits above the wave/hole in the middle of the rapid. If you are upside down on it, it has been known to split foreheads and break paddles.