Just got an email from Nate Zabloski, an OARS guide who was on our pilot trip last June. Nate studied sustainability and renewable energy in Sweden, and brought a great perspective to our trip. He’s groomin’ nights at Alta this winter, chasin’ pow all day. Nate says the Utah snowpack is at 115% of normal at this point, and if that holds, we’ll likely be looking at Class 4 rapids in Cataract Canyon. That’s what we experienced last summer with flows right at 40,000 cfs, and for a newbie like me, taking a duckie through some of that was the roller coaster ride of a lifetime. Hope to repeat it!

Thanks for the news, Nate. Hope to see you on the river in June…..

Pride Wright

Tags: Nate Zabloski, OARS, whitewater, WILD, Wilderness Institute for Leadership Development

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