Pine Creek at high water is an interesting run/rapid. Lots of folks put somewhere higher than the Numbers to get a little more action. At high water the stuff above Pine Creek itself is fun and the runout to the rapid is great. It is also a popular theory that the Pine Creek hole flushes at high flows so it is no big deal. This is a very easy theory to explain from your couch in the middle of the winter, but harder to back up when you actually see the rapid at 3000cfs, when the hole is still there but... kinda flushing.
At high flows the dam drop above Pine Creek goes well and is actually pretty fun.
The rapid itself from above. You are not getting left at this level.
Anonymous kayaker deep in the gut of the hole.
Cool video of our group and a couple other running the hole. Video by Robin Johnson.
Kayakers vs. Pine Creek Hole from Robin Johnson on Vimeo.
So, it does flush. Get out there and do your big water training.
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