Cliff wave @ 19.8k cfs - 3/23/10
The Cliff Wave is the best wave in the upper valley. It comes in at over 12k on the white river gauge. It is easily surfable in any flat-hulled playboat and very dynamic, allowing all manner of modern freestyle wave moves. Sadly due to the requirements of high flow, the wave only comes in a couple of days a year. So if the White is way up, GET ON IT!.
The wave is located on the popular white river whitewater run which ends at the West Hartford bridge. If you've done this run at normal levels you would not even expect a wave here because it's flatwater. About halfway through the run there is a section of cliff on river left. The state route is immediately at the top of the cliff and the wave comes in along the cliffs. The full name of the wave is the 'cliffs of insanity' wave. If you've surfed it you know.
You can park and play if you stop at one of the very small pullouts off the state route at the top of the cliff. This is a very narrow section of the road so be careful and don't hang your naked butt out, even if it is Vermont. Also be careful descending from the road. It's a little dicy.
cliff wave in (D)icey conditions (and over 20k cfs) 3-08-09
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