Excelsior hole strainer

Good news is that the mascoma had finally dropped into a good range for the excelsior hole for the past few days! Bad news is that there's a strainer preventing surfing there. I hope to get in there with a saw soon but until then it's a no go. =(

It's Spring Again!

It's dumping rain, the air is sweet and spring is back again! Looks like the runoff will hit the big rivers by tomorrow (monday) 3-7-11. Most things are still iced in as of today but with levels rising overnight into the normal windows for good surfing, it seems likely that most of that ice is going to head south. Look for good flows for the Campbell Hole, Sharon Dam, and Well Enough Wave at the least. We may get good flows on Hartlands (sign wave) and Excelsior Hole (mascoma) as well. Be careful of ice shelves, ice flows, cold water and gnomes. It's all in play. It's spring! Send in any eye witness info on ice-free waves! UVSURF will be on the lookout and passing on all the info that comes in. Shalom people.

Excelsior Hole - Mascoma River

chris fowler - April '97

This hole was an old favorite in the '90s. It's still good for getting used to hole-play and low-angle ends. Not much good for modern playboating moves, but it's more fun in a short boat than these old 10fters.

It's located at the end of the normal run on the mascoma, just before the takeout.


jolyon pruszinski - sidesurf airjordan

Comes in at around 250cfs as a hole and up by 650 cfs it's more of a wave and access from the eddy is harder.



Here's the gauge:
http://www2.des.state.nh.us/rti_home/station_information_display.asp?WID=fivebasins&ID=MCAN3&NAME=Mascoma+Lake

It typically is running for a few weeks in the spring and a few weeks in the fall. During a weak winter it will come in and out.