About Weber Rapid
After finishing Redside Rapid, a fast moving straightaway brings you to the next horizon line, Weber Rapid. At most water flows, Weber is fun, splashy, and not particularly hard for rafts. The rapid is characterized by an initial drop, followed by some holes in the middle of the rapid, and then a final, smaller drop towards the end. A left of center line the entire way is good to go. Smaller crafts, especially duckies, are more likely to have issues here.
How to run Weber Rapid
For the initial drop, it is typically helpful to do a quick boat scout to more easily find the softest left of center spot in the drop / hole. (A boat scout means you stand on top of a cooler or frame for a better than sitting look.) Once through the drop, keep your eye out for a small to medium middle-of-the-rapid hole. You can plug this if you hit it straight, or go left of it, but you need to decide quickly as the current is moving fast here. Once through that, you’re in the home stretch for the final waves, keep it straight through these, they’re not as munchy but can still be plenty big.
