Big Thompson River Colorado "Top Gnar through Lower Big T"

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River Description AW
Difficulty IV(V+)
Length 4 mi
Avg Gradient 102 fpm
Big Thompson Creek CO nice run if you can catch it at good flow. I was in the area and hooked up with a local from the area. This is considered High flow for the Run, it usually gets done in 2 parts Upper Gnar Section and Lower section.
According to the local this was the 1st time it's been linked from top to bottom without portages.
River Description AW
Top mile or so is solid class V.
From below Garbage Disposal through Cannon Shot (the surprisingly clean horseshoe shaped 15'er visible from the road) is a section known as the Big T Gnar or Gnarrows.
V-Slide: After peeling out from the eddy below Bad Boof, make your way around a couple corners and over some diagonally stacked ledges. V-Slide awaits. Aim center (below 300cfs) or just left of center (any level.) Come off sideways and you will be surfed.
Awesome Boof: Make your way through another stair-steppy alleyway section. Come off the 5' entry drop with a bit of right angle, then drive back to middle and launch a fat boof off the curling central lip. High-five your pals in the (smallish) eddies below -- but don't get complacent, as below you awaits...
Weird Thing: Marked by a strangely flat stone standing on edge on river left. The Entry Ramp is best run middle or left of middle to set you up for the strangeness below. At ~275cfs or below this drop can be boofed with a right stroke, taking you down the left exit. Higher than 275 and some speed plus a strong lefty will land you in a mildly backed up pillow/hole that spits you right. HIT YOUR BOOF -- the pocket overhung by the river-right boulder has been a bit of a swimming hole. Not a bad place to set safety.
Cannon Shot: This janky looking thing is shockingly smooth. Classic line is off the curling left shoulder. Aim to land center of the outflow. Center and river-right lines are also run.
The bottom of the hair into Drake is three miles of fun class IV with the occasional sticky hole. There are two super fun IV+ rapids in the middle that are back-to-back at moderate levels. In 2021 one of the IV+ rapids, Drake Rapid, had a rock move and is now generally portaged. There is a line through it but scout it ahead of time and make your own decision. You can easily scout it on the way up, and there is a calm section with multiple easy eddies beforehand.
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0:00 Intro
0:57 Big T Gnar Section
4:42 Cannonshot Falls
6:59 Lower Big T Section
13:33 Takeout