Hansen's Rapids

A mile downstream you'll find Hansen's Rapid. A large eddy on river right, just below the entrance allows you to boat-scout the rapids. Just across from this eddy is a very consistent side-surfing wave often filled with boaters. Each year Hansen's is one of the sites for the "Buttercup Series" of slalom races. This event can be great fun for participants and spectators, and can always use volunteers for set-up and take-down. Participating in slalom boating is a great way to challenge yourself and improve skills, having to make moves to go through the gates, taking lines through the rapids that you would unlikely otherwise take!