Kit·árʔ (Salmon Slapper)

There's not much more than a brief pause at a river left eddy at the end of Kwá·n·a·tuk before the river pitches over a rock ledge and into Kit·árʔ (pronounced kee-TAHRʔ) which translates as summer salmon. The rapid is also known as Salmon Slapper. To scout, eddy on river left before the steep entry to the rapid and peer over your shoulder or hop out on to the rocky banks for a much better view. Rafts may opt to run the two rapids as if they were one. The top half of the rapid is steep as the river drops over a rock ledge with large breaking wves and holes, mostly onthe left half of the river. The second half of the rapid is continuous gradient. There's a good surf wave near the bottom; to get it, eddy out on the right while in the continuous gradient section and ferry out onto the breaking wave. The runout continues for a good distance.