Meatgrinder

A formidable rapid for any skill level, Meatgrinder changes at varying water levels.  Its a 3 tier drop that has the most vertical descent of any rapid on the Lower Russell Fork.  Most run it starting in the left center at the top following the flow through the middle with pinning and broaching opportunities on both sides of both drops.  Stay in the center of the flow at the bottom to avoid the rocks that give Meatgrinder its name.
At low flows this is an excellent introduction to creeking rapid where you can walk back up on river right and run it as many times as you would like.  The fun low line is to boof into the left eddy on the first drop, ferry back and forth a couple times before running the middle drop in the center avoiding a pinning rock on the left making a hard right turn and finishing at the bottom in the center of it.  
At high flows you can test your skill by running down the middle and boof the center drop over a strong hydraulic.
Recovery is best done on river right at the beach.
Sneek runs at medium to release (800 CFS+) and high can be had on river right.At the bottom drop on extreme river left is a serious pinning spot and should be avoided.