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 Reminder: Boise WW Park Meeting 10/30 New
- Forum: BoaterTalk
Date: Oct 28 2008, 17:27 GMT
From: phlyingfish
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6:00 PM on Thursday, October 30th.
Location: 301 N 29th St, Boise, ID, Whittier Elementary Gymnasium
Contact: Kathy Barrett 208 384 4060 ext 326
Please consider attending this meeting to share your thoughts on the new whitewater park in Boise. Word on the street is that the feature formerly known as 36th Street Wave will be modified to create a playable feature that works during low flow on up to flood. There are also rumors about this feature being adjustable, like the bladder system that was recently installed in Vail, CO or the hydraulic lift system at the ASCI whitewater center in MD.
Do any Buzzards have some feedback on the Vail system that I can cite at the meeting? Do adjustable features really work or are they an expensive gimmick? Specifically, who adjusts the feature and who decides what type of feature the bladder is set for? Also, how have other park designs balanced the need for both beginner and intermediate-expert level features? What other types of features, besides play waves and holes, do people use and enjoy at their whitewater park?
My concern for the Boise Park is that the designers will be taking the feature with the most potential for and 'expert' or 'competition' feature and making it into something less dynamic, but more accessible for beginners. The issue is that there are lots of places to make a mellow playspot in the stretch being used for the Boise Park, but there is only one place (36th St. Wave) that has the gradient to make a big dynamic feature suitable for competitions on the national or international level. |
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