Re: [Paddlewise] Risk Homeowhatsis

735769 wrote:
> 
> Back when I first started paddling white water I did most of my whitewater
> paddling during the spring run-off while snow still covered the ground and
> ice lined the banks a this was the only time our local rivers had enough
> water for paddling. In those days few people had wet suits and we wore wool.
> 
> It seems to me that we had fewer capsizes in those days. In fact, I had my
> first cold water whitewater capsize AFTER I bought my dry suit. We certainly
> had fewer beginners paddling early in the season and used to list those
> trips as expert trips. Now I think we list them as intermediate trips.
> 
This certainly fits with my WW practices. In the summer, I am willing to
hop into holes and waves that might flip me, because the fun of playing
is not tempered by the risk of flipping into cold water. When I boat in
the winter, I am much less playful, and take more conservative lines
through rapids.

Steve
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