Conditions:Chopper Drop-20250218184044

Latest:	17 Feb 2025 (1 month ago)

Reported by:	AZ Advocate (47 reports)
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Dry
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	6 hours

Team: 4 people

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Comments: A very fun route in Boynton with only a few raps, but each is very pretty. True to it's name we did get buzzed by several helicopters but failed to get our Chopper Shot.... perhaps next time. All anchors are in good condition with new webbing. Cougar Ledge was a great mini-siesta spot, highly recommend rambling over there before hitting the final rap.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
15 Mar 2025	Great	Low	Rain jacket	Normal	5 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	Nclegg (392 reports)
Comment: Microspikes were handy for the several inches of snow on approach. A bit of flow moving through the canyon. Started late to capitalize on the snowmelt and we were quite cold in only rain jackets. Replaced webbing at R2. R4 anchor should be moved higher on the tree to enable a smoother pull and reduce environmental damage. I would have done it myself if I had any sensation left in my hands at the time.
17 Feb 2025	Good	Dry	None	Normal	6 hours	4 people	AZ Advocate (47 reports)
Comment: A very fun route in Boynton with only a few raps, but each is very pretty. True to it's name we did get buzzed by several helicopters but failed to get our Chopper Shot.... perhaps next time. All anchors are in good condition with new webbing. Cougar Ledge was a great mini-siesta spot, highly recommend rambling over there before hitting the final rap.
15 Jan 2025	Great				5 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	Cssndr.az (1 reports)
Comment: Fun route! It took three of us a leisurely 5.5 hours with a side trip to the Subway and a long lunch on the cougar ledge. We replaced the webbing at R1; all other anchors were good to go.
13 Nov 2024		Dry				3 people Intermediate to Beginner	Dyln cole (49 reports)
Comment: Some webbing and rapides were removed, be sure to bring webbing, we did not replace R1 but two other parties followed and may have. Other sets of webbing are set and look good, bolt is solid.
2 Nov 2024	Amazing			Normal		5 people	Briwellman (59 reports)
Comment: Fun day paired with slingshot. All anchors are good. Fun to be on top and to see the helicopters flying in the canyon below.
1 Sep 2024	Great	Dry			3 hours	5 people Intermediate	PsychoWard (33 reports)
Comment: Fun canyon with some fun overhangs. Anchors were all in good shape.
24 Feb 2024	Good			Normal	4 hours	3 people	EMoorcroft (440 reports)
Comment: All anchors are in good shape. Slight drips of water. The black sections are slippery around r3 (single bolt). I will change the rap beta length to 45' so the rope is on the ground. 4 hrs 9 min car to car. Mountain lion tracks around the pool at the bottom of the last rappel. Very cool
2 Jan 2024	Good			Normal	3 hours	3 people Advanced to Expert	EMoorcroft (440 reports)
Comment: Just under 3 hours car to car. The fastest I've heard of this route being done. We made it to r1 in 1 hr 15 min. Route in 45 mins and exit just under an hour. All anchors looked good.
27 Dec 2023	Great	Dry	None	Easy	7 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	24evolution (9 reports),Az Arborist (7 reports)
Comment: Time reflective of Chopper Drop and Ponderosa. Beautiful views. Straightforward starts and rappels
1 Oct 2023	Good			Normal	5 hours	5 people Intermediate to Advanced	EMoorcroft (440 reports)
Comment: All anchors looked good. Fun little outing to kick off the fall season.
20 Aug 2023	Great				6 hours	3 people Advanced to Intermediate	RFontaine (247 reports)
Comment: Time includes Chopper Drop and Mushroom Drops. This is a great canyon to link with one of the others in the area. The raps are all very fun, lots of beautiful scenery and neat features in this one. After Mushroom Drops we went over to finish our day with Chopper Drop. Highly recommend!
18 Aug 2023	Great			Normal	4 hours	4 people Advanced to Expert	EMoorcroft (440 reports)
Comment: 4.5 hours car to car. Great run with a slight trickle of water in spots. The chopper drop anchor had 4 strands of webbing, reduced this down to one. Great day with a great team. Sad to see the ruins at the subway pushed down and vandalized :(
12 Jun 2023	Great	Dry	None				Escoff (3 reports)
Comment: All anchors in good shape
22 Apr 2023	Great	Dry		Normal	6 hours	2 people Beginner to Advanced	Triggerfish (52 reports)
Comment: Perfect day for this canyon! After several Slingshot runs in the last couple years, I finally make it to Chopper and think it’s even better! Ridiculous views, and that ledge walk makes it stand out.
6 Feb 2023	Good	Dry	None	Easy	7 hours	3 people Brand new to Intermediate	Stber321 (34 reports)
Comment: Approach and exit was sufficiently clear of snow to be safe but still enough to be pretty. We had a nice trickle of water. With a complete beginner these big raps may be a little intimidating. R3 may be bypassed.

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