Conditions:Magic Box Canyon-20230904174022

Latest:	3 Sep 2023 (1 yr, 9 mos ago)

Reported by:	Logan (60 reports)
Quality:	Amazing
Waterflow:	Low
Wetsuit:	Drysuit
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Difficulty:
Time:	12 hours

Team: 8 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

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Comments: Magic Box raises the bar for what constitutes a 5-star canyon in this region. Remarkable in all aspects - massive clear green pools, superb slide, nice jumps, good downclimbs, rappels in flow, a myriad of rock types. It checks all the boxes of a great canyon. We did 15 rappels, 4 jumps, 1 big slide, followed by 40 minutes of fun boulder hopping on a myriad of grippy rock types. The slide is about 30' once you lower into it. Very impressive, similar to Lodrino's long vertical slides. 4 jumps in the range of 20-25' plus a couple smaller ones. FIRST TEAM EVERY YEAR MUST BRING A DRILL - there is a series of 3 anchors on log jams with false floors below the Grotto and these could change dramatically over the winter storms and after Spring flooding.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
23 Aug 2024	Good	Moderate Low	Thick wetsuit	Normal	9 hours	9 people Intermediate to Advanced	K arc (376 reports),Coops (121 reports),Kirbside (98 reports),Cheveran (92 reports)
Comment: Overall a good day in Magic Box. The canyon is amazingly beautiful but our weather was not (rainy and very overcast). Very slippery throughout, which made creek walking slow, and many rappels awkward. This likely detracted from our enjoyment of the canyon. We added 5 bolts at various points throughout the canyon (largely where the beta requested). Not listing as "special challenges" because the first group through should be prepared to bolt (and if another group came through this year they didn't write a report...). Outside of that the canyon ran smoothly. We rigged twin systems where appropriate to keep the group moving. If you have a fast group you could likely do this with a 6 am water taxi in and an 8 pm taxi out. Be aware taxis may be late. Group was cold in a few sections but nothing major (water was a bit warmer than Box a few days ago). We scouted out a different exit back to a powerline access road (which we will add to the beta at some point). Sadly the decapitation slide is no more.
3 Sep 2023	Amazing	Low	Drysuit		12 hours	8 people Intermediate to Advanced	Logan (60 reports)
Comment: Magic Box raises the bar for what constitutes a 5-star canyon in this region. Remarkable in all aspects - massive clear green pools, superb slide, nice jumps, good downclimbs, rappels in flow, a myriad of rock types. It checks all the boxes of a great canyon. We did 15 rappels, 4 jumps, 1 big slide, followed by 40 minutes of fun boulder hopping on a myriad of grippy rock types. The slide is about 30' once you lower into it. Very impressive, similar to Lodrino's long vertical slides. 4 jumps in the range of 20-25' plus a couple smaller ones. FIRST TEAM EVERY YEAR MUST BRING A DRILL - there is a series of 3 anchors on log jams with false floors below the Grotto and these could change dramatically over the winter storms and after Spring flooding.
4 Sep 2021	Great	Moderate	Thick wetsuit	Normal	13 hours	9 people Intermediate to Advanced	Beccap (47 reports)
Comment: A great day with a great group. All bolts were in good condition, but most natural anchors needed to be replaced. The anchor for the crack was inaccessible, causing us to re-route and scramble up canyon left, which cost about 90 minutes problem solving and moving the entire group through that bottleneck. In hindsight I think most of us wished we were in dry suits due to the amount on time spent in deep pools. Overall, the canyon is a wonderful full value adventure day.
5 Sep 2019	Amazing	Moderate	Full wetsuit	Advanced			Michaelhenson (6 reports)