Every May, World Class Chaic Academy and Tribe Rider organize grassroots competition on one of the PNW's most classic runs.
Following Camden Creek, the Wind Race, and leading up to the Norfolk the Payette Race, the L-Dub falls right in the middle of spring racing season.
Charging down the technical rapids and lining up for the drops with the river all to yourself, finishing into a pool surrounded by your best friends.
It is my favorite time of year.
It is my favorite time of year.
It is my favorite time of year.
Last spring, Louise Irwin, Noria Newman, and Anna Bruno traveled to the Tid's Deep Mansion and we had an epic time training for and racing Little White.
I can follow you wherever you go.
I can follow you wherever you go.
I was really excited for the race and even more excited for the slalom.
It's going to be my first slalom race I've ever beaten, Noria.
No, no way. I'm going to get better.
I got this, dude. You don't.
Okay, we're going to go boating. It's too heavy. We have to take our rakes off for the race.
But you know, in your heart.
Deep inside, we still love each other.
It's shockproof.
I wore it during training, though.
I didn't train.
I didn't train.
We got suited up. We registered.
We got a hat. Not this hat.
Seven girls racing this year. That's quite a bit, dude.
Last year, I was the only girl that raced.
So, to have six other girls here.
So, church.
We're definitely going to be faster than some of the boys.
Like more than half.
Like faster than more than half of PDT.
I'm probably going to throw up after this lap.
What is that?
I'm going to go fast. And I mean, you got to try to win.
So, try to win. That means I have to throw up.
Dude, like 60% of PDT is probably going to swim.
You're probably going to what?
Swim.
And then another 20% will be like slow.
Women's. It's a pretty open game, dude. I don't know.
Maybe when it was worth the time, it's got a chance.
It just matters how fast they're willing to go with that.
They train so hard.
Jackie, rice secret. Right here.
Yum.
Can we listen to some music? Please! Please!
I saw your car and I was like,
I knew you were trouble when you walked in.
I don't know how I feel about this one.
Get in here! Get in here!
I'm just trying to not drink the fire party.
I don't want to be drunk.
Hey there. Welcome to Washington,
home of the Little White Salmon.
We're getting ready to take on the third annual
Little White Salmon Race.
Oh, and a slalom race on the infamous Spirit's Waterfall.
It's going to get pretty rowdy out there.
There's a lot of racing trains.
There's a lot of competition for the winner of the party.
That's probably the hottest race of the day for sure.
Biggest of me.
That's an endurance race.
I'm actually really nervous for that one.
Spirit is a 30-foot waterfall with a chaos drop close below,
notorious for handing out beat downs.
My favorite move on the course, and possibly the scariest,
was catching the Hype Yeti just above the lip of chaos.
They placed the upstream gate with just enough room
to maneuver around it.
Follow that impulse to your basement of behavior.
Whether you're looking for corruption or a savior.
Come straight towards what keeps boys playing till they've won.
Come get the ride one more time.
The ride one more time.
Cause any animal knows what the world is built upon.
A clash of war, a touch of love, the rest is just for fun.
And yes, of course, a reward for the good you've done.
You get the ride one more time.
Oh baby, don't you worry, there's trials all the way to end.
Gentlemen come at every kind.
So come and give it because I can't guarantee it.
You'll be the right guy next time you want the ride one more time.
The ride one more time.
Come and take a chance, come and take a stance.
Get a closer glance of the specimen.
Show me that you can't show everything.
Show me you're the right man, the right man.
Come and take a chance, come and take this stance.
Get a closer glance of the specimen.
Show me that you can't show me everything.
Oh wow, you're doing the whole thing.
I got a little beer on my chest but today was awesome.
Little white rice, got a high peeve.
Actually I got back into my slalom groove.
I love life, girls in boats, damn tits, tits deep, for life.
But it was a good day, it was definitely challenging.
What happened on Spirit?
I tried to go like just on the bubble and I kind of didn't jump far enough
and missed that first gate and I tried to go up for it
and then I realized that the boil was like probably that high
and that there was no chance I could make it.
And then I missed the high peeve, went backward into chaos.
Proper beater slalom.
I feel the shame right now, I'm off.
I'm impressed.
Noria's going to interview you.
How was your long race lap on the little white?
It was long, it's a long ass race.
I got to maybe a third of the way down and I was pretty dumb.
And then the rest was alright until the hyper union just fell out the back of it.
Joe!
When Davis jumped in after you, everybody was like screaming, it was so cool.
I'm just glad I gave up.
Are you leaving?
I'm just glad I gave up.
I'm just glad I gave up.
And Trader's after our interview.
Yes.
Get Trader!
I was in the back.
I did see her.
That's where I went from my eye.
Stay back.
We're even now.
You can catch me with a brooch though.
You can catch me with a brooch though.
You can catch me with a brooch though.
