Zion Canyons -- Star Rating Survey

Several years ago, I surveyed canyoneers I know who had done quite a few canyons in Zion, to build a star rating for all these canyons. Some of the canyons are obscure, and had only a few people had done them. Some of them were ultra-popular. I did put a little finger on the scale by counting my opinion twice, but otherwise, this was ‘fair’.

I could do a survey now, and it would come out different. The world has moved on, the canyoneering populace is quite different than it was 15 years ago. Is this a historical artifact? I would not go that far — I think it better represents the quality of the array of Zion canyons than a current survey would. Or maybe I am just grumpy! Anyway, here it is —