Norther Winters and Kayak Polo by saskiavanmourik | Feb 11, 2013 | WhitewaterHappy New Year! Bring it on 2013! As I write this post it is -35 C; or -31 F for those in the USA. Things are well though, we have not hung up our paddles. We’ve moved into kayak polo season at the pool. The early part of our winter brought the Somba Ke Paddling Club...
Slave Paddle Fest – pre festival events by saskiavanmourik | Aug 19, 2012 | WhitewaterWell, Slave River Paddle Fest is upon us again this year! Here is the start to our 4th annual event. Stay tuned for events from the weekend including Throwdown’s, Big Air competitions, boater cross, etc. This weekend is about more than just paddling, its about...
Slave River Paddle Fest 2012 by saskiavanmourik | Aug 14, 2012 | BlogrollThe 4th annual Slave River Paddle Fest was held on August long weekend this year. This may have been the best ever event with more than 266 participants and 77 of those were focused on our whitewater events. Our events included a flatwater canoe race across the...
Sweet Spot – Slave River by saskiavanmourik | Jul 22, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterWhen the Slave River peaked this summer at roughly 6100 cms and started dropping we all assumed that was it. However, spring flooding in BC meant the Williston Reservoir at the Bennett Dam was flowing at over capacity. The taps went on and we found our river flows...