Big Thompson

by sethchapelle | Nov 29, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater

This past summer was whirlwind of awesomeness. The snowpack in Colorado was really good and made for awesome paddling in the spring and well into the summer. I caught several new to me rivers and sections. One of my favorites was the Big Thompson. Below is a video of...

Riding the Colorado Snowmelt

by eliottbertz | Sep 2, 2019 | Creeking, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

This summer, I had the distinct pleasure of taking a short trip to one of my all-time favorite sections of whitewater: Oh Be Joyful Creek in Crested Butte, Colorado. We arrived to warm weather and a considerable amount of intact snow still in the headwaters, which is...

FIBArk- First in Boating the Arkansas

by nicktroutman | Aug 11, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines

FABArk is the longest standing whitewater event/ race in the United States, and has been going on for the past 70 years. It has been a staple on our event tour for the past decade, though in the most recent years there had been some scheduling conflicts, and I had...

New Whitewater Park in Eagle, Colorado

by Greg Parker | Jul 27, 2019 | Video, Whitewater

The Eagle Whitewater Park was built in 2019. Overall, it is a fine spot for locals at high water (2700 cfs). I haven’t seen it at other levels. At 2700 cfs, the top feature was unusable. The second feature was good for surfing. The third feature was the best...

Salida 3P Race – using multi-sport training to maintain overall fitness and paddling readiness

by sethchapelle | May 14, 2019 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Fitness, Karma Unlimited, Playboating, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

In mid April I competed in a really fun triathlon race in Salida, Colorado. It was not a traditional triathlon. This triathlon combines three of my favorite activities (kayaking, skiing, and mountain biking). The event is called the Salida 3P (Pole, Pedal, Paddle)....

The Battle at Boyd

by Scott Brands | May 12, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Fishing, Fishing Tournament, Tournaments, Wrap Ups

The Colorado Kayak Fishing Club kicked off its tournament season on April 13 at Boyd Lake in Loveland, CO. Leading up to the tournament was a stretch of particularly bad weather as the “bomb cyclone” had hit the area just a few days before. Air temperatures went from...

Best hikes while kayaking the Grand Canyon

by chad | Apr 6, 2019 | Exploration Feature, Whitewater

One of the first things that you notice as you push off from Lee’s Ferry is the sheer walls that rise up on either side of the Colorado River. You feel like you are being granted a gift by navigating through this deep canyon, and it’s really too much to be...

ColoRADo Dominates US Team Trials

by kelloggfamily | Mar 23, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

In March, kayakers from around the country converged on the river at the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) to compete for a coveted spot on the US Freestyle Kayaking Team. This team will represent the USA at the World Championships in Sort, Spain this summer, July 3-6th....

Montros Madness

by teamjk | Jan 26, 2019 | Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

The first annual M-Wave Fest was like no other event I have ever been to before. M-wave is a wave near Montrose Colorado that is formed in a concrete irrigation ditch in the middle of absolute nowhere. It is an incredibly fast moving, slightly shallow feature just...

Shoshone NYD 2019- The First Day of the New Paddling Season!

by Holcombe Family | Jan 14, 2019 | Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater

NYD-Shoshone 2019 My wife Kathy keeps telling me this is ridiculous. We are driving away from the winter paddling Mecca of the South Eastern US to the frozen river winter wasteland of Colorado to go kayaking on New Years Day. Now I know exactly what I’ve gotten myself...

A Summer On Wheels

by teamjk | Dec 6, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Family Zone, Playboating, Reviews, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Ever since I started kayaking it has been my dream to take off to chase whitewater. This summer that dream came true. I got my license on June 5th, and with my kayak mobile all loaded and ready, I set out the morning of June 6th. First stop was Vail for the GoPro...

GoPro Mountain Games 2018

by teamjk | Dec 1, 2018 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Playboating, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

This year at the GoPro Mountain Games I got to compete against some of the worlds best freestyle kayakers. I like this competition because it is not divided into classes, all the women compete against each other regardless of their age. This gave me a chance to see...