Registration

• (A) Introduction to River Kayaking – $250.00
  Have you dipped your toe into kayaking but still aren’t sure if it’s for you? Let’s fall in love with the river first before we start obsessing over every technical detail.
  
  
  
  In this class, we will learn:
  
  the Kayaking Basics
  Equipment Check
  Beginner Paddle Strokes
  Getting in and out of an eddy
  Basic ferry concepts
  Swimming Basics
  Confidence
  Safety
  Self Rescue
  Trip Planning for New Boaters
  Equipment
  Safety
  Boating Etiquette
  Down River Running
  Scouting Rapids
  Basic Hydrology
  Shuttle
  If you feel very confident in your boating experiences with the skills above, consider the Beginner course which will focus more on technique improvement of already learned skills. If you feel shaky or lack confidence while in your boat, come join us in this Intro Class!
  
  
  Locations: ideally Canyon City Play Park and CC Play Park to Mackenzie Bridge
• (B) Beginner – $250.00
  For kayakers who have been on more than 5 moving water trips. Learning the skills to move beyond class II.
• (B/C) Boating Betties – $250.00
  For the ladies, taught by the ladies!
  
  Play and practice, instructional, in your hard shell kayak. Strokes, edges, river reading and maneuvering; roll practice/refinement; and intro to surfing. A river roll is not required, but interest in progressing is. At minimum, you should be comfortable and experienced on Class II/II+ with a desire to develop competence on Class III water.
  
  REGISTRATION CODE REQUIRED: Email Noelle at riverevents@coloradowhitewater.org for your code.
• (B/C) Go With The Flow – $250.00
  A safe, mellow, chillaxin’ float trip for those who prefer a low- stress experience. No
  intensive skills drills, this is a fun but instructional cruise requiring mild effort.The
  group(s) can determine their own focus, whether it’s discussion about reading
  whitewater or safety scenarios, or what-have-you. Talk to your Trip Leaders to
  customize your trip.
• (C) Intermediate Fundamentals – $250.00
  Skills for class III boaters. Punching big waves, using cross current speed, basic surfing, catching smaller eddies.
• (D) Advanced Intermediate – $250.00
  Learning the skills to advance beyond class III. Hard moves in easy water. Boofs, jet ferries, using surfing to get lateral speed,
• (E) Advanced Instruction - Building Confidence for Class IV – $250.00
  We're not surviving the big rapids, we're styling them. Linking moves, slaloming rapids, boofing over holes. River Roll required.
• (E) Play the River! – $250.00
  River Roll Required
  
  Surfs, spins, spats, cartwheels, tailies and loops!
  This course will introduce you to the world of playing on the river.
  We'll mix time in a playpark working on boat control, foundational skills and traditional "freestyle" tricks with time on a down river section applying those skills, learning some down-river tricks, working on fear control and learning to play in a natural river environment.
  New Instructor for 2025! Welcome Mason Hargrove!
  
  I'm Mason Hargrove, a 21-year-old professional whitewater athlete and college student. As a former Jr. Men's World Champion in Freestyle Kayaking, a Vice World Cup champion in the Senior Men’s class, and a 5-time USA Freestyle Champion, I’m stoked to help everyone out on the water. I want to see you meet your goals and make new ones as we progress in your kayaking journey!
• Adult Instructors & On-Water Volunteers
• CW Kids Paddling Team Member – $100.00
  Participation in this class is only available to kids already enrolled in Kids Team pool classes. A code will be made available to parents in order to register here.
• CW Kids team Instructors
  This ticket type is to support Kids team instructors or on water volunteer.
  You must be a member of Colorado Whitewater to participate.
• Fun Hog - Non-participant attendee – $60.00
  Not participating in on-water activities but still want to hang out at training camp with your friends? This is the registration for you!
• Rowing – $250.00
  Two day rowing clinic is a fun and immersive way to learn and build on rowing, water reading & scouting, and river safety skills, working up to class III+ whitewater.
• Z1 - Lodging Label choose from options below (only needed if you want upgrade from shared tent camping site)
  If upgraded lodging is desired, be sure to do a SECOND REGISTRATION and choose one of the "Z" options below.
  Basic Camping is included in registration fee.
• Z2 - Lodging Shared RV spot with shared hoookup – $40.00
  These spots are flat for vehicle's where people plan to sleep.
  2 RVs will share a hookup connection
  Or a van might stay with an RV
  Or two vans might share
  Depends on who signs up.
• Z3 - Lodging RV spot with dedicated hoookup – $70.00
  If you need a spot to hookup your RV you must register this need by selecting this option. First register for your class, then register a second time for the RV spot.
  Dedicated spot is good for large vehicles.
• Z4 - Lodging Tiny home cabin (up to 4 people) – $350.00
  No pets in the cabin area.
  
  https://www.royalgorgervresort.com/cabins/