This intermediate course will help you to develop the skills necessary to safely run advanced whitewater. This is not an all encompassing course--someone cannot go from being comfortable on class III to comfortable on class IV from a one day course. We will focus on teaching drills and techniques that will help you take your paddling to the next level. Please come ready to work and have fun.  Participants should have their own gear as it will not be provided for this course.  Class III paddling skills and a river roll expected.

Moving Water

Saturday May 2nd: The intermediate course will be on moving water. Exact location TBD based upon river levels, but River Run Park, the Golden Whitewater Park & Clear Creek have been a great venues in the past.  Instructors will decide the location 1 week out.

Our goal is to practice advanced moves in class II/III whitewater. We are going to make easier sections of whitewater more challenging and more fun by applying what we've learned previously in our paddling careers. We’ll augment basics like eddy turns and peelouts with body position and momentum and ratchet things up from there. What we’ll do depends upon the current river level and conditions (options include ferrying onto a wave, microboofs, rolling in various conditions).

We’ll take a break and discuss as a group was has worked for us and where we’ve had some difficulties. Then we’ll put together some of the moves we’ve practiced into a course. We’ll take turns running the course and giving each other advice. Our goal is to give you the skills to make up your own training routines in the future. You’ll also develop your skills in effectively critiquing yourself and others. You will never look at class II/III the same way again.

Prerequisites

Before taking this class you’ll want to be comfortable practicing your roll repeatedly and paddling class II/III whitewater. It will be a bit chilly in the early season water, so a drysuit is highly recommended.

Details

Cost:  $129 course fee

Class Time & Date:

• May 2nd, 2026 12pm- 4pm (River TBD)

Please direct questions to our Instruction Coordinator

Refunds: We will not be offering refunds for our instruction classes.