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Boulder Outdoor Center: Rafting, Kayaking & Snowmobiling
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Boulder Outdoor Center provides equipment, lessons and guided trips in both the winter and summer seasons. EXPERTISE is our difference.
Snow-sports: Avalanche safety, snowshoeing, snowcat and heli-skiing, hut + yurt trips & rentals, alpine + backcountry skis, boards. Paddle-sports: Kayaking, canoeing, rafting, and fishing are our specialties.
Novice Lake Clinic: This clinic is great for kids through adults who like the outdoors. The majority of our beginning students have never been in a kayak or have very little paddling experience. We take the beginner from the very basics up through the techniques needed for river kayaking. Novice and intermediate boaters are welcome to refresh their strokes and roll. This course (or a demonstration of equivalent ability) is a prerequisite for our river trips.
This course is designed for those who wish to pursue kayaking. Whether you want to paddle lakes, rivers, or oceans, this clinic will give you a strong foundation. Your program begins with an introduction to the boat and equipment. We progress quickly into entry and exit of the kayak, strokes, performing bow rescues, braces to keep yourself upright, deep water rescues, dock enders, and of course a detailed progression into the Eskimo roll. After completion of this course you will have the necessary skills to progress to our novice river trip.
Our lake clinic is available in Boulder, Longmont and Littleton, Colorado. Each location provides a full 6 hours of instruction.
Minimum age for lake clinics is 8 years old.
Novice Indoor Pool Clinic: This clinic is great for kids through adults who like the outdoors. The class covers the very same skills and information as our outdoor Novice Lake Clinic, only in the comfort of a heated pool.
We also offer Kid's Kayak Camps in Summer. Please call for details.
One to three day Canoe trips on the Colorado, Gunnison, and Dolores Rivers. Theme trips, like family trips, wine tasting, star gazing, solo travelers and musical trips are all options. No experience necessary.
The Boulder Outdoor Center has over 28 years of experience in raft trips!
The Boulder Outdoor Center is your connection for raft trips all over Colorado and Utah. We are a wholesaler for the best companies and can book you directly. We will help you compare trips, and offer you the group discount.
Raft trips are rated by the difficulty of the whitewater. River ratings can change with river flows, and can be subjective. We have done our best to compare and rate each of the rivers. The following is a list of the Rivers you can choose from with the length of the trip. We have over 70 trips to choose from. Remember the longer the raft trip the more fun you will have. Call for Details and pricing.
Learn about the factors that make up an avalanche, analysis of the snow, route finding and proper avalanche beacon techniques. The first evening's clinic is at the Boulder Outdoor Center. The second culminates with a full day in the spectacular setting of Rocky Mountain National Park! For those of you doing the Avalanche 1 Certification, we will spend a second day on the snow honing our skills, digging snow pits, and running mock rescues. Our course outline is available. Call for dates and cost.
Expand your horizons and learn another way to enjoy our snow-covered state with the BOCs talented and experienced staff. The first evenings two hour clinic is at the Boulder Outdoor Center. We will cover snowshoeing topics such as: proper dressing; hydration; caloric intake; orientation; route finding; GPS usage; avalanche awareness; and a history of the sport. The second date culminates with a full day testing your new skills in the spectacular setting of Rocky Mountain National Park! Please call for dates and times.
Call us for details on trips in Summit County -- near Breckenridge, Keystone and Copper Mountain -- we book COLORADO'S FINEST SNOWMOBILE ADVENTURE! Experienced guides take you through the forest & open meadows with views of Colorado's famous fourteeners & the Continental Divide. Experience Colorado's high country, the memory of a lifetime. We cater to all ages & experience levels. Machines have hand and feet warmers plus backrests & compartments to carry personal items. Both backcountry powder and groomed trail rides.
Colorado has fantastic backcountry skiing and snowshoeing! We have information on huts and yurts that you can rent and guided trips for those of you that would like the expertise of a guide. The Boulder Outdoor Center rents and sells the gear that you may need for exploring the backcountry. We are also building an on-line backcountry guide, have links to snow reports, avalanche conditions and to clinics and classes that will help you enjoy the backcountry.
SNOWCAT SKIING OR BOARDING SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS:
Enjoy snowcat Skiing and Snowboarding in the rugged and remote San Juan National Forest of Southwestern Colorado. Intermediate, advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders can now explore this fabulous backcountry terrain with the San Juan Ski Company. Based at Durango Mountain Ski Resort, we are only 30 minutes from Silverton Mountain Ski Area and 2 hours from both Telluride and Wolf Creek Ski Resorts. With 35,000 acres of breathtaking terrain in the heart of the West San Juan Mountains, The San Juan Ski Company is Colorado's largest cat skiing operation. Escorted by our experienced guides, guests will find untracked bowls, chutes, ridges, glades and treed slopes in an area that receives between 20 and 30 feet of snow each season. Elevations in our permit area range from 8,800 at Durango Mountain Resort's base to 12,500 feet at the summit of Greyrock Peak.
Ski Cooper, Rocky Mountains of Colorado
Join us on the Chicago Ridge Snowcat Tours and experience the adventure and excitement of backcountry powder skiing and snowboarding. We have over 2400 acres of treed slopes and open bowls, terrain suitable for the advanced to expert skiers/riders. We will take you as high as 12,600 feet in elevation on top of the Continental Divide. The slopes vary from 3000 to 10,000 feet in length with vertical drops up to 1400 feet per run. Check in is at the Ski Cooper day lodge. Please bring appropriate gear for snow and changing weather conditions. This is a great opportunity to rent powder fat skies from our rental shop.
HELICOPTER SKIING IN TELLURIDE COLORADO:
San Juan Mountains with lots of deep powder!
The staff at Telluride Helitrax invites you to join us this 2008 winter. We believe you'll feel the custom nature, safety, and intimacy of our operation. Telluride Helitrax is the undiscovered jewel of destination heli-skiing. Thank you and all the best . . .
** Please note heli-skiing is not an extreme sport, adventurous intermediates are welcome. Our high-elevation heli skiing terrain, (10,500 to 13,600 feet), is the highest in North America and is generally not affected by warm temperatures and rain at lower elevations on the continent. This allows guests of Telluride Heli-trax's to consistently enjoy cold powder heli skiing through the month of April.
Lake Dillon, Frisco, Colorado
What is Snow-kiting?
Snow-kiting is the fastest growing winter sport, with good reason, it's so much fun!
Have you ever dreamed of cruising up a hill, instead of down it? Have you ever wanted to ride all day long never stopping to ride a chairlift? Have you looked across flat powder fields and thought to yourself, "What a waste of snow?"
Snow-kiting answers all of these questions and opens up more opportunities to explore. All you need is a good breeze of wind and an Ozone Power Kite and you'll be ready. If the wind is blowing between 5-45 mph, all you need to do is pick the appropriate size kite and the fun will begin.
Many people start on a 2-3 meter size kite, learning to fly and steer the kite on light wind days. When the wind picks up, these sizes of kites will be enough to pull you on a snowboard or skis. As the wind gets stronger the kite will pull you with more force, going faster across flat ground, and building enough power to ski up-hill. If the wind is not strong enough, you will need to fly a larger sized kite to generate the power and speed you are looking for to ride up-hill.
Arkansas River
Our home is the Arkansas River in the beautiful Arkansas Valley in Central Colorado. The Arkansas Valley, one of the most geologically interesting areas in the United States, is a rift valley running from Leadville in the North through Salida in the South. The valley is part of the Rio Grande Rift, which will one day be a new ocean from the Gulf of Mexico to Leadville. The Arkansas River cuts a beautiful fishery throughout the entire length of the valley. From a meandering meadow stream in the North to raging whitewater at the Royal Gorge, the Arkansas will please the spirit as well as the body.
If you're looking for something different, fly fish for Pike. Take our boat trip to Eleven Mile reservoir with Pat and experience Pike fishing Colorado style. Left is Pat with a Pike he caught at Eleven Mile Reservoir.
Water Sports including kayaking, rafting, and canoeing equipment.
Snow Sports including alpine, backcountry, snowboard and snowshoe equipment.
Boulder Outdoor Center : 303-444-8420; 800-364-9376; 800-Do-Hydro
Contact Boulder Outdoor Center: Rafting, Kayaking & Snowmobiling directly
Visit Boulder Outdoor Center Rafting & Kayking in Boulder, Colorado at www.boc123.comSpecialty Discounts (call for availability): Seniors. Groups. Firefighters and Police Officers. Military Personnel. Clergy.
Elevation: 5300 feet above sea level.
Region: North Central - Boulder Area
Region: North Central - Denver Area
Credit Cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express & Discover
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Groups Welcome: Club. Corporate. Reunion. Weddings. Youth group with adult leaders. Retreat.
Group Meeting Area: Indoor room and outdoor area.
Maximum # of Day-Use Guests in Indoor Meeting Room: 25
Maximum # of Day-Use Guests in Outdoor Open Picnic Area: 100
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Open Dates For On-Site Activities: All Year
Boat Rentals: Canoe, Raft, Row, Paddle &/or Motor: On site.
Whitewater Rafting Office/Pickup point: On site.
Kayaking Rentals: On site.
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