River Rafting is a challenging recreational activity utilizing a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers in the Colorado mountains’ most popular rivers! An adventure you’ll remember for a lifetime.

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Breckenridge / Buena Vista / Royal Gorge
1-800-328-7238

Highside Adventure Tours
1-800-997-3448
Idaho Springs, Summit County, Buena Vista
www.raftingcolorado.com/
Email  info@raftingcolorado.com

Arkansas Valley Adventures
40671 Hwy 24 North
Buena Vista CO 81211
800-370-0581
877-RAFTING
Email: info@coloradorafting.net

Classes of Whitewater

Class 1: Very small rough areas, requires no maneuvering. (Skill Level: None)
Class 2: Some rough water, maybe some rocks, might require maneuvering.(Skill Level: Basic Paddling Skill)
Class 3: Whitewater, small waves, maybe a small drop, but no considerable danger. May require significant maneuvering.(Skill Level: Experienced paddling skills)
Class 4: Whitewater, medium waves, maybe rocks, maybe a considerable drop, sharp maneuvers may be needed. (Skill Level: Whitewater Experience)
Class 5: Whitewater, large waves, possibility of large rocks and hazards, possibility of a large drop, requires precise maneuvering (Skill Level: Advanced Whitewater Experience)
Class 6: Class 6 rapids are considered to be so dangerous as to be effectively unnavigable on a reliably safe basis. Rafters can expect to encounter substantial whitewater, huge waves, huge rocks and hazards, and/or substantial drops that will impart severe impacts beyond the structural capacities and impact ratings of most all rafting equipment. Traversing a Class 6 rapid has a dramatically increased likelihood of ending in serious injury or death compared to lesser classes. (Skill Level: Successful completion of a Class 6 rapid without serious injury or death is widely considered to be a matter of luck or extreme skill)

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