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Riverboarding Lessons (Updated May 8, 2007)

Get Wet - Ride a RipBoard

All you need for this whitewater adventure is a swimsuit, towel, a go for it attitude, and physically fit. This season looks to have huge whitewater with snowpack at 126% of normal in Colorado. It's starting to melt, expecting the 2008 season to begin May 19th in Golden, CO (view riverboarding lesson pics held at the Clear Creek Whitewater Park located at 10th & Maple in Golden, Colorado. (Maple is 4 blocks west of 10th and Washington or Main Street in Golden).

Participants must be physically fit and at least 12 yrs. old. Lessons include all the necessary gear: helmet, pfd, wetsuit, riverboard, fins, booties and knee pads. RipBoard's riverboarding lessons are 4 hours long and cost $55 per person Monday thru Friday and $65 per person on Saturday and Sunday. $15 of the lesson fee is due at time of booking as reservations are required. Prime weekend dates are starting to fill so don't delay - call (303) 904-8367 in Colorado or toll free: 1.866.311.2627 outside Colorado.

Book a lesson on your birthday and get a free RipBoard t-shirt. Save $60 - buy 2 riverboarding gift certificates get 1 free for a limited time only. Want more? grab a 4pass and save $100 - good for 4 individual lessons during 2008 Season.

Morning lessons begin at 9:00 AM and afternoon lessons at 1:00 PM. Weekends - 2 additonal times: 10:30 am and 2:30pm are available. Participants are asked to arrive at the Clear Creek Whitewater Park 15 minutes early to fit equipment and sign a release waiver. June through mid-July are consistently the best flows with the biggest whitewater rapids. Late July and August is best for surfing and tubing so make a reservation today as dates are filling fast. Individual instruction and groups like birthday parties, bachelor parties and corporate events available upon request. Call RipBoard at (303) 904-8367 or toll free at 1.866.311.2627 outside CO - Credit cards accepted

 

More riverboarding pics of RipBoard students from 2007 and 2006 Summer at Clear Creek whitewater park. Checkout photos and reviews from previous RipBoard customers - David - Kevin Cunnigham - Ned Bunnell - Laura Hansen

RipBoard's lesson begins with a dryland safety review including a basic introduction to whitewater. A demonstration of the proper position and steering techniques is covered with students practicing during the dryland demo. A question and answer period follows along with an introduction to the park's rapids and features. Once completed - the hard part begins - putting on a wetsuit!

RipBoard has a wide range of wetsuits and will ask for sizes (height, weight, and shoe size) when taking a reservation so equipment fits. Restrooms and changing facilities are available at the park. Total time for safety review, dryland demo, and changing into gear is normally 45 minutes. Once done, the fun starts - a refreshing dip in the cool water (oooooh!! hahhhhh!!) Students practice the basic steering and balancing techniques until all have mastered them. Most groups take 20 minutes to complete this easy learning curve with assistance.

With an instructor in front, students (must be physically fit and at least 12 yrs old) follow one behind the other as the group descends the rapids. Larger groups will have a second instructor trail behind the students to offer help for any who need it. Now you're riverboarding!

The 10 Class II-II+ whitewater rapids are spread out along a mile section of Clear Creek. A riverboarding lesson includes as many trips down the entire course of rapids as possible during the 3 1/2 hour time period. Each trip the guide will teach specific whitewater skills; most learn to surf by end of lesson. Advanced groups and repeat customers may have the opportunity to ride more difficult rapids as water levels allow.

As listed in Frommer's Vacation Guide to Colorado and Denver under things to do, riverboarding is easier than kayaking and more fun than rafting, within a half hour of donwtown Denver. What better way to spend a Summer day in Colorado? Get wet, ride a RipBoard

 

 

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