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Riverboarding Lessons (Updated Dec. 24, 2009)

Get Wet - Ride a RipBoard

RipBoard offers lessons for those interested in purchasing a ripboard. All you need for this whitewater adventure is a swimsuit, towel, a go for it attitude, and physically fit. Winter is bringing lots of snow to Colorado - looking forward to Spring/Summer. 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. New for 2010: a subway sandwich, chips & drink are included with the lesson. Also video of your riverboarding adventure will be made available at the end of your lesson. RipBoard's riverboarding lessons are 4 hours long and cost $135 per person with the lesson fee available for credit toward the purchase price of a new ripboard. Reservations required call (303) 321-1335 in Colorado or toll free: 1.866.311.2627 outside Colorado. Cancellation without 48 hours notice prior to scheduled lesson will result in a $15 per person fee. Credit cards accepted.

 

More riverboarding pics of RipBoard students from Clear Creek whitewater park.

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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