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KAYAKING AND CANOEING IN VERMONT - Lower West River Run

Top 3 Reasons to Go
  1. A great way to gain experience on powerful class II whitewater.
  2. Our friendly professional instructors are ACA certified and love passing on their passion for the sport. Our ratio of 1 instructor to 4 students assures lots of personal attention.
  3. The West River is a classic New England whitewater run.

The Lower West River in southern Vermont runs three days a year - two days in the spring and one day in the fall.  Kayaking or Canoeing the Lower West is one of the classic whitewater experiences in New England.

Lower West (class II) river runners should be comfortable on Class II+ whitewater. This powerful run is a great place for strong advanced beginner and intermediate kayakers and canoeists to gain experience with bigger, more pushy rapids.

WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO PREPARE

Goal of the clinic:

To provide opportunities for class II to class III paddlers to run the Lower West River under the guidance of an able instructor.

Who should take the clinic:

Kayakers or canoeists who are comfortable in class II and want a chance to gain experience or paddle a new river under the expert leadership of qualified instructors. Our minimum age for these clinics is 14.

What will be covered:

The instructor will lead a warm up session before setting out down the river, and will set up a river order. While the day is set up to be experiential, not instructional, students may ask for help on specific skills while paddling the river.

2008 DATES

April 26 (Sat), 27 (Sun), September 27 (Sat)

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PRICE

$101.00

1-day Lower West River Run:

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Prerequisites: Class II+ skills

Minimum Age: 14

Start/End Time:
8:30 am - 5:00 pm




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“I don't think you've ever had a group come away happier from a class than our group was that night! We went back to my place, and we all critiqued ourselves and each other so we would remember what to remind each other of.  Then we watched tons of video footage as we tried to relate what we had learned to watching other paddlers running the gnar.  Every one of us felt that we had learned a ton, and that it had really increased our confidence.  People kept walking around the house going "What an AWESOME day". “

Lisa