Mountain Whitewater Paddleboard Trips in Fort Collins Magazine
Mountain Whitewater earned a mention in the latest issue of Fort Collins Magazine as part of a NOCO Bucket List article. The article, titled “The Official Love-Living-Here, Gotta-Do-It, Kick-A** NOCO Bucket List,” outlines 50 things to do in the Fort Collins area that should be on everyone’s bucket list. Activities on the list include visiting restaurants and breweries, wildlife viewing opportunities, arts and culture attractions, showing your Ram pride, music events, cycling opportunities and outdoor recreation options among others.
Mountain Whitewater was featured under option 14: “Paddleboard on Horsteooth Reservoir” for our guided paddleboard trips and paddleboard rentals. While whitewater rafting is still our core business, paddleboarding (also know as Standup Paddleboarding or SUP) has become a popular activity for the business as well. Paddleoarding is fun, great for fitness and provides opportunity to explore our waterways. The Cache La Poudre River also provides paddleboarding opportunities for the more the adventurous paddler. Also try our relaxing paddleboard yoga classes for another unique paddleboard activity.
Item number 47, “Rafting the Cache La Poudre River in June,” is another bucket list item that can be checked-off at Mountain Whitewater. This list item also includes a photo of one of our rafts navigating the river at Pine View Falls. Whether it by through our whitewater rafting adventures or our paddleboard offerings, we are quite happy to help folks check a couple of items off of there NOCO bucket list. Thanks to our friends at Fort Collins Magazine for mentioning our business in this entertaining and informative article.
Trip Advisor Reviews: Mountain Whitewater- Fort Collins #1 Attraction!
“Amazing!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 14, 2013 NEW
We(a family of 5, the youngest 8) loooved our rafting experience with Mountain Whitewater! it was soo fun! We did the 1/2 day Plunge trip! Our guide, Forest, was sooo knowledgeable about the river and Colorado that it was enjoyable to talk to him…and he made us feel very safe which was great! 😉
“Perfect, exciting fun!!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 14, 2013 NEW
Our guide Dave taught our group of 4 on the Ducky tour (like inflatable kayaks) how to ‘read the river’ and we all had a blast doing so!! Only one spill. Definitely worth it!!!
“Great Value, Hosts and Experience.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 11, 2013 NEW via mobile
This was my second rafting trip in Colorado, and turned out to be the greater experience. From a cost/value perspective the trip was 1/3 the cost of a similar full day trip, and covered twice as many river miles. Add in a nice scenic river run and a friendly and informative host (Tracey), and this made for a great day of rafting!
Visited July 2013
“Great Time”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 10, 2013 NEW
My husband and I did the 1/2 day trip, The Plunge. We have rafted in the past and this was by far our best experience yet! The company was very organized and everyone was genuinely friendly. Our guide, Kemper, was awesome, and made this day the highlight of our trip! A great value and love all the pictures. I highly recommend Mountain Whitewater and would request Kemper again.
“Great Experience”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 9, 2013 NEW
We took 14 family members of our family on the 1/2 day Splash trip and had a terrific experience. The members of our group ranged in age from 13 to over 60 and everyone had a great time. Several members of the group were first timers while others had been rafting before but a good time was had by all. There was enough excitement for everyone to have fun but not so much that anyone was scared. I highly recommend this trip.
Visited July 2013
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14th Annual Cache la Poudre River Cleanup
Down Town Cache la Poudre River Cleanup
Join Mountain Whitewater for their annual Cache la Poudre River Clean-up. With help from our co-sponsors Save the Poudre and the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program, we will clean all along the Poudre trail from Shields Street to Lemay Avenue, possibly further.
Clean-up meets Saturday, May 25, 2013 @ 9am and will last until noon. All you need is gloves, sunscreen & the desire to make a difference in our community. Meet @ Lee Martinez Park in the main parking lot. Any and all volunteers are welcome; please register at the check-in table prior to the cleanup.
New World Sports will provide bike trailers to haul the trash bags off the trail, and Gallegos Sanitation is donating trash & recycling bins for the event.
Please try to carpool or ride bikes to reduce parking congestion and to reduce the event’s carbon footprint. Also, make sure to dress for the weather. We will clean the river rain or shine!!
To say thanks to anyone who volunteers during the event, there will be a volunteer appreciation event held at Mountain Whitewater after the cleanup. The event is going to begin at 12:30pm and will last until around 5:00pm. There will be FREE beer provided by Odell Brewing Company and FREE food provided by Backcountry Delicatessen, Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant and LaPorte Pizza. Other refreshments will also be provided for those who are not of legal drinking age. This event is only open to those who volunteer, so make sure you register at the cleanup before you start.
Closed for the 2012 Season
See you next year!
Thanks to all of our guests and employees for making this strange season a good one. Despite the fires, floods, drought and mudslides, we managed to make it until August 25 and were able to salvage a rafting season. Let’s all hope and prey for a big snow winter in the Colorado high country and we are excited to see everyone on the river during the 2013 season.
Our office will remain open until the end of August, but will close for the month of September. Please email ben@raftmw.com if you require assistance or need to ask questions during this time. We will open again on Monday, October 1 to begin preparations for the 2013 season.
Thanks again for choosing Mountain Whitewater!
Guides Lending a Helping Hand
High Park Wildfire
300 foot tall flames race up the hill side near Stove Praire Road in the Poudre Canyon. Photo taken by Josh Randall.
On June 9th a bolt of lightning started the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, Colorado. Within 24 hours the fire had grown to 10,000 acres. The fire would rage on for three weeks covering 87,284 acres and briefly held the distinction for the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history. 257 homes were lost, but more than four times that remain.
The fire spread quickly over the Cache La Poudre river canyon causing Mountain Whitewater to be closed the entire duration of the fire. Most of the employees were out of work, but we did find some temporary work for some of them around Fort Collins and several others were able to help fight the fire by shuttling firefighters across the river.
Raft Guide Josh Randall rows firefighters across the Poudre river during the HIgh Park fire. Photo taken by Bryan Holman.
We were able to take our guests rafting yesterday for the first time in weeks and the canyon is still spectacular. Pockets of cottonwood stands glow green against hills of blackened pines. Homes surrounded by fire stand majestically erect, showing the work of those 2000 firefighters.
Hillsides of completely burnt trees sit next to untouched ones. Patches of green stand in the patches of black. Patches of black stand in the patches of green. The way fire moves through a canyon can be seen at every bend in the river. Guests and guides alike cheered happily for what remains of this canyon treasure.
Our canyon is still a beautiful, sparkling jewel of Colorado rivers. Still the only “Wild and Scenic” river in Colorado. Still the best!
The Poudre Canyon after the High Park Fire, still a beautiful gem. Photo taken by Micah O'gan, Mountain Whitewater.
Guide Bryan Holman waits to ferry fighterfighters back across the river. Photo taken by Josh Randall.
Cass Eriksen guides guests down the Cache la Poudre River on July 1, 2012. Photo taken by Micah O'gan, Mountain Whitewater.
THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS
High Park Wildfire
First and foremost, THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS!!! Today, they reported to have the High Park Fire at 100% containment, and it is all due the hard work of over 2,000 men and women who have been battling the fire since June 9th. These past few weeks have been incredibly emotional and tough, but the Fort Collins and surrounding communities have shown how amazing they truly are. From the beginning people in the community have opened up their homes and donated their time as well as necessary supplies for evacuees. There is still a long road ahead, but together we can rebuild!
The Honey Gitters open up the Paddler’s Pub Summer Music Lineup
Friday evening music series at Mountain Whitewater
On Friday, June 1 The Paddler’s Pub, at Mountain Whitewater, will be hosting the first band for their Summer Music Series. The Honey Gitters are a local Fort Collins band who will be playing progressive bluegrass music, incorporating new and old bluegrass sounds. This dynamic group is just returning from a southwest Colorado tour and will be kicking off at 5pm this Friday. It is a free event open to the public and we invite you to enjoy local Colorado beer, sand volleyball and some great music against the backdrop of the beautiful foothills.
Please check out their website at honeygitters.com and come help us kick off the 2012 Summer Music Series at Mountain Whitewater and the Paddler’s Pub. Located at 1329 N. US Hwy 287 Fort Collins, CO 80524
For any questions please call us at 970-419-0917
The view from Fort Collins…We don’t only have rafting!
What we see out our back window.
Longs Peak
• Elevation: 14,256 Feet
• The easiest route is a very strenuous 16 mile round trip starting at Longs Peak Trailhead and continuing through the Keyhole Route. Suggested starting time is before 4:00 am.
• Located in Rocky Mountain National Park
Horsetooth Mountain
• Elevation: 7,255 feet
• The hike to the top is a strenuous 5.5 mile round trip with a 1,500 foot elevation gain.
• Located in Horsetooth Mountain Park, which contains 2,500 acres of land and 28 miles of trails and provides water access for boating, windsurfing and swimming
The “A” trail
• The “A” was first whitewashed on the foorhills above CSU’s Hughes Stadium in 1924 when CSU was Colorado A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical)
• Colorado State University changed from Colorado A&M in 1957
Horsetooth Reservoir
• Horsetooth Reservoir supllies Fort Collins with half of its water supply.
• When the reservoir is full, it is 6.5 miles long and 203 feet deep at its deepest point.
Arthur’s Rock
• Elevation: 6,780 feet
• The hike is a moderate 3.4-mile round trip journey
• Located in Lory State Park, which contains 2,400 acres and 25 miles of trails.
Grey Rock
• Elevation: 7,480 feet
• The hike is a moderate 6-mile journey with a scramble to the very top.
• Located up the Cache La Poudre Canyon in Roosevelt National Forest
From: Professionally Guiding Whitewater by Brad Modesitt
Office Hours for March 10 to April 9, 2012
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Mountain Whitewater will have modified office hours from March 10 until April 9m 2012. The Director of Fun is going on a Grand Canyon rafting trip and will not be available during that time. We will have staff in the office most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, occasionally Mondays. If you cannot call on one of those days just leave a message and we will get back to you. You can find information about all of our river trips on this website or follow this link to book your trip. Thanks for your interest and we look forward to serving you on the river in 2012.
Downtown Poudre River Cleanup
Join us for this great volunteer event!
Join Mountain Whitewater for their annual Cache la Poudre River Clean-up. With help from our co-sponsors Save the Poudre and the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program, we will clean all along the Poudre trail from Shields Street to Lemay Avenue, possibly further.
Clean-up meets Saturday, May 26, 2012 @ 9am and will last until noon. All you need is gloves, sunscreen & the desire to make a difference in our community. Meet @ Lee Martinez Park in the main parking lot. Any and all volunteers are welcome; please register at the check-in table prior to the cleanup.
New World Sports will provide bike trailers to haul the trash bags off the trail, and Gallegos Sanitation is donating trash & recycling bins for the event.
Please try to carpool or ride bikes to reduce parking congestion and to reduce the event’s carbon footprint. Also, make sure to dress for the weather. We will clean the river rain or shine!!
To say thanks to anyone who volunteers during the event, there will be a volunteer appreciation event held at Mountain Whitewater after the cleanup. The event is going to begin at 12:30pm and will last until around 5:00pm. There will be FREE beer provided by Odell Brewing Company and FREE food provided by Backcountry Provision, Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant and LaPorte Pizza. Other refreshments will also be provided for those who are not of legal drinking age. This event is only open to those who volunteer, so make sure you register at the cleanup before you start.
