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Boulder Outdoor Center: Rafting, Kayaking & Snowmobiling
800-364-9376
Kayak Instruction | Canoe Trips | Raft Trips | Avalanche Classes | Snowshoe Clinics | Guided Snowmobile Trips | Colorado Hut Trips | Snowcat Skiing & Boarding in the San Juan Mountains | Glider Rides -- Soaring over Boulder | Hiking and Multi-Day Multi-Sport Trips | Colorado Fly Fishing Guides | Our Store
- Boulder Outdoor Center provides equipment, lessons and guided trips in both the winter and summer seasons. EXPERTISE is our difference.
Year round: Gliders Rides, Snow-sports: Avalanche safety, snowshoeing, snowcat and heli-skiing, hut rentals,. Paddle-sports: Kayaking, canoeing, rafting, and fishing are our specialties.
KAYAK INSTRUCTION: Click here for information on availability
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The Renaissance Adventure Guides Kayak School has built a nation-wide reputation for quality whitewater instruction. Our courses are held year-round and can accommodate beginner through advanced, from children to adults. Kayak classes are year-round, we have kayak introduction classes, rolling clinics, lake classes, river classes, sea kayaking, river rescue classes and instructor classes. We have the kayak clinic for you.
We often have multiple clinics going on at the same time which allows us to arrange people into groups that are ideal for their learning. Kids, women and the natural quick learning kayakers can often be in their own groups.
- You can sign up on-line once you have chosen the clinic you wish to take. You are always welcome to call us if you have any questions. Kayaking is fun!
Our lake clinic is available in Boulder, Longmont and Denver, Colorado. Each location provides a full 6 hours of instruction.
River clinics occur on rivers on the Front Range of Colorado and on the Colorado River near Glenwood, Colorado.
Minimum age for lake clinics is 8 years old.
Novice Indoor Pool Clinic: This clinic is great for kids through adults who like the outdoors. The class covers the very same skills and information as our outdoor Novice Lake Clinic, only in the comfort of a heated pool.
We also offer Kid's Kayak Camps in summer. All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
One to three day Canoe trips on the Colorado, Gunnison, White, and Dolores Rivers. Theme trips, like family trips, wine tasting, star gazing, solo travelers and musical trips are all options. No experience necessary. All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
RAFT TRIPS: Click here for information on availability
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The Boulder Outdoor Center has over 29 years of experience in raft trips!
The Boulder Outdoor Center is your connection for raft trips all over Colorado and Utah. We are a wholesaler for the best companies and can book you directly. We will help you compare trips, and offer you the group discount.
Raft trips are rated by the difficulty of the whitewater. River ratings can change with river flows, and can be subjective. We have done our best to compare and rate each of the rivers. The following is a list of the Rivers you can choose from with the length of the trip. We have over 70 trips to choose from. Remember the longer the raft trip the more fun you will have. All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
AVALANCHE CLASSES: Click here for information on availability
Learn about the factors that make up an avalanche, analysis of the snow, route finding and proper avalanche beacon techniques. The first evening's clinic is at several locations on the Front Range. The on-snow portion is a full day in the spectacular setting of Rocky Mountain National Park! For those of you doing the Avalanche 1 Certification, we will spend a second day on the snow honing our skills, digging snow pits, and running mock rescues. Our course outline is available. All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
SNOWSHOE CLINICS: Click here for information on availability
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Expand your horizons and learn another way to enjoy our snow-covered. There is a two hour classroom offered at several locations along the Front Range of Colorado. We will cover snowshoeing topics such as: proper dressing; hydration; caloric intake; orientation; route finding; GPS usage; avalanche awareness; and a history of the sport. The second date culminates with a full day testing your new skills in the spectacular setting of Rocky Mountain National Park! All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
GUIDED SNOWMOBILE TRIPS: Click here for information on availability
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- Call us for details on trips in Summit County -- near Breckenridge, Keystone and Copper Mountain -- we book COLORADO'S FINEST SNOWMOBILE ADVENTURE! Experienced guides take you through the forest & open meadows with views of Colorado's famous Fourteeners & the Continental Divide. Experience Colorado's high country, the memory of a lifetime. We cater to all ages & experience levels. Machines have hand and feet warmers plus backrests & compartments to carry personal items. Both backcountry powder and groomed trail rides. All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
COLORADO HUT TRIPS: Click here for information on availability
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Colorado has fantastic backcountry skiing and snowshoeing! We have information on huts and yurts that you can rent and guided trips for those of you that would like the expertise of a guide. The Boulder Outdoor Center sells the gear that you may need for exploring the backcountry. We are also building an on-line backcountry guide, have links to snow reports, avalanche conditions and to clinics and classes that will help you enjoy the backcountry.
SNOWCAT SKIING + BOARDING IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS: Click here for information on availability
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- Chicago Ridge: Join us on the Chicago Ridge Snowcat Tours and experience the adventure and excitement of backcountry powder skiing and snowboarding. We have over 2400 acres of treed slopes and open bowls, terrain suitable for the advanced to expert skiers/riders. We will take you as high as 12,600 feet in elevation on top of the Continental Divide. The slopes vary from 3000 to 10,000 feet in length with vertical drops up to 1400 feet per run.
The San Juan Ski Company provides Snowcat Skiing and Snowboarding in the rugged and remote San Juan National Forest of Southwestern Colorado. Intermediate, advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders can now explore this fabulous backcountry terrain with the San Juan Ski Company. Based at Durango Mountain Ski Resort, we are only 30 minutes from Silverton Mountain Ski Area and 2 hours from both Telluride and Wolf Creek Ski Resorts.
With 35,000 acres of breathtaking terrain in the heart of the West San Juan Mountains, The San Juan Ski Company is Colorado's largest Cat Skiing operation. Escorted by our experienced guides, guests will find untracked bowls, chutes, ridges, glades and treed slopes in an area that receives between 20 and 30 feet of snow each season. Elevations in our permit area range from 8,800 at Durango Mountain Resorts base to 12,500 feet at the summit of Greyrock Peak.
All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
GLIDER RIDES -- SOARING OVER BOULDER, COLORADO: Click here for information on availability
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- Mile High Glider Rides over the Foot Hills of the Rocky Mountains and Boulder, Colorado it's scenic! For all rides except our Double Flights, you will sit in the front seat of a two-place glider, with your pilot seated behind you. The clear Plexiglas canopy allows an unobstructed view of the fabulous mountain and college town scenery surrounding you. It's silent! After an Aerator to a suitable altitude, your pilot will release the line from the tow-plane. You will soar effortlessly, free from engine noise. The enclosed cockpit seals out wind blast to allow easy conversation. With recreation the goal, the pilot is free of most radio, navigation, and air traffic control duties. It's soaring! The glider's wings seem to sprout from your shoulders, and you feel yourself flying like a bird. You may even be lucky enough to find yourself exploring the air currents with a red-tail hawk or a golden eagle! On many days, nature provides the atmospheric engine for longer, higher, further adventure. All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
HIKING AND MULTI-DAY MULTI-SPORT TRIPS:
One of the great attractions to hiking is its promise of a backcountry, wilderness experience. In no instance is this promise fulfilled more completely than during our multi-day hiking adventure in the heart of Colorado's incomparable high country. By day, we explore portions of the 300-mile 10th Mountain Division Trail System, and at night settle into another scenic chalet. The huts are remote and idyllic hideaways perched high on mountain ridges with magnificent views. These charming log cabins offer you the unique opportunity to stay in the high country among endless trails, wildflowers, elk and deer. Featuring amenities such as vaulted ceilings, bay windows, wood stoves and solar lighting, you will enjoy evenings of serenity and backcountry comfort. After a day on the trail snuggle up to a good book, or relax on the sun deck and soak in the view. All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
COLORADO FLY FISHING GUIDES: Click here for information on availability
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- Our home is the Arkansas River in the beautiful Arkansas Valley in Central Colorado. The Arkansas Valley, one of the most geologically interesting areas in the United States, is a rift valley running from Leadville in the North through Salida in the South. The valley is part of the Rio Grande Rift, which will one day be a new ocean from the Gulf of Mexico to Leadville. The Arkansas River cuts a beautiful fishery throughout the entire length of the valley. From a meandering meadow stream in the North to raging whitewater at the Royal Gorge, the Arkansas will please the spirit as well as the body.
If you're looking for something different, fly fish for Pike. Take our boat trip to Eleven Mile reservoir with Pat and experience Pike fishing Colorado style. Left is Pat with a Pike he caught at Eleven Mile Reservoir. All details, schedule and reservations are available on-line or give us a call.
Water Sports including kayaking, rafting, and canoeing equipment.
Snow Sports including alpine, backcountry, snowboard and snowshoe equipment.
Boulder Outdoor Center : 303-444-8420; 800-364-9376; 800-Do-Hydro
Contact Boulder Outdoor Center: Rafting, Kayaking & Snowmobiling directly.
Contact Boulder Outdoor Center: Rafting, Kayaking & Snowmobiling directly
Visit Boulder Outdoor Center Rafting & Kayking in Boulder, Colorado at www.boc123.comSpecialty Discounts (call for availability): Seniors. Groups. Firefighters and Police Officers. Military Personnel.
Elevation: 5300 feet above sea level.
Region: North Central - Boulder Area
Region: North Central - Denver Area
Credit Cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express & Discover
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Groups Welcome: Club. Corporate. Reunion. Weddings. Youth group with adult leaders. Retreat.
Group Meeting Area: Indoor room and outdoor area.
Maximum # of Day-Use Guests in Indoor Meeting Room: 25
Maximum # of Day-Use Guests in Outdoor Open Picnic Area: 100
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Open Dates For On-Site Activities: All Year
Boat Rentals: Canoe, Raft, Row, Paddle &/or Motor: On site.
Whitewater Rafting Office/Pickup point: On site.
Kayaking Rentals: On site.
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