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How Snowmelt Affects Vail Rafting

Snowmelt Affects Vail Rafting

Snow: It’s what makes Vail skiing a blast and Vail rafting a big adventure. In the late-spring, early-summer months of May and June, all of that winter snowpack melts, and the snowmelt feeds into the stretches of whitewater we raft in the Vail area, including Gore Creek, and the Eagle, Colorado, and Arkansas Rivers. When… Read more »

Top Family Friendly Rafting Trips: Vail, Colorado

Upper Colorado River Rafting

With sunny skies and rivers flowing, summer is the best time for whitewater rafting in Vail, Colorado. Family-friendly rafting in Vail with Timberline Tours isn’t simply a Vail highlight. It’s one of the most exciting things to do during the summertime throughout the state of Colorado—and beyond. The Vail area’s scenic waterways will let you… Read more »

Rafting Shoshone: Classic Colorado Whitewater

Timberline Tours Whitewater Rafting Vail Colorado - photography by Doug Mayhew | WhiteWater-Pix.com

Located close to Vail, Colorado, the Shoshone section of the Colorado River could very well be quintessential family friendly Colorado rafting trip. This Class III stretch of whitewater is so beloved that we give it endearing nicknames: Sho-Sho, or just Sho, for short. And since we offer Shoshone trip variations to either increase or decrease… Read more »

Glenwood Springs: A Colorado Vacation Hot Spot

Glenwood Springs

When you budget part of your Colorado vacation for a whitewater rafting trip on the Colorado River through Glenwood Canyon… …be prepared to fork over a little more time to the neighboring hot spot of Glenwood Springs. But be warned, no matter what time of year you visit, there’s so much to do around Glenwood… Read more »

Top Trip Picks: Best Colorado Whitewater Rafting

Colorado River Shosone Rapid Glenwood Springs

Vail locals and visitors find themselves surrounded by some of the best Colorado whitewater rafting. In this area, three rivers cut through scenic valleys and high mountain peaks, making Vail rafting the best Colorado whitewater rafting for those who want a variety of options that range from fun and family-friendly to exciting and intense. The… Read more »