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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 »

5 Rafting Terms You’ll Want to Know

Rafting Dumptruck

Like other adventure sports, whitewater rafting has its own set of terms to describe the good, the bad, and the ugly. These words are good to know when you go Vail rafting with Timberline Tours because our expert guides will likely use them when something either really cool—or slightly scary—is about to happen. Plus, you’ll… Read more »

Jeep Tours for Viewing Colorado Fall Color

Fall Jeeping Leaf Peeping Tours

Vail jeep tours promise the beauty of Colorado Fall Colors from late September through October when the weather begins to shift. At this time of the year, evergreen forests become spotted with aspen leaves bursting bright oranges and yellows. Aspens are widely considered emblematic of Colorado fall color, and their beauty spreads throughout the high… Read more »

Rafting 101: How to Wear Life Jackets

Colorado Corporate Group Events

If you’re going Vail rafting with Timberline Tours, getting outfitted with essential rafting safety gear is part of the process. Before going out on the river, our expert guides will make sure that you have the gear you need, including a personal floatation device that meets rafting safety standards. A safety talk that covers rafting… Read more »