Timberline Tours loves sharing Vail rafting with athletes, coaches, families, and friends. Whether you’re a local sports team or you’re coming to Vail for summer lacrosse or baseball tournaments, we look forward to cooling off on the river with you after the game.
Timberline Tours is experienced with large group rafting for sports teams and can work with you to coordinate a full team adventure. Read on to find out more about how Vail rafting for sports teams is an adventure that’s not to miss.
Overview: Vail Rafting for Sports Teams
Timberline Tours works closely with leaders and coaches to create make rafting for sports teams a memorable adventure. Here are a few things Timberline brings to each trip:
Outdoor adventure expertise: With more than 50 years of experience guiding Vail’s rivers, Timberline Tours has established relationships with local sports teams and others visiting Vail for summer tournaments that return year after year for a safe, fun day of rafting.
River games and activities: Timberline Tours guides love the chance to organize activities and friendly river competitions for sports teams including Rafting Olympics, scavenger hunts, and other team-building activities http://mirziamov.ru/zaym-bez-otkaza/ .
Group transportation logistics: Timberline can accommodate large sports teams with a variety of Vail transportation solutions that include people movers, vans, and busses.
Safe, professional guides: Rafting safety is an essential component of any fun and memorable trip, and Timberline’s experienced whitewater rafting guides go through regular training to keep their skills sharp.
Customized itineraries: Timberline Tours also offers tailored trip options that may be a good fit for some sports teams, including the addition of duckies (inflatable kayaks) on Upper Colorado River trips, catering options, and more.
On the River: Vail Rafting for Sports Teams
Timberline Tours works with sports team leaders to plan the best trip for your crew, but here are a few standout sections of river that athletic paddlers love:
Rapids and a Scenic Float: Shoshone Rafting
Shoshone is a Class III (intermediate intensity) section of the Colorado River that’s a top Vail rafting trip for sports teams. On this section of river, we’re able to launch multiple rafts in quick succession to keep large groups together. While rafting through Glenwood Canyon, athletes will experience some of Colorado’s natural wonders, with rock walls towering above the river and hot springs abounding in the lower section.
Along with amazing views, Shoshone includes a mile of rapids, followed by a calm and scenic float to the take-out in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. This stretch of river is a great introduction to whitewater rafting, and it’s fun for all ages. While floating Shoshone’s mild sections, paddlers will be able to relax, jump in the river for a swim, or horse around having water fights with other rafts. See the Shoshone rafting page on our website for details about age and weight minimums.
Early Season Adventure: Lower Eagle River
The Timberline Tours Lower Eagle River rafting trip offers scenic intermediate-level, family-friendly rafting in the Vail area. This classic Class III stretch of the Eagle River is best for adventurers who like paddling through moderate rapids and enjoying beautiful Colorado scenery while floating through a few quieter stretches. Colorado wildlife sightings are also common along this stretch of the Eagle River that’s close enough to both Vail and Beaver Creek that it’s possible to choose from a morning or afternoon trip and save some time for other adventures. See the Lower Eagle River rafting page on our website for details about age and weight minimums.
High-Intensity Adventures: Vail Rafting for Sports Teams
The Dowd Chute / Upper Eagle rafting trip (Class IV: advanced, high intensity) is one of the most exciting early-season trips that Timberline Tours offers. The Dowd Chute section of the Eagle River contains Class IV rapids that are a good fit for athletic paddlers looking for an intense rafting experience. Dowd Chute is characterized by rapidly flowing water, as the Eagle River and Gore Creek come together in this area that also constricts tightly and has a steep gradient. All of these factors make it necessary for Dowd Chute paddlers to be in excellent physical condition and also be strong swimmers. See the Dowd Chute / Upper Eagle rafting page on our website for details about age and weight minimums.
The Numbers (Class IV: advanced, high intensity) is one of Colorado’s most thrilling sections of whitewater, with rapids so continuous that they’ve been numbered instead of named. The Numbers is an exciting, action-packed and fast-moving rafting trip with several Class IV rapids, making it a good choice for athletic paddlers who want to dig in and paddle hard. See The Numbers rafting page on our website for details about age and weight minimums.
Team bonding on the river is the best part about taking a rafting trip after a tournament or big game. We hope that each person takes home long-lasting memories—and returns to join us for rafting with family members and friends in the years to come.
CONTACT TIMBERLINE TOURS TODAY
Timberline Tours is Vail’s premier whitewater rafting and backcountry jeep tours outfitter. We offer rafting trips on Colorado’s Eagle, Colorado, and Arkansas Rivers, and we also guide duckie river trips. All of our guided trips are open to Vail visitors, locals, families, and corporate groups.
To book your Vail, Colorado, adventure, call Timberline Tours at (970) 476-1414, or email us at info@timberlinetours.com.