XSPORTS4Vets Riverboard Trips

For the past few years we have been lucky to participate in a program with Xsports4vets. Once a week during the summer, combat veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan Campaigns come out to go river boarding and surfing on the gorge. We provide the guides and gear and they provide the guts and glory.
No matter how you feel about American foreign policy, once you spend a little time with our veterans you cannot help but appreciate their character and admire their sacrifice.  They are great people and we are lucky to run the river with them.

Yankee Jim Canyon-the Yellowstone River

We riverboarded Yankee Jim Canyon in May with the new raft guides of Paradise Adventure Company. The river was flowing at 14,000 cfs and we had a blast running features that normally flip rafts down there. A beautiful river with great people makes for a fine day. Thanks to Sarah from PAC for the photos. Find more info about our guided riverboarding trips at www.montanasurfco.com

Whether you surf or not, this is one of the most entertaining documentaries out there. "Riding Giants"
If there's a better surf movie, we haven't seen it.

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Of Souls and Water:

Spring 2012 Swiftwater Rescue Training

Montana River Guides and The Whitewater Rescue Institute are offering a variety of rafting and swiftwater rescue training this Spring 2012 throughout Western Montana. The classes are being taught by Mike Johnston and Cody Harris and certified through the Whitewater Rescue Institute. Here's a tentative calendar of 2012 River Rescue and Guide Classes. We're still firming up some of the dates as we hear from agencies and organizations that are working out their training schedules.

April 6 Flood Rescue - One Day Clinic Missoula, MT
April 4-8 Whitewater Rafting Workshop Missoula, MT
April 6-8 Swiftwater Rescue Technician Missoula, MT
April 13 Flood Rescue Billings, MT
April 13-15 Swiftwater Rescue Technician Billings, MT
April 20-22 Swiftwater Rescue Technician Kalispell, MT
April 13-17 Raft Guide School Billings, MT
April 27-29 Swiftwater Rescue-Technician Missoula, MT
May 4-6 Swiftwater Rescue Technician Bigfork, MT
May 11-13 Swiftwater Rescue-Technician Missoula, MT
May 11-15 Raft Guide School Missoula, MT
May 14-15 Whitewater Rafting Workshop Missoula, MT
May 19-20 Swiftwater Rescue Technician Bozeman, MT
May 19-20 Advanced Swiftwater Rescue Bozeman, MT
May 26-28 Swiftwater Rescue-Technician Big Sky, MT
May 29-31 Swiftwater Rescue Technician Gardiner, MT
June 1-3 Swiftwater Rescue Technican West Glacier, MT
June 9-11 Swiftwater Rescue Technician Missoula, MT
June 9-13 Raft Guide School Missoula, MT
June 12-13 Whitewater Rafting Workshop Missoula, MT
June 15-17 Swiftwater Rescue-Technician Kalispell, MT
June 22-24 Swiftwater Rescue Technican Hamilton, MT

Missoula Surfing Forecast: Riverboard Montana

HHave you ever gone for a four mile swim?..twelve mile swim?.. A twenty mile swim? When you riverboard the Alberton Gorge with Montana River Guides the powerful Clark Fork River carries you through a spectacular canyon and plenty of thrilling rapids--and you'll experience Montana in a way few people ever have.

And here's a secret--Riverboarding involves much more than just adrenaline and whitewater (tho those are the ingredients we give the most attention). You'll appreciate the relaxing Class I water between rapids and discover an incredible way to share an adventure with friends. Sometimes face-level with a family of otters is just as much of an adventure as being face-level with a school bus sized wave. In any case, we have had more fun with riverboarding with our friends and guides over the years than we can begin to express. Our guests come from all over the world to experience the whitewater of the Alberton Gorge where we've introduced thousands of people to the thrill of riverboarding. Our mission is to help you experience the ultimate whitewater thrill. Come catch a mountain wave and surf Montana with us! 2012 is going to be our best surf season yet.

TIger Team Surfs Montana

Tom Turney's TIger Team showed up last Firday ready to ride some of Montana's best water on Riverboards. We spent one day on the Blackfoot River and two days on the Alberton Gorge. while camping at the Alberton Gorge Ranch. Over 43 miles of rivers riverboarded in two and a half days.
Great rivers and great people. Thanks Tiger Team from Tommy, Matt, Mike, Bernice and Yael.
www.montanariverguides.com