Trip Ideas
Change Forum
Can anyone comment on their experience with rafting outfitters on Kicking Horse River in Golden? I'd like my kids to experience the thrill of whitewater rafting, but the requirement of 12 yrs, 90 lbs is a problem for my youngest, who is 11 and just shy of 85 lbs.
How strict are the outfitters with this requirement, and am I taking great risk in allowing her to go on the "classic" river tours that have Class 1-4 rapids? I think the milder option for younger kids will be too tame for her.
Book Your Next Trip
Check hotel rates and airfares around the world.
Find a great deal?
Tell us about it.
Hotels
Flights
Packages
Cars
Cruises
Each website you select will open a new window in your browser.
Whitewater rafting on Kicking Horse River
2 Replies | Jump to last reply
|2 Replies |Back to top
|Sign in to comment.
Recent Activity
View all Canada activity »
- 1 Alberta Canadian Rockies Trip
- 2 What to do with a 7 Year Old in Quebec City
- 3 Who likes Werther's candy?
- 4
Mini-Alberta trip
- 5 Quebec City/Montreal in Winter
- 6 Vancouver Olympics hotel scam?
- 7 Vancouver / Victoria / Seattle and surrounds August ???
- 8 hidden gems in BC
- 9 Health care in Canada
- 10 So - nutty as it is, we decided to make the trip to Alberta
- 11 Quebec City over Spring Break
- 12 Alberta to Niagra Falls, ON
- 13 Where to go for Christmas: Vancouver or Victoria
- 14 central Charlottetown: walkable with amenities?
- 15 Good deals in Calgary
- 16 Calgary airport area hotel/restaurant
- 17 The hotel called one king west in Toronto
- 18 Internet access
- 19 What area to stay in Montreal?
- 20
Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, & more....trip report & photos
- 21 Anyone planning on going to the Winter Olympics in 2010?
- 22 chicago toronto, by train
- 23
Trip Report- Banff, Jasper, & Lake Louise
- 24 Five nights in NS - Cape Breton or Yarmouth? We think Cape Breton.
- 25 Nova Scotia trip planning
We used Alpine Rafting in Golden with our teen boys and would highly recommend them for most people. They seemed pretty straight up and very safety conscious so doubt they would let you slide if there was any question. You could try calling and see what they say though.
Thanks, Dave. Turns out the weight and age requirements are required of all outfitters so there's no getting around it.
However, I spoke with one of the outfitters who suggested rafting the Kananaskis instead of Kicking Horse. There is a greater proportion of Class 3 rapids on Kananaskis than Kicking Horse (which has more Class 4 & 5), so a mild "family" adventure on the former would be more exciting than one on the KH river. Alpine doesn't do rafting excursions there so I ended up going with Hydra.
We'll see... I'll report back on our experience when we return in a couple weeks.