SUMMIT COUNTY — You’d better believe it’s whitewater season in Colorado. And the best is still yet to come.
Over the weekend, Performance Tours Rafting and several other outfitters started running tours on the Arkansas River and Browns Canyon route in the Buena Vista area about an hour south of Summit County. Flows there are 311cfs (cubic feet per second), which is about 200 cfs down from the early-May average of 522 cfs. But, warming temperatures and plenty of runoff are expected to bring new conditions almost daily.
Local waterways aren’t quite ready for rafting or kayaking — the water levels are still too low and the water still too cold — but that will all change by Memorial Day Weekend, when every local outfitter will begin taking groups to the lower Blue River (north of Silverthorne), Tenmile Creek (Frisco area) and the Upper Colorado River.
Pricing for trips varies, but, in general, day trips on local waterways tend to cost less than excursions outside of the county, while high-adventure trips (Class III and above) cost more than low-key scenic tours.
Most half-day trips this May are in the $60 to $100 range per person, and most full-day trips run $150 and more.
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