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Kayaking
We work with Barry Smith and his Mountain Sports Kayak School located in the Ski Haus Store. The Mountain Sports Kayak School has been serving northwest Colorado with top quality kayak instruction since 1980.

Barry Smith has been exploring rivers and canyons most of his life. He has been featured in magazines and on "National Geographic Explorer" kayaking the Grand Canyon of the Colorado and the Hvita River Gorge in Iceland. He is also the Chief Nordic Examiner for the Rocky Mountain Region and is a former member of the U.S. Demonstration Team.

Barry's knowledge and patience along with his excellent ability to coach and instruct will greatly enhance your kayaking experience.

The Courses:
Never Ever Classes: $65 - 3hr
The most popular program is the half day Never-Ever class. This program is structured for those who have never kayaked before. The session begins in our shop with fitting of life jackets and helmets. Then it's off to the ponds where you are fitted with boats, learn the basic paddle strokes, boat control, and safety. Once everyone is feeling comfortable with their boats the group floats onto a very gentle stretch of the Yampa River. The rest of the three hour session is devoted to learning river navigation and having fun dealing with the currents.

Intermediate / Advanced Classes: $65 - 3hr
This course is designed to tune up and improve your kayak skills. Surfing waves, hole riding, squirt moves, eddy turns, rolling, and running slalom gates are all covered. Half day to five day classes are offered.

Also offered:
3 Day "Learn to Kayak" Class: $150
Private Instruction (One on One) $210 - 3hr
Semi-Private (private group of 2 - 5) $95/pp - 3hr

Kids Classes:
Age 6 and up. Half day and full day classes are offered. Call for more information.

Guide Service:
is available for those not familiar with the rivers in our area.

Other Options:
3 day Special which includes three 3 hour sessions. Day one is described above in the Never Ever Class. Day 2 you go to the swimming pool and become more comfortable with the kayaks learning wet exits, support strokes, and the Eskimo Roll. Day 3 you review everything you have learned and then head farther down river exploring new terrain and using newly learned skills.

When, What and Who:
Meet upstairs at Ski Haus, located on Highway 40 and Pine Grove Road between town and the mountain, in front of Safeway.

Classes meet daily at 9am or 1pm and sometimes at 6pm.

Bring shorts and t-shirt or bathing suit, windbreaker, sandals, or tennis hoes or booties. Towel and clothes to change into. Kayaks and equipment are supplied.

Tubing
Tubing on the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs is an exciting, fun, relaxing, affordable way to spend a couple of hours in the summer time with friends and family. Blue Sky West has comfortable deluxe super tubes on the river. The tubes have a comfortable seat, storage space, ditty bag, and a river map attached. They provide shuttle service upstream as well as coast guard approved life jackets. Depending on time of year, the trip on the river takes from 25 - 55 minutes. Space is very limited on weekends, so advance reservations are suggested. Come join in this summer!

Rate: $12.00 per person

• No Alcohol.
• No Glass on River.
• Trash Bags are provided, please do not leave anything in the river including cigarette butts. DO NOT LITTER!!
• No Styrofoam coolers.
• Respect other river users...Float Quietly past fishermen & areas designated quiet zones.
• Respect private property...exit river only on public property, unless during a storm.
• Get our of the river during thunderstorms, Buggywhip's shuttle drivers will be looking for you
• No dogs allowed - leave your dog at home
• Do not hassle wildlife
• If tube breaks, bring it back to the Boathouse or leave it on the bank in a visible area.
• NO NUDITY!!