Posted: December 22nd, 2009 by Carl
Shallow Water Crossing
We’ve got our course dates dialed in for the 2010 season! Join The River School at Glacier Raft Company to brush up on you boating or river rescue skills. Learn more about individual courses at The River School. Hope to see you on the river!
- Apr 30 – May 2 Whitewater Rescue Technician
- May 15 – 16 Intro to River Skills
- May 17 – 23 The River School
- May 28 – 30 Whitewater Rescue Technician
- Jun 7 – 13 The River School
- Jun 18 – 20 Whitewater Rescue Technician
- Jun 26 – 27 Intro to River Skills
- July 17 – 18 Intro to River Skills
- July 29 Level I River Sense
- July 30 Level II River Sense
- July 31 – Aug 1 Level III River Sense
Posted: July 2nd, 2009 by Carl
Join Glacier Raft Company’s River School for exciting whitewater rescue courses and general river skills courses. We’ve added another whitewater rescue technician course July 17-19. We also still have an introduction to river skills course July 25 & 26. Call us at 406-888-5454 to get signed up! See you on the river.
Posted: June 6th, 2009 by Carl
Check out footage of everyone swimming in the notch. These are students in Glacier Raft’s Whitewater Rescue Technician course for May. Try not to get sick watching. Next time I’ll try to keep my head still while swimming. Check out the classes at http://glacierraftco.com/guide-school.htm#river%20skills. Hope to see you on the river!
Posted: May 28th, 2009 by Carl
Our first river education courses of the season were great! All the participants had a great time and we’ve got more capable river enthusiasts out on the water now. Photos and Video to follow.
Posted: April 26th, 2009 by Alex
It is never too early or too late to take a river trip. River rafting is a great recreational sport for the whole family. Glacier Raft for example has scenic trips for those just wanting to get their feet wet of sorts. There are also whitewater trips for the whole family and for mom and dad who want to get a little more into it, hop in a inflatable kayak for a great ride. Glacier also offers wilderness adventures for people who want to get away from the hussle and bussle of everday life and 0n these trips lets throw in a little Class IV whitewater for a thrill. This year we are offering river education and guide training classes. If you have kids that are becoming interested in river rafting, introduce them to the sport thru our river sense programs. For all these adventures and classes as well as an update on specials we are running for the summer visit www.glacierraftco.com . Get on the river with your family this summer and enjoy Glacier!
Posted: April 15th, 2009 by Carl
Glacier Raft Company is pleased to announce that we are now offering river education courses for kids and teens. If you or yours would like to learn more about rivers and river safety, then join us for our river sense program in July and August. We will cover all kinds of topics to help keep you safe in and around rivers. Our instructors are certified with Rescue 3 International and the American Canoe Association. There is minimal inside time and maximum river time, with the Level 2 & 3 courses taking place on the whitewater stretch of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. We are currently developing the webpage for riversense, so check back soon. Call 1-800-235-6781 for details. See you on the river!
Posted: April 15th, 2009 by Carl
Making Dinner
Have you wanted to brush up on your river skills? How about learn more about planning and packing for an extended trip? Join Glacier Raft Company for its extended river trip workshop in May or June. To learn more visit the river education page.
Posted: April 15th, 2009 by Carl
Join Glacier Raft Company for Whitewater Rescue Technician Training on May 15-17. Our class begins at 9am on the 15th and covers Rescue 3 International’s WRT coursework. For more information visit the River Education Page. Our instructors teach many aspects of river safety and rescue. The coursework consists of:
- Rescue Philosophy
- Hydrology
- Equipment
- Rescue Swimming
- Throwbag Skills
- Medical Considerations
- Anchors
- Rope Systems
- Rope Handling
- Shallow Water Crossings
- Entrapments
- Unpinning Boats
To sign up, call our reservations staff at 800-235-6781. Hope to see you there!
Posted: April 9th, 2009 by Carl
Pulling over to scout
Check out all of our river education courses. We’ve got river rescue courses, river running education courses, and river sense programs for kids. Come hit the river with our certified instructors.
