The view from Fort Collins…We don’t only have rafting!
What we see out our back window.
Longs Peak
• Elevation: 14,256 Feet
• The easiest route is a very strenuous 16 mile round trip starting at Longs Peak Trailhead and continuing through the Keyhole Route. Suggested starting time is before 4:00 am.
• Located in Rocky Mountain National Park
Horsetooth Mountain
• Elevation: 7,255 feet
• The hike to the top is a strenuous 5.5 mile round trip with a 1,500 foot elevation gain.
• Located in Horsetooth Mountain Park, which contains 2,500 acres of land and 28 miles of trails and provides water access for boating, windsurfing and swimming
The “A” trail
• The “A” was first whitewashed on the foorhills above CSU’s Hughes Stadium in 1924 when CSU was Colorado A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical)
• Colorado State University changed from Colorado A&M in 1957
Horsetooth Reservoir
• Horsetooth Reservoir supllies Fort Collins with half of its water supply.
• When the reservoir is full, it is 6.5 miles long and 203 feet deep at its deepest point.
Arthur’s Rock
• Elevation: 6,780 feet
• The hike is a moderate 3.4-mile round trip journey
• Located in Lory State Park, which contains 2,400 acres and 25 miles of trails.
Grey Rock
• Elevation: 7,480 feet
• The hike is a moderate 6-mile journey with a scramble to the very top.
• Located up the Cache La Poudre Canyon in Roosevelt National Forest
From: Professionally Guiding Whitewater by Brad Modesitt
Office Hours for March 10 to April 9, 2012
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Mountain Whitewater Descents will have modified office hours from March 10 until April 9m 2012. The Director of Fun is going on a Grand Canyon rafting trip and will not be available during that time. We will have staff in the office most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, occasionally Mondays. If you cannot call on one of those days just leave a message and we will get back to you. You can find information about all of our river trips on this website or follow this link to book your trip. Thanks for your interest and we look forward to serving you on the river in 2012.
Downtown Poudre River Cleanup
Join us for this great volunteer event!
Join Mountain Whitewater Descents for their annual Cache la Poudre River Clean-up. With help from our co-sponsors Save the Poudre and the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program, we will clean all along the Poudre trail from Shields Street to Lemay Avenue, possibly further.
Clean-up meets Saturday, May 26, 2012 @ 9am and will last until noon. All you need is gloves, sunscreen & the desire to make a difference in our community. Meet @ Lee Martinez Park in the main parking lot. Any and all volunteers are welcome; please register at the check-in table prior to the cleanup.
New World Sports will provide bike trailers to haul the trash bags off the trail, and Gallegos Sanitation is donating trash & recycling bins for the event.
Please try to carpool or ride bikes to reduce parking congestion and to reduce the event’s carbon footprint. Also, make sure to dress for the weather. We will clean the river rain or shine!!
To say thanks to anyone who volunteers during the event, there will be a volunteer appreciation event held at Mountain Whitewater Descents after the cleanup. The event is going to begin at 12:30pm and will last until around 5:00pm. There will be FREE beer provided by Odell Brewing Company and FREE food provided by Backcountry Provision, Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant and LaPorte Pizza. Other refreshments will also be provided for those who are not of legal drinking age. This event is only open to those who volunteer, so make sure you register at the cleanup before you start.
Trip Schedule & Meeting Time Changes
We are going to make some changes to our trip schedule and meeting times for 2012
We are excited to announce a few minor changes to our trip schedule and meeting times to better accommodate our guests. The new changes are as follows:
- Meeting time for the AM Splash Half-Day will be moved from 7:15am to 7:45am. This should make the AM Splash easier for guests from Estes Park and outside Fort Collins to make this trip.
- The Mishawaka Full Day trip will now be offered ONLY on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. This will open up some space for more guests to take the half-day trips on the other days of the week.
Thanks for checking-in to the Mountain Whitewater Descents website and we hope to see you on the river in 2012.
Thanks for a GREAT Rafting Season!
We are now closed for 2011.
Thanks to all of our guests and employees for making 2011 a season to remember. We are taking some time off in September, but will be back in October to start getting ready for 2012. If you need to get in touch with us before then, please send an email to contacts@raftmwd.com and we will reply as soon as we can. Thanks for choosing Mountain Whitewater Descents and we hope to see you on the river in 2012.
Mountain Whitewater Descents’ Guest Testimonials!
Thanks to all of our customers for another wonderful summer on the Cache la Poudre River! Here’s what our guests had to say about us this season:
“This was my first time to whitewater raft and I felt very safe with the professionalism of our guide and the company in general. It was a great and exciting experience and I will definitely recommend this company to friends and family, as well as be a repeat customer in the future.”
“Your team was very professional and courteous…after the first wall of water flew over us we were ready for more, and did not want the trip to end. And the pics and video at the end had some great laughs. Thanks for putting one more check on the bucket list…”
“Bryan quickly got to know us and made us feel confident about our abilities and made us a part of the journey.”
“Ben, our guide…he did a fabulous job! He definitely made our rafting experience more interesting and kept us entertained!”
“The river was awesome at 4.9 and Melissa was awe-inspiring in her technical and interpersonal skills.”
“Kevin was an excellent guide. His calm, friendly, and confident personality along with his encouragement allowed the first-timers in our raft to have a positive first experience and left us wanting to come back for more. Overall, each of us had an incredible trip & look forward to coming back next summer!”
“I’m glad that Mountain Whitewater Descents’ guides were competent to take us through some more aggressive rapids and a longer stretch of river, letting us have a unique interaction with one of the Front Range’s most incredible features.”
“Tracey was a fabulous guide!!!!!!”
“Andrew and Mattie were incredible guides! Plus we enjoyed having a beer at your Paddlers Pub post-trip.”
“Drew was awesome. He made the experience. We have used other companies on other rivers. The guides can make or break the experience. This is why we keep coming back to MWD.”
“We really enjoyed the whole place. We thought it was great that you guys had a pub, a hot tub, fire pit, and sand volleyball.”
“Jordan was an excellent guide. We had total confidence in her. It was our first time rafting and she made it very enjoyable.”
“Cass made it so much fun, and she did an awesome job making sure we were informed about the rapids so that we would stay safe. It was an absolute blast!”
“Even though I (mom) couldn’t raft with my kids because of a recent surgery, Micah allowed us to drive behind him and photograph my boys on the river in all the “good” spots. In every single instance, both of my boys had ENORMOUS grins and were obviously having the time of their life. So, even though I wasn’t actually on the river, I really got to be involved…you REALLY made the difference for us.”
“The people you employ here were glad to be helpful and confidently pleasant. People really do make the place/experience. Light-hearted and great at their jobs. You guys were great.”
National Get Outdoors Day 2011 with MWD
MWD Promotes Outdoor Water Activities.
National Get Outdoors Day is a new annual event to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun. The main goals for the day are to reach first-time visitors to public lands and to reconnect our youth to the great outdoors! Come join us this Saturday June 11, 2011 from noon-4pm at various locations around Spring Canyon Park in Fort Collins. Mountain Whitewater Descents will be located on the north-west side of Dixon Reservoir. We will have kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, and kite boarding all for FREE from noon-4pm. Come GET OUTDOORS and enjoy the sun while learning new skills. See you Saturday!
2011 Poudre River Cleanup a huge success!
Over 100 Volunteers Gather to Clean up the Cache la Poudre.
12th Annual Poudre River Cleanup
Over 100 volunteers gathered on Saturday May 21 to clean up the Poudre River. Volunteers not only filled a 300 yard dumpster, overflowing its capacity but also collected 150 gallons of glass and aluminum recycling! Mountain Whitewater Descents would like to thank our co-sponsors Save the Poudre and City of Fort Collins Natural Areas. The Poudre river cleanup is part of the National River Cleanup through American Rivers.
This is Mountain Whitewater Descents 12th annual river cleanup. We would also like to thank the local companies that helped to make the cleanup such a huge success including New World Sports who gather the collected garabge and took it to the dumps and Gallegos Sanitation for providing us with dumpsters.
With the support of these local sponsors the cleanup was efficient and fun! The river cleanup is about more than just cleaning up the banks, it’s about connecting the community with one of the most valuable resources for Fort Collins.The post party was a great way to celebrate the efforts of everyone. Mountain Whitewater Descents hosted the thank you celebration following the cleanup. Food and Beer was provided by Back Country Provisions, Odell Brewing Co., Rio Grande and Marcos Pizza.
Thanks again to our fantastic sponsors and all of our volunteers for helping to celebrate our City’s treasure, the Cache la Poudre! We hope to see everyone again next year!!
Check out Mountain Whitewater Descents in the Coloradoan!
Expectations run high for the 2011 rafting season on the Cache la Poudre River!
Mountain Whitewater Descents was featured in the XPLORE section of the Fort Collins Coloradoan last Friday! Check out the article by following the link below:
Mountain Whitewater Descents featured in the XPLORE section of the Coloradoan
Mountain Whitewater Descents Sponsors River Cleanup
Down Town Cache la Poudre River Cleanup
Join Mountain Whitewater Descents for their annual Cache la Poudre River Clean-up. With help from our co-sponsors Save the Poudre and the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program, we will clean all along the Poudre trail from Taft Hill Road to Lemay Avenue, possibly further.
Clean-up meets Saturday, May 21, 2011 @ 9am and will last until noon. All you need is gloves, sunscreen & the desire to make a difference in our community. Meet @ Lee Martinez Park in the main parking lot. Any and all volunteers are welcome; please register at the check-in table prior to the cleanup.
New World Sports will provide bike trailers to haul the trash bags off the trail, and Gallegos Sanitation is donating trash & recycling bins for the event.
Please try to carpool or ride bikes to reduce parking congestion and to reduce the event’s carbon footprint. Also, make sure to dress for the weather. We will clean the river rain or shine!!
To say thanks to anyone who volunteers during the event, there will be a volunteer appreciation event held at Mountain Whitewater Descents after the cleanup. The event is going to begin at 12:30pm and will last until around 5:00pm. There will be FREE beer provided by Odell Brewing Company and FREE food provided by Backcountry Provision and the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant. Other refreshments will also be provided for those who are not of legal drinking age. This event is only open to those who volunteer, so make sure you register for the cleanup before you start.
Call 970-419-0917 or email ben@raftmwd.com for more information.
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