Learn to Packraft in Colorado & Utah!

Learn to packraft in Colorado & Utah! Turn the blue lines on maps into trails, and get the skills you need to explore some of the world’s waterways like you’ve never imagined you could. Taught by some of the most experienced and accredited instructors in the world, our packrafting courses will change, challenge and empower you. And they will enable you to have fun, safe adventures.

LEARN FROM EXPERTS

Learn hard expedition skills from the best instructors in the world.

REIMAGINE YOUR LIMITS

Go towards your edges. Find out what you are really made of!

LEARN FROM WOMEN WITH WOMEN!

Whether you call it "girl power" or "feminine energy," ladies have a different learning style. ~Jule Harle, Alaska Packraft School

BE INSPIRED!

“On the rare occasions that it happens, we feel a sense of exhilaration, a deep sense of enjoyment that is long cherished, and that becomes a landmark for what life should be like.” ~Mihaly Csikszentmihalyl

LEVEL 1 FOUNDATION COURSES

These basic courses will give you the confidence to navigate moderate rivers safely and to take care of your equipment. Practice the foundational paddle strokes you need to go where you want to go on the river. And learn important river reading skills, how to do wet re-entries and use eddies.

LEVEL 2 ESSENTIALS COURSES

Build on your Foundations Course skills by learning more advanced paddle strokes. Master surfing, ferrying and controlling how you descent rapids. Plus catch eddies like a boss! We’ll dive further into swiftwater rescue and safety skills and hone the techniques you learned in Level 1.

LEVEL 1 & 2 EXPEDITION COURSES

Known for clear flowing water, waterfalls & remote hiking, Dark Canyon forms at the Western Flank of the Blue Mountains. Our hike takes us through the lower section to the Colorado River and to Glen Canyon NP. Sleep under dark skies and learn skills to explore the backcountry safely.

Check out this video highlighting a a learn to packraft in Colorado course! And click here to see photos from our Level 1 Expedition Course in Utah.