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Black Canyon of The Bear Whitewater Festival

The Black Canyon of the Bear Whitewater Festival will be held April 27, 2019, in Grace, Idaho, on th

The Black Canyon of the Bear Whitewater Festival is the brainchild of Bryson White, and Tyler Babcock, two paddlers in the take-out parking lot in 2009 trying to come up with a way to get Intermountain paddlers together to kick of each season and celebrate this rare-running beauty that is the Black Canyon of the Bear river. 2010 their idea became reality! With a brief hiatus, the festival returne

d again in 2013 complete with a class IV-V race, over 100 paddlers showed up to raise more than $3,600, all donated to non-profit First Descents. 2nd and 3rd places went to Whitewater legends Aaron Pruzan and Jon Souter respectively, with 1st place going to Northwest kayak sensation Kyle Hull. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2015 just outside of Grace, Idaho. The Black Canyon of the Bear River is a solid Class IV whitewater run, with one Class V rapid in the later half of the 7-mile stretch, the race begins here as you peel-out into the maw that is Boo-Boo. The river only runs a handful of times annually due to a hydropower dam that regulates flow throughout the summer. Fortunately for boaters, the American Whitewater negotiated with Pacificorp Power to secure a series of scheduled whitewater releases each spring. Come kick off your paddling season with food, beer, paddling, and simpler times! Help us help the good folks at First Descents continue to spread the love! Visit www.blackcanyonwhitewaterfest.org/ for more information.

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