IDAHO, USA — After a long winter of powder snow in the Idaho mountains, long-range weather forecasts are calling for a dry second half of April and a warm start to May, meaning rivers may peak ...

BANKS, IDAHO, Idaho — Snowmelt from the Sawtooth and Salmon River mountains sends rushing currents through southern Idaho's Payette River, creating one of the world's premier whitewater rafting ...

BOISE — A healthy snowpack this spring may portend robust whitewater this season. “Rafters can expect a big start to the season with plenty of water and big waves,” said Hardy Bender, development and ...

A rafter runs through Ladle Rapids on the Selway River in this 2013 file photo. Two rafters died during a whitewater trip on the Selway last weekend, according to the Idaho County Sheriff’s Department ...

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. — A spring snowstorm could put the brakes on opening weekend for rafting outfitters in Idaho Springs. Rocky Mountain Whitewater Rafting was scheduled to launch its first trips of ...

This story was produced by April D. Lee and distributed by Next Net. There’s no question about it, whitewater rafting is about as exciting a sport as it comes, nestled amongst some of the most ...