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Alpine Adventures
Guide Training Seminar, 2008

Thank you for considering Alpine Adventures for your river guide training. Our instructors are among the best in the business and teach all aspects of river rafting on Washington State 's premier whitewater rivers. This self-paced course is designed for those interested in private rafting or commercial guiding. The skills you will learn meet or exceed the State of Washington Outfitter Licensing requirements and include:

Reading the River Paddle Boating Oar Boating
Boat Flipping Boat Unflipping River Rescue
River Equipment Personal Equipment Safety Talk
First Aid & CPR Swimming Rapids River Ethics
Knots & Rope Handling Teamwork Scouting Rapids
Pinned Boat Extraction Camp Management Group Management

  Pat Bryan demonstrating his expert raft "re-flipping" skills!       www.snowdragonphotos.com

Schedule 

All these rivers are tentative based on water levels and river conditions. If they prove to not be raftable due to too high or too low water then another river will be selected. Our training schedule for the spring, 2008 seminar is as follows:

2008 Training Schedule

        Tentative River

     (Based on Conditions)

            Date
Orientation In Gold Bar (not mandatory)   Wednesday April 16th
Skykomish   Saturday, April 19th &
  Sunday, April 20th
Wenatchee   Saturday, April 26th &
  Sunday April 27th
Wenatchee   Saturday May 3rd &
  Sunday May 4th
Wenatchee

Saturday May 10th &

Sunday May 11th

Methow

Saturday, May 17th &

Sunday, May 18th

Tenative

Saturday, May 24th &

Sunday, May 25th

The price for the seminar is $435.00. This price includes all instruction, wetsuits, helmets, personal floatation devices, spray jackets, boats and assorted gear, handouts and state sales tax. A deposit of $235.00 must be made in advance of the training to hold your spot, with the balance due by May 3, 2008. However payment plans are available. Space in the seminar is limited and camping is a requirement for those whom wish to commercially guide.

Guide Trainees
During your training all group rafting equipment will be provided by Alpine Adventures. If you choose to purchase your own personal river gear there will be an opportunity to place an order with NRS to receive your PFD and other river gear at wholesale price.

Our commercial season is almost year 'round. Our regular season starts at the end of April and runs into October. We run Fall Colors trips on the Upper Skagit in October and November. Our Skagit River Bald Eagle watching trips run December and through February.

        2007 Guide School

        Sam giving the rookies some pointers.

Alpine Adventures operates under Special Use Permit from the U.S. Forest Service, Mt. Baker Ranger District, Skykomish Ranger District, Naches Ranger District, Randle Ranger District and Darrington Ranger District and is an equal opportunity employer and recreation provider.   Nooksack and Sauk Rivers are done in co-operation with Wild and Scenic River Tours.