Montana Raft Guide Training-2021

Whitewater Raft Guide Schools with Montana River Guides

Learn to Guide near Missoula, Montana on the Clark Fork  and Blackfoot Rivers

RAFT GUIDE SCHOOLS: These five-day Raft Guide Schools are designed for people wanting to lead river trips or become professional raft guides. Our whitewater raft guide training focuses on safety, reading water, and guiding paddle rafts through Class II, III and IV whitewater. Topics include trip preparation, safety talks, equipment, rigging, boat handling, communications, paddle commands, and rescue techniques. Our five-day Raft Guide School combines river instruction with a certified Whitewater Rescue Technician class the first three days. The swiftwater rescue training takes place on the Blackfoot and Clear water River near Missoula.  On days four and five you’ll guide whitewater raft trips on the Blackfoot River and Alberton Gorge. The course is hosted at the Alberton Gorge Ranch and includes a Whitewater Rescue Technician certification and certificate of completion.

April Guide School
April 3-7

May Guide School
May 8-12

June Guide School
June 12-16

 

Missoula Rafting in September

 Missoula Rafting in September offers a whole variety of river adventures to choose from.  Cooler nights and early mornings along with warm sunny day, bring more opportunity for wildlife viewing and fewer boats on the river. At Montana River Guides we continue to offer Montana Whitewater Rafting Trips on the Alberton Gorge, one of Montana's most beautiful river canyons with fun family whitewater. Our daily whitewater trip meets at 10am, includes a picnic lunch and an 11 mile float through the Gorge with stops along the way for cliff jumping and swimming.

Swiftwater Rescue Classes: September 12-13 and Sept 19-20

 Swiftwater Rescue Class

Learn swift water rescue in one of our upcoming swiftwater rescue technician classes on the Clark Fork River near Missoula Montana.  Right now Montana Swiftwater rescue classes include a lecture and discussion on river safety and rescue basics, equipment, hydrology, and response risk management. This is followed by two days of practicing river rescue skills on the river and applying them to a series of fun, challenging scenarios. 

Our next swift water rescue class is September 12-13 near Missoula on the Clark Fork River's Alberton Gorge.  Another Swiftwater Class will be offered  September 19-20. Our fall raft guide school will run September 19-23. For more details call Everett at 406-214-0245.

Montana Raft Guide Training

Montana Raft Guide Training

Whitewater Raft Guide Schools with Montana River Guides

Learn to Guide near Missoula, Montana on the Clark Fork  and Blackfoot Rivers

RAFT GUIDE SCHOOLS: These five-day Raft Guide Schools are designed for people wanting to lead river trips or become professional raft guides. Our whitewater raft guide training focuses on safety, reading water, and guiding paddle rafts through Class II, III and IV whitewater. Topics include trip preparation, safety talks, equipment, rigging, boat handling, communications, paddle commands, and rescue techniques. Our five-day Raft Guide School combines river instruction with a certified Whitewater Rescue Technician class the first three days. The swiftwater rescue training takes place on the Blackfoot and Clear water River near Missoula.  On days four and five you’ll guide whitewater raft trips on the Blackfoot River and Alberton Gorge. The course is hosted at the Alberton Gorge Ranch and includes a Whitewater Rescue Technician certification and certificate of completion.

2020 Dates

April 3-7

May 8-12

June12-16

Swift water Rescue Training April & May in Montana

Swiftwater Rescue Classes with Montana River Guides

Learn swift water rescue in one of our upcoming swiftwater rescue technician classes or raft guide schools. We have upcoming classes on the Blackfoot River, Clark Fork River, Beaverhead River, Gallatin River, Middle Fork of the Flathead, Yellowstone River, Missouri River, & Bighole River. Swiftwater rescue classes include a lecture and discussion on river safety and rescue basics, equipment, hydrology, and response risk management. This is followed by two days of practicing river rescue skills on the river and applying them to a series of fun, challenging scenarios. 

Our next swift water rescue class is April 20-22nd in Missoula.  There is  a raft guide school coming up May 11-14. and plenty of other swift water rescue, whitewater rafting workshops and raft guide schools throughout Montana in April May and June.

Missoula Raft Trips

Starting in late May, our rafting season will start and we will be offering Missoula Raft Trips on the Clark Fork River and Blackfoot River. It's going to be a huge water year in Montana. 

Missoula Rafting, River Trips for Everyone

Missoula Rafting on the Clark Fork River

Missoula rafting is hard to beat. Few towns in the world offer better whitewater and scenic raft trip opportunities than Missoula. The Clark Fork River runs right through the middle of town and offers a variety of river experiences, depending on whether you want to go wild or mild. Montana River Guides offers daily kayaking and scenic raft trips near Missoula through the Hellgate Canyon, the Tarkio Gorge as well as beautiful sections just downstream of town. As an alternative to Missoula rafting Tubers prefer the section just upstream of town and float the lazy section from east Missoula to the University of Montana or Brennan's wave.. Birdwatchers might enjoy the scenic  and less crowded Kelly Island section at the west end of town, though you'll need to go with someone familiar with the river because of the logjams, strainers and hazards on that braided part of the river.

Rafting the Blackfoot River near Missoula

Just upstream of Missoula the legendary Blackfoot River flows into the Clark Fork River. The Blackfoot River offers a variety of the best options for a Montana raft trip. The section closest to Missoula parallels Highway 200 and is a good scenic float with some Class II riffles. The float between Russell Gates and Johnsrud Fishing Accesses is an awesome whitewater trip at high-water, with big rolling Class III rapids connected by fast current and smaller rapids. We teach many of our swift water rescue classes on the Blackfoot and offer custom raft trips for groups throughout the rafting season.

The Bitterroot River, scenic rafting south of Missoula

The Bitterroot flows from the south through the Bitterroot Valley and flows into the Clark Fork River just downstream of Missoula. We lived on the Bitterroot in the town of Lolo for 14 years. We love this stream for it's wildlife viewing and birding   combined with incredible Montana scenery.

Missoula Montana: Three Beautiful Rivers

The Clark Fork, the Blackfoot and the Bitterroot Rivers combine to offer a diversity of rafting and river recreation better than just about anywhere in the world. Of course the flyfishing on these rivers is world class as well. To join us on one of our Missoula raft trips, contact Bernice at 406-722-7238 or rivers@montana.com.

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