Rafting

Facts About the Dolores River in Moab Utah  

Facts About the Dolores River in Moab, Utah

People know a lot of things about the Dolores River. You may know it’s in the southwest area of Colorado. You might be aware that it flows about 250 miles from the San Miguel River, runs through the La Plata Mountains into plunging canyon depths, past the town of Dolores, through Paradox Valley. Finally, at Moab, it connects with the Colorado River. You may also assume that snow melt raises the river level in the spring too. But, did you know that by mid-summer, the river drops and its flow becomes a mere trickle?

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What to Wear River Rafting in Moab, Utah  

What to Wear River Rafting in Moab Utah

You’re riding the river under the perfect blue sky. It’s as good as life gets! But, only if you’ve made a few basic preparations, like taking the kinds of clothes and other river gear you need to bring. That can be the difference between a beautiful day of white water rafting at Moab and an uncomfortable, shivering and/or sunburned episode. So, good job doing your research by reading this information on what to wear rafting. Way to prepare for a great time out on the river!

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How to Get the Most Out of Family Whitewater Rafting Utah

Plan Your Moab, Utah River Rafting Adventure Today!

Whether you’re planning for a half-day or multi-day Moab river rafting trip, your family will enjoy the float even more if everyone is fully prepared. Here at Red River Adventures, we want your family to get the most out of your Moab rafting trip with us. Here are some things you should know as your family plans your next float trip with us. (more…)

What You Need to Know for Your First Time White Water Rafting

What You Need To Know For Your First Time White Water Rafting

Whitewater rafting looks thrilling in the videos and pictures. It is a great recreational activity ideal for families at any skill level. Take in the breathtaking panoramas from Utah’s splendid rivers, in the expert care of your Red Rivers Adventures expert Moab river rafting guide. Below are some basics that are helpful to know on your first-time whitewater rafting in Moab, Utah.

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Wildlife You Could See on Your Moab, Utah Rafting Trip

Desert Bighorn Sheep

One of the best ways to experience Moab wildlife is on a Moab rafting expedition. The white water rafting options on the Colorado River present a magnificent scenery adjacent to the Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park. You could experience spectacular wildlife sightings during your Moab white water rafting trip. Our experienced guides at Red River Adventures can help you spot elusive wildlife making it an experience of a lifetime.

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Team Building with a Group Rafting Trip in Moab, Utah

Group Rafting Trip in Moab, Utah

If you are looking for a way to encourage team-building among your family members, friends, or coworkers, then this might take an extraordinary experience. One possible option is whitewater rafting. This is a fun, challenging, playful, and unique group activity that can help you bring everyone closer together. Most teams have gone through traditional team-building activities such as activities around a table or in a multi-purpose room. These can be awkward, frustrating, and boring. This is where whitewater rafting from Red River Adventures in Moab, Utah, can help you and your team come closer together! How can white water rafting Moab help you improve your teamwork?

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River Rafting Reviews and Red River Adventure Testimonials!

Parker Tietz
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Parker Tietz
March 4, 2025

Very knowledgeable guides that made for a great experience. Vic and Brian rock. 10/10 recommend.

John Butler
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John Butler
February 28, 2025

Red River was amazing from start to finish. This was my first backcountry experience and the team was super helpful and answered all my questions as I planned the trip. The gear, instruction, and guiding were all top notch and I would absolutely recommend this company for any of your adventures, especially backcountry skiing. I couldn’t imagine a more knowledgable, helpful, patient, and fun guide - Victoria. She is a true professional and speaks very highly of the company. I definitely lucked out stumbling across their Facebook ad. They take safety very seriously but it doesn’t impede the fun at all. Thank you again for a great trip!

Barrett England
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Barrett England
February 28, 2025

AIARE 1 with Brian and Vic exceeded my expectations, this was a refresher course for me, and I learned much more than I did the first time around. They did an amazing job instructing and guiding, were very knowledgeable and honest. Gave me everything I could ask for, 10/10 would recommend.

Kirk Kardashian
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Kirk Kardashian
February 27, 2025

My 14-year old son and I had a great day of backcountry skiing with Victoria. Some gnarly weather came in, but we managed to ski some great snow, and my son learned a lot about backcountry travel. I hope to get the chance to be a return customer!

Nicholas Waldman
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Nicholas Waldman
February 27, 2025

Epic day with John. Learned a lot and had a great time. Highly recommend!

Daniel
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Daniel
February 27, 2025

Great outfit to work with and Nate was a fab guide for some great ice climbing. Will definitely use again when I’m in the area. Overall couldn’t ask for better!!

Michael Allen
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Michael Allen
February 26, 2025

Brian and Victoria did an excellent job leading my AIARE 1 course. They created a great atmosphere for learning from their experience/knowledge and from each other. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

J Archibald
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J Archibald
February 25, 2025

My daughter and I joined Red River Adventures on a mid-February Hokkaido Japan ski trip. We had unforgettable access to world class Hokkaido pow! Carl and his team were awesome. RRA checked all the boxes: Dialed-in Logistics (from airport to hotel to ski venues to dining), Quality lodging, Unique ski venues (away from the crowds), In-country connection with local guides, And most importantly, friendly and professional guides who were knowledgable with the ski terrain and also provided helpful general tips for more efficient touring and personal instruction- allowing us to really dial-in our powder skiing technique. We thoroughly enjoyed the company of our travel group and left Japan with big smiles and lasting memories.

Blair Cox
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Blair Cox
February 25, 2025

I took the AIARE 1 course with Red River Adventure. Brian and Vic were getting guides and teachers! Very knowledgeable. The course delivered above and beyond!

Gesund LLC
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Gesund LLC
February 24, 2025

Reviewing Japow trip to Hokkaido in winter of 2025. In a word, fantastic. Go if you can. I enjoyed just about every aspect of the trip. Before we started our trip Carl gave us a packing list, and a link to a Japan website that sped up our navigating through Japanese customs. I appreciated the ease by which we were able to coordinate getting picked up at the airport by our group guide due to a multi-hour delay in a connecting city. I thought the hotels were great (though small by Western standards, but that is simply how space is used in Japan, efficiently--read, small). The locations and terrain were awesome. I always felt like the Red River team maintained the group dynamics really well, we simply had a great group and I enjoyed getting to know folks on the trail, in the van or at the dinners spots we hit. We lucked out and had fresh snow every day but I feel that even if we didn't Carl and his team would have known where to go for fresh turns. Really hope I can do this again.

Andrew C
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Andrew C
February 24, 2025

Professional and approachable guides drilled the avalanche material into us over three days. Thanks!

Lindsay Black Mangat
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Lindsay Black Mangat
February 24, 2025

My friend and I went on a full day backcountry ski tour with Timmy in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was all we had hoped for in a day in the woods together but far more enjoyable than expected. The terrain Timmy took us on was to our experience level. He pushed us a bit, encouraged us, taught us some things and he had a great attitude and sense of humor. Thanks, Timmy!

Mia Moore
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Mia Moore
February 24, 2025

Best AARIE 1 course out there! 10/10 Vic and Brian were absolutely awesome!! They went above and beyond to make sure we were all learning everything we could relevant to our situation! Some seriously knowledgeable people and really wonderful teachers! The resources and information they managed to provide over a 3 say course was absolutely phenomenal. I could not give a better review it was an absolute pleasure to spend time in the mountains with these guys!

Ian Burbidge
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Ian Burbidge
February 24, 2025

Guides were amazing, very professional, very knowledgeable, created a great atmosphere for fun and for learning

Doug Hearon
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Doug Hearon
February 22, 2025

My wife and I spent 6 days skiing JAPOW with the Red River crew and it was amazing! Incredible food, deep snow, and Onsen was the daily routine and it was absolutely perfect. Great line choices as well!

Jaxon Bak
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Jaxon Bak
February 21, 2025

Best group out there. Extremely knowledgeable people and super fun to be around. 100% would recommend for guided tours!

McKensee Harris
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McKensee Harris
February 18, 2025

Victoria was an incredible leader for the Womens Avy 1 clinic. She was so knowledgable, accomadating, and created a supportive environment for our course. I learned so much and feel so happy to have had this opportunity to participate in her class.

Kelley Julian
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Kelley Julian
February 18, 2025

I took the AIARE 1 Course and was lucky to get Sam and Brian as instructors, plus Robbie who is almost certified. Not only did we learn a ton about planning a safe route in the backcountry, we had lots of hands on practice with rescue, general safety while in the field, and gear management. 12/10 recommend

Emma N
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Emma N
February 17, 2025

Victoria was fabulous — I couldn’t have asked for a better instructor for my Aiare 1 course.

Jay Adams
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Jay Adams
February 12, 2025

Nate was a fantastic guide. Ice climbing is something I wanted to try for quite awhile. Red River Adventures gave me the chance to experience this. Really fantastic adventure!

S A
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S A
February 11, 2025

We just returned from a fabulous JAPOW trip that ranks as Best in Class! Carl and his team clearly put in an incredible amount of thought and preparation to make this a fantastic experience from every aspect. Besides their professionalism, their safety focus, and their almost unreal ability to find untracked powder, they are just fun companions with whom to spend the week. Highly recommend.

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P Ro
February 11, 2025

My friend and I (indoor rock climbers/minimal to no ice climbing experience) went on a trip to Midway, UT for XC skiing and the crater, and decided to add on ice climbing. We got rescheduled because of a relative heat wave that melted most of the ice. The owners were extremely accommodating in moving us and offered a refund. We opted to wait a couple of days and ultimately we went out in Provo Canyon two days later (our first choice location due to its proximity to Midway) and had a great, full-day experience adjusted to our level! Shoutouts to Tanya (owner/owner’s wife) for staying in regular communication with us, and Brian, our guide, for a wonderful day!

Elisa Hecht
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Elisa Hecht
February 8, 2025

We had an incredible trip with Red Rivers Adventures in Hokkaido, Japan! Carl, John and Ayu were amazing guides. We highly recommend this lifetime experience.

Ethan Como
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Ethan Como
February 7, 2025

Brian and Sam rule!!! They were very friendly and helpful. Judgement free zone! 10/10 would recommend

Jessica Griffiths
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Jessica Griffiths
February 7, 2025

Knowledgeable and patient avalanche guides. Couldn’t ask for more

wutben
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wutben
February 5, 2025

Very fun and helpful course for AIARE 1. Learned a lot and had a great time with my instructors and other class mates

Stephen McSweeney
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Stephen McSweeney
February 3, 2025

Fantastic course led by awesome, professional folks. Would highly recommend to anyone. Thank you guys, I learned a ton.

Wes Angel
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Wes Angel
January 28, 2025

Great 1st ice climbing experience! Brian was a great guide.

Sage Nightingale
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Sage Nightingale
January 27, 2025

Learned so much from John during our AIARE II course this weekend! Even got to ski a bunch of powder :)

Jacob Lambert
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Jacob Lambert
January 26, 2025

John took me and my fiancé out for our first splitboarding experience and it was a fantastic time. He was an incredible guide and tailored the experience to our skill levels. He was friendly and non-judgmental while going out of his way to help us have a successful trip. He is widely known as a legend in this field. I would highly recommend this company and will plan to use their services in the future.

Liam Doherty
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Liam Doherty
January 26, 2025

Brian was a great instructor! I appreciate his help and guidance.

Robert Williams
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Robert Williams
January 26, 2025

Ben was an excellent instructor for the Avalanche Rescue course!

Jakob Allen
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Jakob Allen
January 26, 2025

Had an awesome day!

Shane McConnell
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Shane McConnell
January 24, 2025

This is an excellent 2 day avi course (plus a bit extra pre course prep). A ton of great information which makes a solid introduction to planning and executing safe backcountry ski and split boarding trips. John and Jeremy were excellent teachers and guides. Highly recommend it.

Carly Anderson
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Carly Anderson
January 20, 2025

I took the all women’s class with Vic and it was incredible. I felt very supported through the entire class with a bunch of other incredible women! Would highly recommend doing a course with Vic if you’re feeling nervous at all. She is incredibly patient and knowledgeable about all things backcountry!

Matthias Ruckle
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Matthias Ruckle
January 20, 2025

Awesome experience. Garth and Ben were great guides and we learned so much!

David Staggs
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David Staggs
January 19, 2025

I had such a great day ice climbing with Red River, couldn’t recommend this company enough. Booking and scheduling were simple and easy, and there were plenty of locations to climb near where we were staying. The price for two people + gear was completely reasonable. Our guide, Nate, was absolutely fantastic and totally made the whole experience for us. He let us choose how much and how difficult climbing we wanted to do, while being kind, interesting, and easy to talk to. He gave us great advice for how to climb more effectively and celebrated with us when we did something well. Nate even surprised me with a cupcake (it was my birthday). I had such a fantastic experience and wouldn’t hesitate whatsoever to book with this company again.

Ryan Russo
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Ryan Russo
January 18, 2025

Excellent guiding, climbing, and ice. Overall a great experience!

samuel creenaune
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samuel creenaune
January 18, 2025

We went touring with John and it was awesome. Great experience, tips and tricks and great knowledge of the area which was much appreciated. Thank you

Robert “Rob” Kowalsky
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Robert “Rob” Kowalsky
January 14, 2025

I had an excellent experience taking a low ratio AIARE level 1 with Red River. Our guides Garth and Ben were experienced, knowledgeable, and provoked good discussion among my group. Plus they were also pretty nice folks! I wish that the classroom portion was a bit more organized and built upon content we learned in the pre-course instead of rehashing it, but the field portion more than made up for it. I would recommend this outfit to anyone trying to learn about the essentials of safely navigating avalanche terrain.

wilson Kriegel
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wilson Kriegel
January 14, 2025

Great experience. Easy process. Good gear. Great communication. Super safe!

Kyla Marie
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Kyla Marie
January 12, 2025

Great information and hands on experience learning how to use life saving tools and skills. Thank you red river!

TED BOTS
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TED BOTS
January 10, 2025

Great day backcountry with Carl!

Evan Landau
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Evan Landau
January 10, 2025

Always such a dope time with these guys. I’ve toured the past two years with Landon. Super knowledgeable both in safety and where the good spots are while teaching you a bit about the sport. Gonna do some mountain biking with him and his summer!! So stoked 11/10 guide book asap

Rodney Malcolm
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Rodney Malcolm
January 8, 2025

Awesome day and Carl was fantastic as a guide. Super helpful tips when needed and fun to chat and ski with.

Sam Flessner
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Sam Flessner
January 6, 2025

Avy 1 course was very well run. Instructors were professional and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend.

Alexa Budzynski
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Alexa Budzynski
January 3, 2025

We wanted to try Splitboarding in the backcountry on our last trip to Park City, UT. We found Red River through a simple Google search and we couldn’t have been happier with the entire experience. Our guide, John, was kind, patient, congenial and super safety focused - which we really appreciated. We went from knowing zero to having a challenging and fulfilling couple of days in an absolutely gorgeous part of the country (Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons). We also super appreciated that all the gear was provided in the Intro lesson price. These people know their stuff. If you’re thinking you want to try backcountry riding, the time is now and these are your peeps.

Karson Eilers
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Karson Eilers
January 2, 2025

I took an AIRE 2 course with Red River Adventures. Instructors were professional, safe, and fun.

Daniel Grobman
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Daniel Grobman
January 1, 2025

Awesome experience!! My tour guide Landon was amazing and hand vast avalanche knowledge! Can’t wait to book with red river again!!!

Heber Valley Music Together
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Heber Valley Music Together
December 30, 2024

It was a great class. Ben had a good knowledge base and made everyone feel comfortable. I loved the amount of repetition given to take out and put back the equipment- this got me so much more comfortable with all my equipment.