WHITE WATER RAFTING
Instructor: Willy Williams or Greg Mason of Extreme Adventures of Vt
Day and Time: (two separate trips)
Saturday, April 26
Sunday, April 27
Location: Meet at IGA Plaza in Londonderry at 8:30 am. We will return approximately 12 noon - 1 pm
Class Fee: $60 each trip
The Class III and IV rapids of the West River, Vermont, are one of the state’s hidden treasures. This intermediate-level white water raft trip is an ideal way to kick off the season! We put in at Ball Mountain Dam where water is released for the trip. Our first taste of big water comes as we head into Landslide Rapid. Several miles of continuous rapids later, we meet our biggest challenge at the Dumplings where negotiating the river’s natural S-turn pushes each raft’s paddling skills to the limit. We will stop by the riverside at some point for a brief snack . Participants on West River trips should be prepared for a fairly strenuous walk down a steep rocky trail at the beginning of the trip.
Minimum Age for all trips: 12 years old
GREG MASON has been working at Extreme Adventures of Vermont since the spring of 2006. Beginning as an intern, he has now returned to join EAVT full time. He is the lead guide and oversees many of the family and kids’ programs that EAVT offers. Gregg grew up in Waterbury Center, VT. After his high school years, he continued on to Western State College in Colorado and graduated in 2006 with a BA in Recreation. He began rock climbing at age 11 and since then has gone on to win many climbing competitions throughout his career. Along with his love for rock climbing, he is also an avid backpacker, hiker, ice climber, snowshoer, mountaineer, kayaker, and raft guide.
WILLY WILLIAMS owns and operates Extreme Adventures of Vermont. Willy was born and raised in the hills of Vermont and grew up in the small town of Andover where he now runs Extreme Adventures of Vermont. Willy attended Green Mountain College in Poultney VT where he received a BS in Education and Adventure Recreation. He has spent many years biking the back roads and climbing the local ledges as well as kayaking and canoeing Vermont’s lakes and rivers.