I literally walked away with tears in my eyes…. I always get too wrapped up in river surfing and my hair grows out long. I try to fool myself into thinking it will make me look rockstar cool like local river surfers Mr Mike or mascot Cody; but instead, I always look like a crazy […]
Category: How to River Surf
Know before you go, so you don’t get hurt or worse.
“River Surfing Day Zero” Is Getting More Tolerable in Colorado
River surfing day zero is the point in the river surfing season when water flow is depleted and turned down to an unsurfable level for the remainder of the year. This comes not only with an inability to river surf but also the five stages of grief. Unfortunately the end of the river surfing season […]
5yr Anniversary Death of Michael Robert James, River Surfing
This June 29th marks five years since the flush drowning death of Michael Robert James while river surfing the “Stair Case Wave” in Buena Vista, Colorado in 2019. The exact reason(s) that caused his drowning have never been determined and maybe could not have been determined. On behalf of the river surfing community, we left […]
Chatty Turned off for 2hrs, Back to 375cfs Noon (NDE at Scout & Wave Blown Out)
After the main gate was briefly closed from 10:30am to 12:00pm, for the USACE safety inspection of the conduit today, the main reservoir gate release will be set to 375 cfs at 12:00pm, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Friday, June 7, 2024. Things will be strange at RRP today and will see the […]
The Changing Conventional Thought of River Leashes (American Whitewater Communications Director, Evan Stafford Interview)
The use of leash for river surfing is a personal choice hopefully made on self-education and not just a sales pitch from some shop employee selling/renting you a leash or just looking at what people are surfing with a leash or no leash. Yesterday an interview with Evan Stafford, the Communications Director for American Whitewater, […]
Chatty 50cfs (Tip: Avoiding Secondary Face Hits)
The main reservoir release gate will remain at 50 cfs, and the fish hatchery will remain at 5 cfs today, Thursday, May 9, 2024. No surprise that Chatfield release remains low. Maybe if you lost a fin surfing the past swell at Sixx, you might want to take a look around the river edges today. […]
UK QR Leash Research Report 2023 (just located)
The full research report on quick release leashes that recommends that while in a white water environment DO NOT wear a leash. Here is a link to the report: https://britishcanoeingawarding.org.uk/wp-content/files/BC_Report_SUP_Leashes_in_Flowing_and_WW_V2.1Dec23.pdf Items of interest from review of the report: The saga continues. Use your best judgment when river surfing any river wave and at any flow […]
River Surf Leashes, Critical Review (updated 4/19/24)
Open post in browser for chart of leash options (none are good)… Updated this blog post April 19, 2024 (originally posted 6/5/23) for clarification of terms and additional info. Read and share this river surfing leash info. Leash Type Good Points Bad Points (Comments to Mitigate) Ankle Leash Keeps surfboard near you & able to […]
SELF-RELEASING LEASH (Zip Tie Mod)
DO THIS MOD AT YOUR OWN RISK!! ALL LEASHES CAN KILL YOU. LEARN TO RIVER SURF W/OUT A LEASH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. With much trepidation I will explain a simple do-it-yourself way to make a self releasing leash, that might save your life. Note, this zip tie mod been used by river surfers for […]
Deals and Steals (River Surfboards)
River surfing season 2024 is round the corner. Be cool and get a board shaped for ya or look for some deals and/or steals.. Here they are as long as they last: Truth is, try others peoples surfboards at the river waves and find something you like. Sometimes a quiver of boards is what you […]
The Denver Surf Report 