DWR taketh and giveth cfs; Sixx turns off, Scout Wave turns on! Theoretically Sixx could be shaped and surfed at flows above 125cfs and currently RRP is at 150cfs. Sixx needs a tune-up but one of the waveshaper volunteers is out of town and the others shaper volunteers (you know, the ones who actually busted […]
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Surf Spots outside of Metro-Denver
“Bridge Wave”- Longmont, CO
River surfing is all about having fun. Luckily there are no “Rick Kanes” in river surfing. Nobody is going to become a pro river surfer. Keep it real…. Longmont locals have invited river surfers to head north of Denver to surf with them at an albeit small but fun wave on the St. Vrain. On […]
Scout Blows-out 900’ish 5/16/23
Getting news that Scout just crumbled at 900. Bet Mike Harvey and crew are taking field notes and they will make adjustments in time (off season) but now we know the range of 350cfs to 900cfs. It is an impressive wave that will surely be improved upon. Read it here if you FB- https://www.facebook.com/groups/1140967102610838/permalink/9553755324665265/ PS, […]
LEASH INCIDENT AT SCOUT
Board got stuck on the wall and surfer had to pull quick release. See screen grab of Instagram post. Debatable if a leash is really needed or not at Scout Wave. People are surfing Scout easily without a leash It is your choice to use a leash or not, but if you do use a […]
Badfish Surf Shop block from Scout Wave
Mike Harvey is doing it right up in Salida as the brains and builder of the green faced Scout Wave and now a block away from the wave, a surf shop. Badfish Surf Shop opened up May 5th, 2023. Here is a link to the story on it from 9 News Denver: https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/9news-mornings/surfing-on-the-arkansas-river/73-771a0267-e176-4d0b-a31e-cc584696ca9a Next time […]
NDEs- Foot-entrapment (Montrose); Logs (G-wood)
LOGS/TREE: Glenwood is getting surfed as the rapid snowmelt comes in. But so do the huge logs and trees. Link to G-wood live cam: https://www.coloradowebcam.net/camera/glenwood-kayak-park-wave-zoom-webcam Head’s up while surfing and really each side of the river should have a community whistle and throw bag. Mater of fact, bring your own throw bag and whistle. Heck […]
Scout Wave 2.0 Review April 2023
In 2022, Mike Harvey and his crew of wave builders, re-constructed the Scout Wave into a fun, game changing smooth river wave up in the mountains. A first for Colorado mountains waves that always trended more to a kayak hole than a green-faced dynamic ocean style rapid surf wave. The Scout Wave 2.0 has been […]
The Denver Surf Report 