UPPER KERN RIVER — Imagine racing down a steep river of recently melted snow toward a roaring rapid. You’re sitting on the outside edge of an inflatable raft with a paddle in your hands, so you can’t ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- With the summer months moving in, California's snowpack is once again melting into high water supply. You may remember the snow levels after those historic storms last season.

When I taught whitewater kayaking classes at UC Davis, I liked to tell my students that every year, I got to enjoy California’s snowpack twice: Once in the winter when I went skiing, and then again in ...

The snow fall over the past winter wasn’t as the same level as the record breaking ski season in 2022-23, but the 423 inches of snow recorded by Palisades Tahoe was second most of the past five years.

Get ready for an exhilarating adventure with "Whitewater Rafting: A Day of Thrills and Nature"! Join our team of adventurers ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Whitewater rafting companies on the American River are expecting business to boom this summer, despite California's drought. It's not the Colorado River, but in a good season, the ...

Whitewater is its own country. It’s a magical realm that, Brigadoon-like, can only arise with the fall of precipitation. So, naturally, a drought year shall always make its appearance a tad ...

When one of our crew members fell overboard five minutes after our boat departed from the banks of the South Fork of the American River, one thing was clear: This was no passive, Disneyland-like ride.

Gliding over smooth rocks seen through clear waters can be serene. But that serenity dissipates when the rocks pass by faster — and the roar of what’s ahead gets louder. Eventually the calming site of ...

Whitewater is its own country. It’s a magical realm that, Brigadoon-like, can only arise with the fall of precipitation. So, naturally, a drought year shall always make its appearance a tad ...