What is Catrafting? Catrafting, simply put, is an inflatable craft with two pontoons. The two pontoons are held together with an aluminum frame. The floor of a cataraft is unique, as it is made of mesh. This allows the waves to not only saturate the front and sides of the raft, but also the floor! A cataraft is a stable craft. The Alpine Team spent time 'researching' the cataraft with many, many happy 'test cases'. We found the caaraft to be an ideal craft for the big waters of the Kicking Horse, and a great compliment to our current fleet. 

 How do we sign up for catrafting? As this is a new product and as we need to fill the boat to a certain capacity for safety reasons, only groups of 8 or 16 people may sign up for the catraft.  You can book the catraft online, however, you need to book out the entire catraft. This means when you are booking the cataraft online, you will receive the total cost of the raft.  A group of 6 may book the catraft, but you will still need to pay for 8.

What trips are available in the Catraft and what is the cost? The Kicking Horse River Challenge, and the Ultimate Whitewater are available in the Catraft.  The Cost is $10 above the regular cost of these trips. So, the Kicking Horse Challenge in the Catraft would be $159, and the Ultimate Whitewater in the Catraft would be $125.

 Our Group is Larger than 16 people, and we want to go catarafting? At the moment we have 2 Catraft, so if you have a group of more than 16 that would like to Catraft, only 16 of you will be able to Catraft. 

Catrafting is best suited to: 

• Groups of 8-16 People. This is the ideal capacity of the Catraft
• First-time Rafters as well as experienced Rafters. Catrafters must be 16 years & up.
• Stags/Stagettes
• Corporate Groups

 

 

Here is a map to our office. You may need to copy & paste into an Internet Address bar:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?source=ig&hl=en&q=1416+golden+view+road+golden+bc&lr=&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=ca&ei=rY_RSaf2Lpu6sgPyot3DAw&ll=51.301871,-116.950321&spn=0.006426,0.013733&z=16&iwloc=addr

 

What is Catarafting? Catarafting, simply put, is an inflatable craft with two pontoons. The two pontoons are held together with an aluminum frame. The floor of a cataraft is unique, as it is made of mesh. This allows the waves to not only aaturate the front and sides of the raft, but also the floor! A cataraft is a stable craft. The Alpine Team spent time 'researching' the cataraft with many, many happy 'test cases'. We found the cataraft to be an ideal craft for the big waters of the Kicking Horse, and a great compliment to our current fleet. 

 How do we sign up for catarafting? The easiest way to book Catrafting is to book here, online.

What trips are available in the Catraft and what is the cost? The Kicking Horse River Challenge, and the Ultimate Whitewater are available in the Cataraft.  The Cost is $10 above the regular cost of these trips. So, the Kicking Horse Challenge in the Cataraft would be $159, and the Ultimate Whitewater in the Cataraft would be $125.

 Catarafting is best suited to: 

• Those looking for something  a little different than regular rafting 
• First-time Rafters as well as experienced Rafters. Catarafters must be 16 years & up.
• Stags/Stagettes
• Corporate Groups

 Please note: We reserve the right to cancel Catrafting is water levels are not suitable. In that case we will refund you the different in price between Catrafting & Regular Rafting. 

 

Please bring:

• Bathing Suit
• Towel
• Fleece or wool sweather (not made of cotton)

We will provide all your river gear, including footwear, as well as your transportation. All of the items you need to bring will also be included in your confirmation document that we send you by email.

 

 

Includes transportation to & from our office, and all River Gear, including footwear.

Transportation to our office is not included. Clients must meet at our office on the Trans Canada Highway in Golden, British Columbia. A map to our office will be included in your confirmation.

Cancellations must be received 72 hours prior to trip departure for full refund of deposit, unless you have purchased supplemental cancellation insurance through us.
When you book, we collect a 50% deposit to reserve your seats. The remaining 50% will be collected the evening prior to your trip departure. If for some reason you 'no-show' on the day of your trip, 50% of your deposit will be refunded to your credit, and the other 50% retained by Alpine Rafting.

Daily at 9:00 AM or 11:30 AM

Catarafting is Available from June 1st '09 to July 20th '09

If you have booked CATRAFTING- KICKING HORSE RIVER CHALLENGE- Please arrive at the Alpine Rafting office at 8:30 AM for an 9:00 AM Departure. If you have booked CATRAFTING - ULTIMATE WHITEWATER- Please arrive at the Alpine Rafting Office at 11:00 AM for an 11:30 AM Departure
Transportation will be provided to and from the river.
Meet at our office on the Trans Canada Highway in Golden, British Columbia.

Directions to the Alpine Rafting Office from the east (Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise):

As you enter Golden on the Trans Canada Highway, on the left hand side there is a large sign for the "Golden Rim Inn". When you see this large sign, take the first left off the Trans Canada Highway, and onto Goldenview Road. We are located on your right-hand side, in the cabin in between the Golden Rim and the Mechanic's Shop

Directions to Alpine Rafting Office from the West (Vancouver, Kamloops, Revelstoke):

As you enter Golden on the Trans Canada Highway, continue through two sets of lights on the Highway. Continue past the turnoff into the town of Golden and stay on the highway. Continue up the hill for one kilometre. Just before cresting the hill, take a right onto Golden view Rd. We are located in a cabin between the Mechanic's Shop and the Golden Rim Inn.

Here is a link to a Google Map of our office. You will need to copy and paste it into an internet address bar:

http://maps.google.ca/maps?source=ig&hl=en&q=1416+golden+view+road+golden+bc&lr=&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=ca&ei=rY_RSaf2Lpu6sgPyot3DAw&ll=51.301871,-116.950321&spn=0.006426,0.013733&z=16&iwloc=addr

The Balance of your payment will be taken the evening prior to your arrival.

All Trips depart and return from our office in Golden, British Columbia. A map to our office will be included in your confirmation document